Ontario Construction News staff writer
Here are some of DataBid.com’s top project opportunities for the week ending Nov. 23. Ontario Construction News provides a daily update of current opportunities for all registered subscribers at www.ontarioconstructionnews.com/databid.
Southern Ontario
Dunlop and Mary Mixed Use Development
Location: Barrie
Stage: Design planning
The proposal for two 30-story towers will transform downtown Barrie, said Kevin Berchard, principal planner from Weston Consulting, in a presentation on behalf of Barrie Waterfront Developments. See the comprehensive story about this project here.
Thora Vaultra Self Storage Facility
Location: Toronto
Stage: Design planning
Toronto East Partnership (Vaultra Asset Management) plans a 9706.45 sq. m. gross floor area, seven stories self storage facility in 11 buildings at 1 and 2 Thora Ave in Scarborough.
Key consultants include: Architect – Pearce McCluskey Architects Inc.; civil engineer – Husson Engineering & Management Limited; landscape architect – BTI Landscape Architects (Baker Turner); and planner: IBI Group Inc. (IBI Group Architects.)
The Thora Ave. site had been an auto recycling yard.
HMMS/LHSC University Hospital elevator upgrades
Location: London
Stage: Bids due Dec. 23, 2019
Markham Centre Campus construction manager
Location: Toronto
Stage: Bids due Dec. 17
DataBid.com reports that York University is establishing a new campus in Markham Centre to meet York Region’s education research and innovation needs. “This satellite campus in Markham Centre aligns with the mission of the university and presents a significant opportunity to provide post-secondary programs to an underserved region of Ontario,” the statement says. “The new campus location will contribute in shaping the growth in York Region and supporting a healthy community environment and economy.”
“York is inviting suitable construction managers to participate in a multi-stage evaluation” for the campus with a target opening date of September 2023. The university says it intends to qualify as many as six proponents.
WRDSB Education Centre Building No. 2 roofing
Location: Kitchener
Stage: Bids due Dec. 17
Eastern Ontario
Ottawa Police Service South Facility new construction Phase A
Location: Ottawa
Stage: Bids due Jan. 14, 2020
The City of Ottawa police Service (OPS) says the first stage of this project on a 15-acre site in south Ottawa at the former intersection of Woodroffe Ave and Prince of Wales Dr. will cost an estimated $81 million.
The new South Facility is expected to be located on the undeveloped land south of the Carleton Lodge Long-term Care facility east of Prince of Wales Dr. and west of Lodge Rd. The project at 55 Lodge Rd. will include: Frontline operations, canine unit, tactical unit, marine dive and trail unit, community relations, a collision reporting centre, and a community boardroom. The project is scheduled to be completed by 2021.
The second phase, to be completed by 2023, will include new facilities to accommodate corporate services, a new communications centre for the police call centre and 911 operators, and a new home for the Ottawa Police Strategic Operations Centre (OPSOC).
The city says Phase 3 is yet to be determined and will be guided by OPS needs and demands after the completion of the first two phases.
Cornwell Brookdale Avenue North sanitary servicing
Location: Cornwall
Stage: Bids due Jan. 14, 2020
HPEDSB Easthill Elementary School new build
Location: Belleville
Stage: Bids due Jan. 7, 2020
Algonquin Highlands Dorset Museum addition and renovation
Location: Dorset
Stage: Bids due Dec. 19, 2019
