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Halkirk I Wind Project

$380 million 2012 Rank: 74 2011 Rank: 68 Sector: Wind Location: Halkirk, Alberta Owner: Greengate Power Corporation Key players: Engineer: GL-Garrad Hassan Supplier: Vestas-Canadian Wind Technology Inc. (turbines) Other: Stantec (environmental assessment) Funding: Private Description: Capital Power purchased the Halkirk project from Greengate Power for $290,000 per MW. In addition to selling the generated energy [...]

Highway 63 Corridor

$400 million 2012 Rank: 69 2011 Rank: 67 Sector: Highway Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Owner: Province of Alberta Key Players: Engineer: AECOM, CH2M HILL (design); Gan & Gan Utilities & Engineering (utilities); Stantec (prime consultant and design); Thurber Engineering (geotechnical) Other: Dallas E. Maynard and Associates (land acquisition); HyRoad Surveys (survey) Funding: Public Description: This [...]

Autoroute 30

Autoroute 30 $1.5 billion 2012 Rank: 21 2011 Rank: 16 Sector: Highway Location: Châteauguay, Mercier, Léry, Beauharnois, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Les Cèdres, and Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec Owner: Ministère des Transports de Québec (MTQ) Key Players: Engineer: AECOM (consulting engineer, design); MMM Group (independent engineer—design review, attestation and oversight of project design and construction) Contractor: Dragados Canada, Aecon, Verreault, [...]

Niagara Tunnel Project

$1.6 billion 2012 Rank: 17 2011 Rank: 15 Sector: Hydroelectric Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario Owner: Ontario Power Generation (OPG) Key Players: Engineer: Hatch Mott MacDonald, in association with Hatch (owner’s representative); ILF Consulting Engineers (tunnel designer); Morrison Hershfield (design—above-ground work) Contractor: Dufferin Construction (main subcontractor); Strabag AG (design-build) Supplier: The Robbins Company (TBM); Rowa Tunnelling [...]

The Research & Learning Tower, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

$400 million 2012 Rank: 71 2011 Rank: 66 Sector: Health Care Location: Toronto, Ontario Owner: The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Key Players: Engineer: H.H. Angus (mechanical, electrical); Halcrow Yolles, part of the Halcrow Group (structural); Architect: Diamond+Schmitt Architects with HDR Architecture Contractor: EllisDon Corp. (general contractor) Other: Cobalt Engineering (sustainability, LEED consultant); Hanscomb (cost [...]

Sydney Tar Ponds Cleanup

$400 million 2012 Rank: 70 2011 Rank: 65 Sector: Environment Location: Sydney, Nova Scotia Owner: Sydney Tar Ponds Agency Key Players: Engineer: AECOM, CBCL (design) Contractor: HAZCO Environmental Services (builder—protective cap); L.P. (S/S remediation); MB2 Excavating and Construction and Beaver Marine in a joint venture (groundwater collection system, water treatment plant) Other: ADI Limited, a [...]

Windsor-Essex Parkway Project

$1.6 billion 2012 Rank: 23 2011 Rank: 14 Sector: Highway Location: Windsor, Ontario Owner: Ontario Ministry of Transportation Key Players: Engineer: AECOM (consulting/owner’s engineer); Golder Associates (subconsultant to URS, geotechnical advisor); Morrison Hershfield (consulting/owner’s engineer); URS Canada (prime consultant) Contractor: Facca Construction (bridges, noise barrier) DBFM Team: The Windsor Essex Mobility Group— Acciona, ACS Infrastructure, [...]

SAIT Polytechnic Trades and Technology Complex

$445 million 2012 Rank: 67 2011 Rank: 63 Sector: Education Location: Calgary, Alberta Owner: SAIT Polytechnic Key Players: Engineer: Enermodal Engineering, a member of MMM Group (LEED, energy, commissioning consultant); Morrison Hershfield (consulting engineer) Architect: Gibbs Gage Architects Contractor: Carma Developers (builder); PCL (general contractor) Funding: Public/Private Description: Over the past five years, SAIT has [...]

Women’s College Hospital Redevelopment

$460 million 2012 Rank: 66 2011 Rank: 61 Sector: Health Care Location: Toronto, Ontario Owner: Women’s College Hospital Key Players: Architect: Cannon Design, Perkins Eastman Black/IBI Architects Contractor: Bondfield Construction; Black & McDonald DBFM Team: Women’s College Partnership— Bilfinger Berger Project Investments; Black & McDonald/HSG Zander; IBI Architects; The Walsh Group/Bondfield Construction Other: Infrastructure Ontario [...]

Eastern Commuter Train Line

$478.5 million 2012 Rank: 64 2011 Rank: 60 Sector: Rail Location: Montreal, Quebec Owner: Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) Key Players: Engineer: Hatch Mott MacDonald (feasibility study) Supplier: Bombardier (trains) Funding: Public Description: The Train de l’Est is intended to make up for the lack of permanent mass transit infrastructure serving Montreal East and the [...]