$320 million

2012 Rank: 100

2011 Rank: New

Sector: Justice

Location: Bellville, Ontario

Owner: Ministry of the Attorney General

Key Players:

Architect: WZMH Architects, Joint Venture of Montgomery Sisam Architects and Klienfeldt Mychajlowyc (Planning, Design and Compliance)

Contractor: PCL Constructors

DBFM Team: Brookfield Infrastructure Partnerships Quinte - Brookfield Financial Corp. and Morguard Corporation, PCL Constructors Canada, WZMH Architects

Facility Manager: Morguard Corporation

Funding: P3

Description:

This new facility will consolidate the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Ontario Court of Justice, which currently operates in four separate locations. It will be built to LEED Silver standards.

$247.7 million

2012 Rank: 99

2011 Rank: New

Sector: Justice

Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario

Owner: Ministry of the Attorney General

Key Players:

Architect: Adamson Associates Architects, Ricci Green Associates (design)

Contractor: Bird Design-Build

DBFM Team: Plenary Justice Thunder Bay LP – Plenary Group, Adamson Associates, Ricci Green Associates, Bird Design Build, Johnson Controls; TD Securities

Facility Manager: Johnson Controls

Other: Morrison Hershfield (LEED scorecard, preliminary energy model, building durability plan, Cx plan)

Funding: P3

Financing: Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD Bank) and Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife) provided financing, with TD Securities as the hedge provider. Long-term financing was arranged by Ontario Pension Board Investments, BCE Master Trust Fund, and Canada Life Assurance Company. Equity is provided by Plenary Group.

Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2013.

Description:

This project will consolidate the Superior Court of Justice and Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay. This new facility is being built to LEED Silver standards and address the needs of northern communities, specifically the First Nations communities. Known as the Aboriginal Conference Settlement Suite, the room is designed to incorporate First Nation’s, Métis and Inuit traditions. The facility is under construction, substantial completion is planned for 2013.

$249 million

2012 Rank: 98

2011 Rank: New

Sector: Justice

Location: St. Thomas, Ontario

Owner: Ministry of the Attorney General

Key Players:

Architect: NORR Ltd.

Contractor: EllisDon

DBFM Team: Integrated Team Solutions—Fengate Capital Management, EllisDon, National Bank Financial, NORR Ltd., SNC-Lavalin O & M

Facilities Manager: SNC-Lavalin O & M

Other: Infrastructure Ontario

Funding: P3

Financing: National Bank of Canada is providing financing. Long-term financing is being provided by Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada and The Canada Life Assurance Company. Equity is being provided by Fengate Capital Management and EllisDon.

Description:

The new courthouse will consolidate the two current St. Thomas courthouses of the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice. The new building, targeting LEED Silver certification, will involve the incorporation and refurbishment of the old St. Thomas courthouse. Groundbreaking took place in June 2011 and completion is scheduled for 2014.

$260 million

2012 Rank: 97

2011 Rank: New

Sector: Brownfield

Location: Port Hope, Ontario

Owner: Port Hope Area Initiative

Key Players:

Contractor: Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Other: AECOM (EA); MMM Group (design, procurement and construction oversight)

Funding: Public

Federal Indications are that the federal government will have full responsibility for funding. To date, $260 million is an estimate.

Description:

The Port Hope Area Initiative involves the cleaning up of 1.2 million cubic metres of low-level radioactive soil. There are two distinct projects under the initiative: the Port Hope Project and Port Granby Project. Long-term waste storage facilities will be constructed at each location and will be designed to contain the waste for hundreds of years. The project has an estimated completion timeline of between six and eight years. Construction of supportive infrastructure, such as access roads, is underway. The entire project is expected to be complete around 2020.

$276.5 million

2012 Rank: 94

2011 Rank: New

Sector: Waste to energy

Location: Clairington, Ontario

Owner: Durham/York Region

Key Players:

Engineer: Sigma Energy Solutions (design)

Contractor: Covanta Energy Corporation

Supplier: Anhui Jinding Boiler Company (boiler); GE Canada (turbine); Martin gmbH (stoker)

Other: Golder Associates (Certificate of Approval); Stantec (EA)Funding: Public

Description:

The DYEC is an energy-from-waste (EFW) facility designed to process 140,000 tonnes per year of post diversion waste. Durham and York regions entered into a contract with Covanta Energy to engineer, design, build and operate the facility. The plant burns the waste using thermal mass burn technology and generates energy through a high pressure steam system that feeds into a turbine. Durham and York regions estimate that the plant will produce enough energy annually for 10,000 homes. The cost of maintaining the facility is approximately $14.7 million per year. It is estimated that $8.5 million in revenue will be generated from energy sales and an additional $250,000-$750,000 will be generated through the sale of metals recovered after the waste is processed. The project has seen considerable opposition from local councillors and the public, who are concerned about the plant’s impact on the air quality of the surrounding region. Residents have voiced concerns about the record of the contractor, Covanta, which has received numerous fines in the United States. Most recently, Covanta received a $400,000 fine from the government of Connecticut in July 2011 for violating dioxin emissions at one of its EFW plants.

$295 million

2012 Rank: 91

2011 Rank: New

Sector: Highway

Location: Calgary, Alberta

Owner: City of Calgary

Key Players:

Project/Construction Manager: A joint venture of PCL, Parsons and Dufferin (construction managers)

Funding: Public

Description:

The tunnel will run 650 metres under the runway of the Calgary International Airport and will extend Airport Trail from Barlow Trail to 36 Street N.E. In July 2011, construction crews used two Vermeer Terrain Leveler surface excavation machines to excavate material from the tunnel site to facilitate the installation of utilities such as storm water management and firefighting equipment. The utility work commenced in September and October 2011. Concrete pouring commenced for the establishment of the footings, prior to the pouring and forming for the walls and tunnel roof.

$300 million

2012 Rank: 86

2011 Rank: New

Sector: Wind

Location: Chatham-Kent, Ontario

Owner: GDF Suez and International Power (70% owned by GDF)

Funding: Private

Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2013.

Description:

A 99 MW wind farm located in southern Ontario. GDF-Suez has 70 per cent ownership in the project, as well. Just as with the Erieau Wind Project (number 87), it has received a 20 year PPA from the Ontario Power Authority. Construction is set to begin in 2012 with completion expected in 2013.

$300 million

2012 Rank: 85

2011 Rank: New

Sector: Wind

Location: Chatham-Kent, Ontario

Owner: GDF Suez and International Power (70% owned by GDF)

Funding: Private

Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2013.

Description:

A 99 MW wind farm located in southern Ontario. GDF-Suez has 70 per cent ownership in the project and has received a 20-year PPA from the OPA. Construction is set to begin in 2012 with completion expected in 2013.

$332 million

2012 Rank: 82

2011 Rank: New

Sector: Highway

Location: Baie-James Area in the Nord-du-Québec Administrative Region, Quebec

Owner: Province of Quebec, Ministère des Transports du Québec

Key Players:

Engineer: AECOM (consulting engineer); GENIVAR-AECOM Consortium (cost and delay control, quality control, maps, cartographic database, environment, civil works, geotechnics, structures);

Project/Construction Manager: AECOM (project manager)

Funding: Public/Private

Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2016.

Description:

This project includes extending Highway 167 from the northeast end of Misstissini Lake 260 kms north to the Trans-Taiga road leading to the La Grande hydroelectric complex. The project falls under the Quebec government’s Plan Nord and the Nord-du-Québec Transportation Strategy. The purpose of the project is to open this region to mining, wind power development, forestry projects and tourism. It is currently only accessible by ice road.

$344 million

2012 Rank: 80

2011 Rank: New

Sector: Public Building

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Owner: MaRS Discovery District

Key Players:

Architect: Bregman + Hamann

Contractor: PCL

Other: Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (developer)

Funding: Private

Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2013.

Description:

The current MaRS Centre is at full capacity and required an expansion to fulfill its mandate. After the developer’s liquidity issues put the project on hold in 2008, this project is now proceeding. The facility is aiming for LEED Silver certification, and includes thermally broken high-performance unitized aluminum and a double-glazed curtain wall with a laminated glass accent finish.