Thursday, March 20, 2025
Ontario awards construction contract for East Harbour Transit Hub
The Government of Ontario awarded the construction contract for the East Harbour Transit Hub. This all-new transit hub is part of the government’s plan to…
Bird Construction
Bird Construction announces $470M worth of new projects
Bird Construction Inc. announced that it was awarded a total of five projects with a combined value of approximately $470 million. These projects include two…
RFPs issued for Peel Memorial Hospital Phase 2 Redevelopment Project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and William Osler Health System (Osler) have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the new Peel Memorial Hospital Phase 2 Redevelopment…
York Region and Convertus break ground on state-of-the-art biofuel facility
Members York Regional Council, including Wayne Emmerson, York Region Chairman and CEO, Virginia Hackson, Mayor of the Town of East Gwillimbury, and Iain Lovatt, Mayor…
P3s shine when it comes to social infrastructure
The more things change, the more they stay the same. When it comes to the need to build new public infrastructure—schools, hospitals, roads, etc.—that statement…
MNP Community & Sport Centre, City of Calgary unveil expansion project
The MNP Community & Sport Centre and the City of Calgary announced the launch of the Leisure Expansion Aquatic Project (LEAP), a initiative aimed at…
Richmond Hospital redevelopment project advances to next stage of Phase 2
The Government of British Columbia announced that the community of Richmond and surrounding areas are a step closer to a new acute-care tower following the…
Bird to acquire B.C.-based Jacob Bros Construction for $135M
Bird Construction Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement under which Bird will acquire Jacob Bros Construction for estimated aggregate…
Alberta delivers five new high schools under $300M P3 build
The Government of Alberta announced that construction is complete on five public-private partnership (P3) high schools, opening doors to new classrooms for over 6,900 students…
NB awards construction contract for main phase of new Fredericton justice building
The Government of New Brunswick announced that the contract to complete construction of the new Fredericton justice building has been awarded to Bird Construction. The…
Metrolinx awards alliance development agreement to deliver Toronto’s East Harbour Transit Hub
Rail Connect (RC) Partners, a 50/50 joint venture between AtkinsRéalis and Bird Construction Inc. has entered into an alliance development agreement to work collaboratively with…
Bird awarded contracts worth over $530M, including OPG project
Bird Construction Inc. announced that it has signed five new contracts with a combined value over $530 million. The awarded contracts include a large manufacturing…
The Mod Squad
Modular construction is picking up the slack to deliver critical infrastructure As the construction industry continues to grapple with rising labour costs due to shortages…
CNL establishes partnership network in pursuit of Vision 2030
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) announced that it has signed a series of partnership agreements with a group of organizations that are strategically important to its…
Ontario breaks ground on Thunder Bay Correctional Complex
Ontario has officially broken ground on the new $1.2 billion state-of-the-art Thunder Bay Correctional Complex. “Replacing out-of-date infrastructure that no longer meets current needs is…
Major construction of correctional facilities expansion projects completed
Infrastructure Ontario and the Ministry of the Solicitor General announced that construction of the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre and Kenora Jail expansion projects has reached…
RFPs issued for Toronto’s George Street Revitalization project
The City of Toronto, in consultation with Infrastructure Ontario (IO), have invited two teams to respond to a request for proposals to design, build and…
Metrolinx awards contract for Kitchener GO Corridor Expansion project
Metrolinx announced the next step forward the Kitchener GO Corridor Expansion project by awarding the first in a series of construction contracts that will deliver…
Teams prequalified for Weeneebayko Area Health Authority redevelopment project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) have prequalified three teams to move onto the second phase of the Request for Proposals (RFP)…
Barrie awards wastewater IPD project to Maple-Bird Joint Venture
The City of Barrie has awarded the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) – for Wastewater Treatment Facility (WwTF) Upgrade Program to the Maple-Bird Joint-Venture (MBJV). The…
Construction companies partner with Building Good initiative
Chandos Construction Inc. and Bird Construction Inc. are pleased to announce they have entered into a three-year strategic partnership for the Building Good initiative. Established…
Bird Construction awarded contract to build B.C. film studio
Bird Construction Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract for construction of Lake City Studios by Lake City Industries Limited Partnership in Burnaby,…
Nuclear construction project at Chalk River to proceed
Bird Construction announced that in a joint venture (CBS JV)vwith Chandos Construction Inc. and M. Sullivan & Son Limited, it has successfully completed the validation…
Three new IPD projects in Western Canada for Bird
Bird Construction announced that it will participate in three Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) contracts in Western Canada with a combined value in excess of $150…