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<\/a><\/p>\nDow\u2019s Path2Zero Program in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. (Photo courtesy of Linde)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Bird Construction Inc. was recently awarded five projects with a combined value of over $650 million across its infrastructure, industrial and buildings businesses. The contracts include the construction of military housing, expansion and renovation of a long-term care home, energy-sector projects, and a decarbonization project within the manufacturing sector.<\/p>\n
Included in the list is a modified design-build contract from Defence Construction Canada to design and construct 200 new residential housing units in Ontario. Managed by the Canadian Forces Housing Agency, the project is part of the Residential Portfolio Capital Investment Plan initiative that aims to provide suitable housing solutions for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and their families. It is also part of a broader $1.4 billion investment over 20 years to enhance housing for CAF members while alleviating local housing demands.<\/p>\n
Bird will also be handling civil, mechanical, structural, piping, electrical and instrumentation, buildings and insulation works for a new contract award as part of Dow\u2019s Path2Zero Program in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. That project is set to build the world\u2019s first net-zero integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site with respect to scope 1 and 2 emissions.<\/p>\n
In Kelowna, B.C., Bird was awarded a construction management contract for the multi-phase expansion and renovation of the Cottonwoods long-term care (LTC) facility. The initial phase of the project involves constructing a new four-storey, 234-bed LTC facility on the existing site, including all LTC support services and an operations centre for managing facilities across seven Interior Health locations.<\/p>\n
Phase 2 will involve demolishing the 1975 portion of the site and constructing a new one-storey mass timber amenity space, linking the new building with the remaining 1985 structure. This project will significantly modernize the existing facility, providing substantial benefits to the local community, says the contractor.<\/p>\n
Contracts were also awarded in Ontario for the design and construction of four projects that will support ongoing nuclear operations and refurbishment activities. These are further to recently announced projects to support Ontario Power Generation\u2019s (OPG) nuclear work program, and will be through the Indigenous-led joint venture Makhos Bird Joint Venture (MBJV).<\/p>\n
Bird is also part of a 50-50 general partnership that has had its contract extended for early site development works at the Woodfibre LNG project in Squamish, B.C. The agreement facilitates the site development, infrastructure, and foundations for the new LNG export facility, which is set to be the world\u2019s first net-zero facility of its kind. Plans call for the state-of-the-art facility to produce 2.1 million tonnes of LNG annually, supporting global energy transition efforts by supplying Canadian natural gas to international markets seeking cleaner fuel alternatives.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese new project awards underscore the continued demand in our infrastructure, industrial and buildings businesses in economically resilient sectors, and highlight our consistent presence in defence, chemicals, long-term care, clean power generation, energy and mining,\u201d said Teri McKibbon, president and CEO of Bird. \u201cWe also continue to increase our work program on large capital investment projects strengthening our risk-balanced combined backlog and further increasing our visibility to future additional scopes of work.\u201d<\/p>\n
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