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P3s
Big Deals: A sampling of billion-dollar babies
August 1, 2015 by On-Site MagazineLNG Billion-dollar projects related to the energy industry have become commonplace, and two of the biggest are LNG terminals planned for B.C. Petronas’s $11-billion Pacific Northwest project is a proposed natural gas liquefaction and export facility on Lelu Island. The…
Editorial: Megaprojects are a team sport
August 1, 2015 JIM BARNESThe steady procession of billion-dollar projects rolling down the Canadian construction pipeline these days has to give one pause for thought. How are the contractors who bid on these jobs different from the rest of us? What special tactics do…
Calgary LRT project receives $1.53B commitment from feds
July 29, 2015 STAFF REPORTInfrastructure project adds 27 stations, 40km of track
Feds pledge $1B to expand Ottawa LRT
July 28, 2015 STAFF REPORTPlan calls for 19 stations, 30km of track
Financial close reached on Canada’s largest P3 infrastructure project
July 28, 2015 STAFF REPORTEglinton Crosstown LRT to cost $5.3B
Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority launches P3 procurement process
July 21, 2015 STAFF REPORTWDBA expects international, domestic interest in RFQ
Canada’s top construction firms evolve, adapt to change
July 19, 2015 JIM BARNESPCL, EllisDon, Ledcor finish top 3 in annual On-Site Top Contractor survey
Non-Res construction drops in second quarter: StatsCan
July 16, 2015 STAFF REPORTMedical, education, retirement sectors drive institutional construction gains
Don River anti-flooding project get $5M in funding
July 14, 2015 by On-Site MagazineStudy to confirm future $975M infrastructure, development investment
RFP issued to 3 bidders on Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital project
July 10, 2015 STAFF REPORTInfrastructure Ontario has issued a request for proposal to the three selected bidders looking to build the new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital project. The selected teams were announced in November, 2014 following a request for qualifications process that began in March…
‘Big Pour’ sees 2250 cubic metres of concrete in 24 hours
July 8, 2015 STAFF REPORTTwo plants, 6 crews fill the ring of new subway station
Access Prairies Partnership to build Saskatchewan hospital
July 8, 2015 STAFF REPORTP3 project includes Graham Design Builders, Carillion Canada
Ottawa should move ahead with light rail expansion: report
July 7, 2015 STAFF REPORTCost estimated at $3 billion for 19 stations, 30km of track
SNC-Lavalin part of team to manage, operate Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
July 2, 2015 STAFF REPORTSNC-Lavalin is one of the partners in the Canadian Nuclear Energy Alliance (CNEA) chosen to manage Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, a subsidiary of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. CNEA includes SNC-Lavalin, CH2M, Fluor and Energy Solutions, with Rolls-Royce in a supporting…
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…