Topic
P3s
Regina Bypass largest infrastructure project in Saskatchewan history
July 1, 2015 STAFF REPORTP3 project to create 8,200 construction jobs
$2.15B Champlain Bridge P3 deal signed
June 24, 2015 by On-Site MagazineBuild consortium includes SNC-Lavalin, Flatiron, Dragados
Public Transit Fund is a ‘game changer’ for Canada, says public-private partnership council
June 24, 2015 STAFF REPORTThe federal government’s new funding for transit puts Canada on the fast track as projects over $1 billion will be eligible for funding from the Public Transit Fund and the federal government contribution will increase. “The new Public Transit Fund is a game-changing announcement…
Saskatchewan awards massive 9-school P3 project
June 24, 2015 STAFF REPORTBird Construction leads build consortium
RFQ issued for Brockville General Hospital
June 23, 2015 STAFF REPORTInfrastructure Ontario and Brockville General Hospital have issued a request for qualifications to build and finance the hospital’s third phase of its redevelopment project. The project will consolidate programs and services offered on the Garden Street site to the Charles…
Stantec to lead PDC team for new Groves hospital
June 19, 2015 STAFF REPORTStantec Architecture has been selected to lead the planning, design and compliance (PDC) aspects of the new replacement Groves Memorial Community Hospital. The project involves the construction of a new hospital in Aboyne, Ont., between Elora and Fergus, to replace…
Apprentices required on B.C. infrastructure projects
June 12, 2015 STAFF REPORTNew policy takes effect July 1
Canada’s largest P3 contract awarded for Eglinton Crosstown LRT
June 9, 2015 STAFF REPORTEllisDon, Aecon, SNC-Lavalin, ACS Infrastructure, Dragodos part of consortium
Aecon sells interests in Quito International Airport for $232M
June 8, 2015 STAFF REPORTAecon Group Inc has signed agreements with Grupo Odinsa S.A. and CCR S.A. to sell its 45.5 per cent interest in the Quito International Airport concessionaire, Corporaciσn Quiport S.A.(Quiport), for US$232.6 million. “The monetization of this asset is a testament to the value…
Maple Reinders consortium selected in P3 deal for Calgary organics composting facility
June 5, 2015 STAFF REPORTMaple partners with Bird Construction for the build
Lean Construction Institute – Canada established
June 5, 2015 STAFF REPORTThe Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has endorsed the establishment of the recently-formed Lean Construction Institute – Canada (LCI-Canada) as a special committee of the CCA. The Lean Construction Institute – Canada is committed to transforming the built environment through the development…
Infrastructure Ontario releases annual update summary of projects
June 4, 2015 STAFF REPORTIO pipeline includes $7.55 billion worth of projects
Top Contractors Evolve, Adapt
June 1, 2015 JIM BARNESIt is interesting to compare the Top Contractors list of 25 years ago with the one in this issue. There have been changes, but a surprising number of the companies that were on the list then still dominate it. It…
Chetwynd contractor awarded BC Hydro Site C south bank clearing contract
May 14, 2015 STAFF REPORTBC Hydro awarded a contract for clearing the south bank of the Site C dam construction area to Paul Paquette and Son’s Contracting Ltd. The Site C clearing work on the south bank is required to prepare the dam site…
Infrastructure, skills training funding in federal budget
April 22, 2015 STAFF REPORTCCA endorses transit funding program
Construction complete on new transit facility in York Region
April 17, 2015 STAFF REPORTA new transit operations, maintenance and storage facility is complete in the Town of Richmond Hill that will support transit in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. The facility has been built to store and maintain York Region Transit/Viva bus rapid transit vehicles, and is…
Infrastructure funding announcements coming in federal budget Apr. 21, minister confirms
April 6, 2015 by On-Site MagazineLarge-scale projects for all regions in Canada
Saskatchewan budget invests $3.3B in infrastructure
March 25, 2015 STAFF REPORTP3 looked at for power transmission, court, highway, school, hospital, communication network projects
Canada’s construction sector needs to adjust to changing conditions: BuildForce
March 18, 2015 STAFF REPORT250,000 construction workers will retire over next 10 years
Rseau Slection investing $2B to build 30 new projects in Quebec
March 16, 2015 STAFF REPORTRéseau Sélection will invest $2 billion over the next five years to build 30 new seniors housing projects in Quebec. The Greater Montreal region is the focus of this investment, which will see 25 projects developed, eight of them on Montreal Island.…