b'TENDERING PROGRAMSconfirms that With the recent senior government assistance,[thesupport]reaffirmsfullprograms AUTOGREASERSand we are planning to go forward with a similar robust capital program in 2021. It is unclear whether FOR COMPACTthisstimulusisrelatedtotheSafeRestartAgreement announced in August by both the federal and provincial EQUIPMENT governments. TheSafeRestartAgreementwilldeliver$4billionto Ontarios444municipalitiesoutofatotal$7billion province-wide,aspartofatwo-phasestimulusplan coveringoperatingandsomepublictransitcosts, andavarietyofsocialprograms. 1 Whenasked,most municipalities that were contacted werent able to speak to any recent funding through the Safe Restart Agreement, and most were looking towards the fall budget for more clarity on the capital pipeline. In a recent letter released from Ontario to the federal government, it appears that phase one of the relief planone of the only major sources for additional COVID-19 relief funding for municipalitieswill be released over the next six to eight months. 2FUTURE CONCERNSAnunsettlingthoughtthatwasexpressedbymany oftheinterviewees,includingtheCityofTorontos Michael Pacholok, was that even if or when upper-tier government stimulus comes, there is not always a lot of consideration placed on how construction happens on a sequential basis. Design work needs to be done first, whichtakes time. SMALL MACHINE LUBER Alfredo Maggio, President at Graham Bros. ConstructionPowerful & Space Efficient Company, agreed, stating, Tough decisions will need toFor any compact equipment be made even if government money is allocated. It will only get worse if finances are delayed to next spring. It isServices up to 12 grease points important to note that a study funded by the ResidentialHandles up to an NLGI #2 grease andCivilConstructionAllianceofOntario(RCCAO)Uses standard grease cartridges foundthatforevery$1billioninvestedinOntarios infrastructure,itsupports$16.3billioninGDPinthe province. 3Ontario cannot afford to delay infrastructure spending. It will be crucial to our economic recovery. Stick Cylinder Pins ORBA has engaged in regular conversations with senior Stick/Boom PivotMTO officials as well as the Minister of Transportation, Boom Cylinder Pins advocating for increased capital stimulus funding from Boom Baseboththeprovincialandthefederalgovernmentsto Swing Cylinder Pins supporttheindustryingeneral,butinparticular,to Upper/Lower Boomsupport much-needed municipal funding. It has beenSwing Bearings a long nine months, says ORBA CEO Bryan Hocking. Wehavewitnessedremarkableresilienceinour industry, despite facing significant challenges. Through For Total Lube Solutions,our advocacy efforts and continued collaboration with GO WITH THE FLO! other sister associations, such as the Construction and Design Alliance of Ontario (CDAO), our multi-pronged approach will continue to apply pressure on the provincial Mississauga 1.800.668.5458Winnipeg204.832.3040governmentformorecapitaltransparencyandthe sales@flocomponents.comwww.flocomponents.comcontinued and early announcements of their commitment to capital funding.One of the ways that municipalities are trying to offset Components by: the effects of COVID-19 is by strategically aligning their project proposals with as many federal and provincial politicalprioritiesandobjectivesaspossible.Someof theseprioritiesincludegreeninitiatives,community 16Volume 16, Issue 4|www.orba.org'