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Waterloo LRT

$818 million 2012 Rank: 36 2011 Rank: New Sector: LRT Location: Waterloo, Ontario Owner: Region of Waterloo Key Players: Other: AECOM, MMM (EA); Hatch Mott MacDonald Funding: Public Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2013. Description: After a lengthy debate about whether to adopt light rail or rapid bus technology for regional public transit, [...]

Communications Security Establishment Canada – Long-Term Accommodation Project

$867 million 2012 Rank: 35 2011 Rank: New Sector: Justice Location: Ottawa, Ontario Owner: Government of Canada Key Players: Project/Construction Manager: PCL Constructors Canada (builder, construction manager) Engineer: Adjeleian Allen Rubeli Limited (structural designer), Enermodal Engineering (green designer); MMM Group Limited (mechanical, electrical, security, IT design); Modern Niagara (mechanical subcontractor); Plan Group (electrical subcontractor) Architect: [...]

K2 Wind Project

$900 million 2012 Rank: 33 2011 Rank: New Sector: Wind Location: Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, Ontario Owner: Capital Power LP, and Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. and Pattern Renewable Holdings Canada ULC Key Players: Contractor: Samsung (engineering, procurement, construction) Funding: Private Status: Commercial operation is expected to begin in 2014 Description: The project, formerly known as the [...]

Deep Geological Repository

$1 billion 2012 Rank: 29 2011 Rank: New Sector: Nuclear Location: Kincardine, Ontario Owner: Ontario Power Generation Funding: Public Status: Seeking a license to construct in 2012. Description: OPG is building this underground storage facility to house low and intermediate level waste. Low-level waste consists of material that may be contaminated through the normal course [...]

Boundary Dam Integrated CCS demonstration project

$1.24 billion 2012 Rank: 28 2011 Rank: New Sector: CCS Location: Estevan, Saskachewan Owner: SaskPower Key Players: Engineer: SNC-Lavalin (engineering, procurement, construction); Contractor: Stantec (design, construction); Supplier: Cansolv, wholly owned subsidiary of Shell Global Solutions (carbon capture process); Hitachi (steam turbine) Funding: Public/Private Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2015. Description: The Boundary Dam [...]

HR Milner Coal Plant Expansion

$1,5 billion 2012 Rank: 19 2011 Rank: New Sector: Coal Location: Grande Cache, Alberta Owner: Maxim Power Funding: Private Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2015. Description: In August 2011 Maxim Power received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission to expand the existing 150 MW Milner Power plant to a 500 MW power plant. [...]

Swan Hills ISCG/Power Project

$1,5 billion 2012 Rank: 18 2011 Rank: New Sector: Coal/CCS Location: Swan Hills, Alberta Owner: Swan Hills Synfuels Funding: Private/Public Private Funded and financed by Swan Hills Synfuels Provincial Carbon Capture and Storage Fund: $285 million Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2013. Description: This project taps into deep coal beds that are not considered [...]

Humber River Regional Hospital

$1.75 billion 2012 Rank: 16 2011 Rank: New Sector: Health Care Location: Toronto Owner: Humber River Key Players: Engineer: Morrison Hershfield (consulting engineer) Architect: HDR Architects; C.F. Møller Architects Contractor: PCL Constructors Canada Inc. DBFM Team: Plenary Health Care Partnerships – C.F. Møller Architects, Halsall Associates, HDR, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson Controls, Modern Niagara, PCL Constructors Canada, [...]

Oakville Hospital

$2 billion 2012 Rank: 15 2011 Rank: New Sector: Hospital Location: Oakville Owner: Halton Healthcare Services Key Players: Architect: A joint ventre of Parkin Architects and Adamson Associates Architects Contractor: Carillion Canada Inc., EllisDon Corporation Facility Manager: Carillion Canada Inc., EllisDon Corporation Other: Fengate Capital Management Limited, Scotia Capital (financial advisors); DBFM Team: Hospital Infrastructure [...]

Bipole III Transmission Line

$3.28 billion 2012 Rank: 6 2011 Rank: New Sector: Transmission Location: Winnipeg Owner: Manitoba Hydro Financing: The city is hoping for $100 million in federal funding and another $100 million from the province. It can finance the rest of the cost through increased wastewater development charges (they are proposed to double) and by continuing to [...]