Energy Services Acquisition Program’s Energy Service Modernization

Province: Ontario and Quebec

City/Region: Ottawa and Gatineau

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Project End: 2027

Project Type: Public Spaces

Industry Sector: Buildings

Project Amount: $3 billion

Date of Completion: 2027

Funding Source: Public

Federal Funding: $$3 billion

Previous Rankings

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202426
202325
202226
202123
202022
201949
201845

About The Project

Within the National Capital Region (NCR), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is responsible for heating 80 buildings and cooling 67 buildings. As part of PSPC’s activities, the Energy Services Acquisition Program was established in 2009 to explore new business models for the provision of energy services in the NCR. The modernization project is looking for an energy services solution for PSPC’s five central heating and cooling plants (CHCP) and their associated distribution networks within the NCR. By 2027, the entire District Energy System will be modernized and converted from an energy-intensive and high-polluting steam system to a state-of-the-art low-temperature hot-water system, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from heating and cooling operations by an estimated 92 per cent.

Project Owner: Government of Canada

P3 Team Members/Project Team: DBFOM Team: Innovate Energy—Black & McDonald Capital Limited; Black & McDonald Limited; ENGIE Services Inc.; PCL Constructors Canada Inc.; PCL Investments Canada Inc.; BBB Architects Ottawa, Golder (WSP) (design work)

Other Key Players: EY (oversight advisor); WSP (engineering services); Aon (risk advisor); Tiree/Colliers Project Leaders (project management & business consulting services); Turner & Townsend (cost management)

Legal: Borden Ladner Gervais, Norton Rose Fulbright (advisor to project owner)

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