Centre Block Rehabilitation Project

Province: Ontario

City/Region: Ottawa

Image Credit: Government of Canada

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Project End: 2030-31

Project Type: Public Spaces

Industry Sector: Buildings

Project Amount: $5 billion

Date of Completion: 2030-31

Funding Source: Public

Federal Funding: $$5 billion (Treasury Board allocation)

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About The Project

The Government of Canada is undertaking a comprehensive rehabilitation of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, including the rehabilitation of the Centre Block and the construction of Canada’s new Parliament Welcome Centre. The project includes: restoring the building’s stonework, wood, plaster, frescos, stained glass, marble and metalwork; replacing mechanical, electrical and fire safety systems; installing new information technology, multimedia and security systems; upgrading committee rooms to provide additional space as well as modern technology for broadcasting and translation; making the building more environmentally sustainable; building phase 2 of the Parliament Welcome Centre complex; and restoring the Peace Tower.

Project Owner: Government of Canada

Project/Construction Manager: PCL / EllisDon JV

Other Key Players: Turner & Townsend (risk management services); Colliers Project Leaders Inc. and Tiree (project management support services for Centre Block); Atwell-Morin (northern ventilation towers rehabilitation for Centre Block); Golder (WSP) (environmental engineering/geotechnical studies); Stantec (code consulting); Engineering Harmonics; EY (business case advisor); Aon (risk advisor); Kasian, Moriyama & Teshima Architects (West Memorial Building architectural and interior design); Hanscomb (cost consultant); Arcadis-IBI Group; Englobe; EXP; Entuitive (construction engineering services); E.S. Fox; GeoVerra; NORR Architects & Engineers; HKA (management consultant)

Architects: CENTRUS (WSP/HOK Architects); WSP (Centre Block Design Team)

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