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P3s
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.…
Companies shortlisted for Etobicoke General Hospital project
March 10, 2015 STAFF REPORTThree construction consortium teams have been shortlisted to design, build, finance and maintain the new phase 1 patient tower project at Etobicoke General Hospital in north west Toronto. The three teams will be invited to respond to a request for…
Shortlisted companies to bid on St. Thomas Elgin hospital project
March 10, 2015 STAFF REPORTInfrastructure Ontario and St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital have released a request for proposals to companies shortlisted to build and finance the hospital’s emergency, ambulatory and mental health redevelopment project. A request for qualifications process that began in August 2014…
Bird to rebuild Casey House for $32M
March 6, 2015 STAFF REPORTBird Construction has signed a $32 million contract to finance, redevelop and expand Casey House in Toronto. The 58,000-sq.-ft. project involves renovating an existing heritage property and the construction of a new facility that provides HIV/AIDS health care services. The…
Global construction outlook is bright, Timetric predicts
February 27, 2015 STAFF REPORTMiddle East, Africa regions growing fastest
‘Applied Arts Partners’ to build new Emily Carr University campus
February 18, 2015 STAFF REPORT$123M project built to LEED Gold under Wood First Act
Planning work begins on the Toronto East General Hospital tower project
February 10, 2015 STAFF REPORTIncludes 8-storey patient care tower, 3-storey addition, underground parking, existing building renos
Highway 407 Drives East
February 1, 2015 Jim BarnesBillion-dollar Phase 1 extension will be complete this year
Editorial: Consistent inconsistency on infrastructure
February 1, 2015 Jim BarnesGovernment’s hot-and-cold relationship with infrastructure is a topic that makes many in our industry groan. Infrastructure spending has always been a political football in Canada and it has usually been difficult to tell which way it is going to bounce…
Bird plays key role in 2 ‘significant’ contracts
January 30, 2015 STAFF REPORTWhitby East Rail Maintenance Facility, BC’s Hamilton Transit Centre
Bondfield Construction signs $301M St. Michael’s Hospital contact
January 29, 2015 STAFF REPORTBondfield Construction will design, build and finance the St. Michael’s Hospital redevelopment project in downtown Toronto, the hospital and Infrastructure Ontario announced yesterday. The $301-million contract includes the construction of a new 17-storey patient care tower at the corner of Queen and Victoria…
Hwy 407 expansion contract awarded to Holcim, Cintra, Dufferin
January 21, 2015 STAFF REPORTBlackbird Infrastructure Group will design, build, finance and maintain the Highway 407 East Phase 2 project, Infrastructure Ontario announced this morning. The Blackbird Infrastructure Group has been selected as the preferred bidder and final financial details are still to be…
Plenary Health awarded Milton Hospital expansion project
January 20, 2015 STAFF REPORTPCL is the project’s general contractor
Guide to Public Private Partnerships provides framework for leaders considering P3s
January 15, 2015 STAFF REPORTA new report from the Brooking Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program presents nine recommendations for public leaders considering infrastructure public private partnerships (PPPs). The report, “Private Capital, Public Good: Drivers of Successful Infrastructure Public Private Partnerships,” is intended to serve as…