DataBid projects of the week: Twin towers in Barrie; new Ottawa Police Service facility

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Site of the planned new Ottawa Police Services (OPS) campus

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

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