Québec
Mirabel – Proservin Inc., a Blainville industrial and commercial developer and promoter, has announced its intention to construct a $120 million “multi-sports mega-centre.” The preliminary project presentation indicates that the plan will include construction of facilities for hockey, baseball, soccer, football, athletics, tennis, climbing and more. Details of the project — including architect selection, tendering and construction schedules — are vague. However, taking into consideration that the most important thing for such a large-scale project is financing, whether this new mega-project will come to the City of Mirabel should be confirmed in the next few months. – Victor Ladygin

Ontario
Trenton — Defence Construction Canada announced in December 2007 that a new maintenance hanger will be constructed at the Eight Wing in the Canadian Forces Base in Trenton, Ontario. Construction will include a two-bay corrosion control/fuel cell hanger and a two-bay general maintenance hanger. The construction costs for the project are estimated at $156 million. An Expression of Interest for Consulting Services was issued in December 2007. Defence Construction Canada intends to make this a design/build project. – Samantha Vartiamaki

Ottawa – In December 2007, Defence Construction Canada issued an Expression of Interest for Consulting Services for a $220 million multi-functional training and administrative campus planned for the Ottawa area. The Expression of Interest process includes a mandatory security briefing. The project will consist of various training and administrative buildings; however, the exact scope of the work has not yet been finalized and the location has not been released. – Samantha Vartiamaki

Brampton – Petroff Partnership Architects have begun preliminary designs for another expansion to the Bramalea City Centre at 25 Peel Centre Drive in Brampton. Morguard Investments plans a 323,000-square-foot two-storey addition, which will cost about $30 million to construct. Working drawings will begin this summer and construction may begin later this year. Engineering designs for the structural-steel-framed buildings will be completed by Banerjee & Associates (structural), Ellard-Willson Engineering Ltd. (mechanical) and Hammerschlag & Joffe Inc. (electrical). – Samantha Vartiamaki

Englehart – The Ministry of Transportation Ontario will close a tender for $16 million in roadwork on January 31, 2008 at 3 pm EST. The tender includes the grading, drainage, granular base, hot-mix paving, electrical and structural replacement of a 20.7 km stretch of Hwy 11 from Hwy 560 northbound in Englehart, Timiskaming District. Some of the bidders on the project include Aecon Construction and Materials; AGI Traffic Technology; Armtec; Black & McDonald Ltd.; Bot Construction Ltd.; Brennan Paving & Construction Ltd.; Clearwater Structures; Fowler Construction Company Ltd.; Francis Powell & Company Ltd.; Gap Construction Company Ltd. and Hard Rock Paving. – Samantha Vartiamaki

Mississauga – KMK Consultants Ltd. expect to complete designs in March 2008 for a $45 million expansion of the membrane building at the Lorne Park Water Treatment Plant. The Lorne Park Water Treatment Plant is located at the intersection of Lakeshore Road West and Parkland Ave in Mississauga. A tender for a general contractor for the one-storey building is expected to be issued by the Regional Municipality of Peel in April 2008. – Samantha Vartiamaki

Mississauga – Designs are complete for a high lift and lift-pumping station to be located at Lakeshore Avenue West and Parkland Ave in Mississauga, close to the Lorne Park Water Treatment Facilities. The Regional Municipality of Peel has estimated the project will cost approximately $40 million to construct. KMK Consultants Ltd. completed the building’s one-storey design in late 2007. The tender for the general contractor is expected to be issued by the Regional Municipality of Peel in February 2008. – Samantha Vartiamaki

Waterloo – A pre-qualified list of general contractors will soon be chosen by the University of Waterloo to bid on Engineering Building Five. Once a contractor has been selected, construction of the 14,000-square-foot, one-storey building is expected to begin this summer. Shore Tilbe Irwin & Partners completed the designs for the building, which will include space for teaching, administration and engineering projects. Engineering Building Five will be located on the East Campus Hall lands adjacent to the main campus on University Avenue in Waterloo. The construction costs for the project are estimated at $38 million. – Samantha Vartiamaki

London – Prequalification for a construction manager to oversee construction of a new student residence at Fanshawe College has closed. The building will be located at 1460 Oxford Street East in London, Ontario. The 400-student residence will stand six stories high and offer an approximate gross floor area of 144,000 square feet. The building will have a fuel-fired heating system and reinforced concrete frame. The architectural designs were completed by the firm architects Tillman · Ruth · Mocellin. Hastings & Aziz Structural Engineers and Vanderwesten & Rutherford Ltd. completed the engineering designs. – Samantha Vartiamaki

British Columbia
Westbank – Multi-family housing continues to drive residential construction in the Okanagan. Vancouver architects Lubor Trubka Associates are proposing a massive condominium and townhouse complex in Westbank, near Kelowna. In early 2007, the project received preliminary approval from municipal authorities to construct a complex containing 88 condominium units in a 12-storey structure with 66 townhouse units. The project will be complete with an amenity building that contains a swimming pool and tennis courts. Although a general contractor has yet to be announced, construction could begin in early fall of 2008, with completion in summer of 2010. The construction cost is estimated at $38 million. – John Gracey

Surrey – As land becomes scarce, the city of Surrey is seeing a plethora of high-density condominium tower applications. The latest, from Rafii Architects, is for construction of three condominium towers containing a total of 637 units. The plan is to build in phases and the first phase will be a 27-storey tower containing 221 units. Future phases include two more towers containing 416 units and reaching 35 storeys. The project is currently going through a rezoning process and a general contractor has yet to be announced. However, the first phase could break ground in late 2008 and the final phase should be complete in the summer of 2011. When the project is completely built out, the towers will add 584,000 square feet of new residential space. The total construction cost for all phases is estimated at $76 million. – John Gracey

Coquitlam – Polygon Home’s plan for Dayanee Springs is coming to fruition. Entering its final phases, Polygon is planning to construct 169 townhouse units within 35 buildings. Designed by Rositch Hemphill Architects, construction is scheduled to begin in the summer 2008, with completion planned for spring 2010. The construction cost is estimated at $32 million. The Dayanne Springs Master Plan began construction in 2006. – John Gracey

Kelowna – Fenwick Properties Ltd. has proposed a new 11-storey condominium tower and townhouse complex for a site at 475 Groves Avenue at Pandosy Street. The building will include approximately 50 condo units, 37 townhouses and 20 commercial office and retail spaces. The development will cover 185,000 square feet and includes one level of underground parking. Currently in design by Busby Perkins + Will Architects of Vancouver, the $25 million + project will commence construction in summer 2008. – Sam Van Aert

Langford – The City of Langford is waking up from its reputation as a sleepy subdivision of Victoria. The city’s latest residential application is for a multi-family development containing 168 units, i.e., 74 condominiums within two four-storey buildings and 94 townhouse units. Designed by Wensley Architects, the project is being developed by a consortium of owners whose names have not been disclosed. The City’s planning and zoning commission approved the project in December, but it will still have to go to a public hearing that has yet to be scheduled. If it receives final approval, construction could begin in summer 2008 with completion in summer of 2010. The construction cost is estimated at $25 million. – John Gracey

Salmon Arm – The city of Salmon Arm is gearing up for a heated discussion on big-box shopping centres. SmartCentres has applied to the city to rezone 34 acres of land to construct a major big box shopping centre. The proposed development would contain 366,208 square feet of retail space within 16 structures. The project is at a conceptual stage until the zoning decision is made, so neither an architect or general contractor has been selected at this time. Although SmartCentres is often associated with Wal-Mart, SmartCentres has indicated that Wal-Mart may not be the primary tenant for this project. Wal-Mart is currently considering building a Wal-Mart on Salmon Arm’s Indian land. Total construction cost for SmartCentre’s project is $37 million. – John Gracey