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BC Children & Women’s Hospital—Health Centre Redevelopment

$682.2 million 2012 Rank: 46 2011 Rank: 40 Sector: Health Care Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Owner: Provincial Health Services Authority Key Players: Engineer: Bird Construction (design); Callison (clinical support building—indicative design) Architect: Hugh Condon Marler Architects (HCMA) Contractor: Bird Construction (construction) Other: Resource Planning Group (clinical specifications) Funding: Public/Private Provincial $90.5 million Philanthropy BC Children’s [...]

Bruce to Milton Power Line

$695 million 2012 Rank: 45 2011 Rank: 38 Sector: Transmission Location: Kincardine to Milton, Ontario Owner: Hydro One Networks Key Players: Contractor: Valard Construction (power line construction) Other: Dillon (prime consultant) Funding: Public Status: Construction has begun on lands where Hydro One has acquired property rights and the necessary approvals, with expected completion in 2012. [...]

North Battleford Natural-Gas-Fired Power Plant

$700 million 2012 Rank: 43 2011 Rank: 37 Sector: Natural Gas Location: North Battleford, Saskatchewan Owner: Northland Power Key players: Engineer: Kiewit Power Partners (engineering, procurement, construction) Supplier: Alstom (steam turbine, generator, heat recovery steam generator, six turbine control system); General Electric (gas turbines) Funding: Private Financing: Financing was provided by an international syndicate of 15 [...]

Forrest Kerr Run-of-River Project

$700 million 2012 Rank: 42 2011 Rank: 36 Sector: Hydroelectric Location: Northwestern British Columbia Owner: AltaGas Key Players: Coast Mountain Hydro Limited Partnership, a wholly owned subsidiary of AltaGas (developer) Engineer: SNC-Lavalin (engineering and procurement) Funding: Private Description: The 195 MW run-of-river hydroelectric generation project will channel a portion of the Iskut River flow and [...]

Niagara Health System Health Care Complex

$759 million 2012 Rank: 39 2011 Rank: 34 Sector: Health Care Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Owner: Niagara Health System Key Players: Architect: Cannon Design, B+H and Silver Thomas Hanley Architects Engineer: A.M. Candaras Associates (civil); BTY Group (independent certifier); Halsall Associates (structural, envelope, sustainability); Smith + Andersen (mechanical, electrical consultant) Contractor: PCL Constructors Canada DBFM [...]

North LRT Extension, Downtown to NAIT

$725 million 2012 Rank: 40 2011 Rank: 35 Sector: LRT Location: Edmonton, Alberta Owner: City of Edmonton Key Players: Project/Construction Manager: SNC-Lavalin and Graham Construction (construction manager); AECOM (project manager, coordination of consultant team) Engineer: AECOM (detailed design); ILF Consulting Engineers; ISL Engineering and Land Services, Stantec (design consultants) Other: AMEC Earth and Environmental, SMA [...]

Southeast Stoney Trail Project

$769 million 2012 Rank: 38 2011 Rank: 33 Sector: Highway Location: Calgary, Alberta Owner: Government of Alberta Key Players: Engineer: Delcan (Independent Design Reviews for roads and railway bridges, sub contractor to SNC-Lavalin); MMM Geomatics (topographic survey) DBOF Team: Chinook Roads Partnership—SNC-Lavalin Group; Acciona Other: Arup (technical due diligence for lender)  Funding: P3 (DBFO—only partial [...]

Dorval Interchange Redevelopment Project

$224 million 2010 Ranking: 69 Sector: Highway Location: Montreal, Quebec Owner: Ministère des Transports du Québec Key Players: Ministère des Transports du Québec (contractor); CIMA+ (environmental impact study, construction site supervision) Funding: Public Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2013. Description: A project that’s been in the works for 15 years, redevelopment work on [...]

Capital Regional District Sewage Treatment Plant Program

$782 million 2012 Rank: 37 2011 Rank: 32 Sector: Water/Wastewater Location: Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia Owner: Capital Region District Key Players: Engineer: C N Ryzuk & Associates (geotechnical consultant; Westland Resource Group, Associated Engineering, Kerr Wood Leidal Associates (consultants) Other: CH2M HILL (preliminary planning/study); Ernst & Young (business case); Stantec (business case and technical [...]

Union Station Train Shed Revitalization Project

$228 million 2010 Ranking: NEW Sector: Rail Location: Toronto, Ontario Owner: Metrolinx/GO Transit Key Players: Aecon (refurbishment of tracks and platforms, installation of new steel roof and glass atrium ); Halcrow Yolles, part of Halcrow Group (design consultant); Zeidler Partnership Architects (architectural sub-consultant); Read Jones Christoffersen (contract administration); Parks Canada (heritage preservation); Morrison Hershfield (construction [...]