Ontario Builder Awards

Congratulations to all the winners of the Ontario Builder Awards, and in particular, to Kenaidan Contracting Ltd. (shown in photo) who won the Achievement Award as overall winner for the West Harbour GO Station. In the next week or so, we will be adding the photos of the award winners to the OGCA website. 

GROUP 1 BUILDINGS

The Log Cabin project was a truly unique project. The Town of Oakville wanted to hoist the 195 year old cabin in the air, transport it down a public pathway and then place it on a new foundation. Once in place, the cabin had to be restored to its original state using traditional carpentry methods. A deck was then added to the original structure.

WINNER – Rutherford Contracting Ltd.

Oakville Harbour Re-Development, Lyon’s Log Cabin Restoration

OWNER - Corporation of the Town of Oakville

PRIME CONSULTANT - The MBTW Group

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Columbia Masonry Contracting Inc.

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Custom Cupola & Steeple Co. Ltd.

MAJOR SUBTRADE - C.R. Leaist Construction

GROUP 1 INDUSTRIAL

Bronnenco Construction Ltd. was awarded the contract for the construction of the 6,500 sq ft penthouse rooftop addition at the London Hospital Linen Service’s (LHLS) facility in London, Ontario. The addition was constructed to house 20 industrial size dryers to accommodate LHLS’s expansion.

WINNER – Bronnenco Construction Ltd.

London Hospital Linen Penthouse Addition

OWNER - London Hospital Linen Service Inc.

PRIME CONSULTANT - VanBoxmeer & Stranges

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Dielco Industrial Contractors Ltd.

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Curney Mechanical Ltd.

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Thermo Design Insulation Ltd.

GROUP 2 BUILDINGS

Alberici constructed a world class Fire Training facility for Bruce Power, to allow its emergency staff to hone their fire-fighting and emergency response skills. The facility provides realistic training scenarios including live fire and artificial smoke in controlled environments which includes environmental monitoring, air handling and multiple levels of safety shutdown. The facility was designed to address the unique demands of an indoor fire fighting training facility, including effectively withstanding and removing the heat, flame, smoke and fire fighting water from repeated training sessions.

WINNER – Alberici Constructors, Ltd.

Bruce Power Fire Training Facility

OWNER - Bruce Power LP

PRIME CONSULTANT - NA Engineering

MAJOR SUBTRADE - E.S. Fox Ltd.

MAJOR SUBTRADE - J-Aar Excavating Limited

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Core Tec Contracting

GROUP 2 INDUSTRIAL

In December 2014, Atwood Resources existing facility was devastated by a fire that destroyed their main building. After several minor delays, construction started in May 2015. The building design was purposely comprised of non-combustible materials including concrete foundations, floor slabs, structural steel, precast hollow core roof slabs and insulated precast flexwall exterior walls.

WINNER – Ball Construction Ltd.

Atwood Resources Inc. - Plant Reconstruction

 OWNER - Atwood Resources Inc.

PRIME CONSULTANT - Ausenco Engineering Canada

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Roberts Group

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Velocity Mechanical

GROUP 3 BUILDINGS

The 158,000 sq ft facility is comprised of partial demolition and complete renovation of the three-storey Bora Laskin Law Library, connected seamlessly with the new four-storey Crescent Building, which maintains the previously existing connections to the adjacent heritage building, Sir J. Flavelle House. The building is framed by Philosophers Walk to the south and west, the Faculty of Music Edward Johnson Building and heritage designated Sir J. Flavelle House to the north, and the east face of the Crescent Building follows the curve of Queens Park Crescent.

WINNER – Eastern Construction Company Limited

University of Toronto – Jackman Law Building Expansion & Renovation

OWNER - University of Toronto

PRIME CONSULTANT - B+H Architect

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Pipe-All Plumbing & Heating Inc.

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Urban Electrical Contractors

MAJOR SUBTRADE - M & G Steel

GROUP 3 INDUSTRIAL

The new West Harbour GO facility is part of Metrolinx’s plan to expand train services to the Hamilton area via its Lakeshore West corridor along the current CN Rail main line. Hamilton’s newest mobility hub will connect the regional transportation network and the future LRT line, improving the daily commute and quality of life for Hamilton’s residents and its visitors. Located at the north end of the Jamesville neighbourhood, the project offers high quality design, transit access, and public realm improvements that support revitalization.

WINNER – Kenaidan Contracting Ltd.

West Harbour GO Station

OWNER- Metrolinx

PRIME CONSULTANT - IBI Group

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Besseling Mechanical Inc.

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Net Electric Limited

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Reimar Construction Corporation

GROUP 4 BUILDINGS

The project involved the adaptive re-use of two 5 floor brick-and-beam buildings in Toronto’s downtown Entertainment district and construction of a new 11 floor, 250,000 sq ft concrete office tower above the existing buildings. Below the office tower and between the historic buildings is a 75-foot high atrium lobby and event space with a wood ceiling.

WINNER – Eastern Construction Company Limited

Queen Richmond Centre West

OWNER - Allied Properties REIT

PRIME CONSULTANT - Sweeny Sterling Finlayson & Co. Architects

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Ferguson Neudorf Glass Inc.

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Walters Inc.

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Geo. A. Kelson Company Limited

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Alliance Forming Ltd.

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Guild Electric Limited

GROUP 5 BUILDINGS

The new multi-storey Women’s College Hospital contains clinical, surgical, research and educational facilities, as well as administrative and other non-clinical space, designed to support and promote innovative ambulatory programs and services. Designed differently than traditional hospitals, the new facility was not built around in-patient wards and bedrooms, but rather around specialized operating suites and clinical "neighbourhoods" that integrate treatment, research and education. The new facility allows an increase in patient visits by more than 70 percent.

WINNER –  Walsh Canada / Bondfield Construction Company Limited (JV)

Women's College Hospital Redevelopment

OWNER - Women’s College Hospital

PRIME CONSULTANT - Perkins Eastman Black

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Mometal – Toronto Office

MAJOR SUBTRADE - All Wood Fine Interiors

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Greenfield Painting Services

GROUP 6 BUILDINGS

The entire development was built on the principles of inclusiveness, aiming to be a centre of excellence and accessibility that exceeded code requirements, including LEED Gold requirements. The neighbourhood was designed to ensure the public realm was pedestrian friendly and included bold civic gestures. When the games concluded, the village was converted to legacy use, known as the Canary District, which includes the new Cooper Koo YMCA, George Brown College’s first student residence and 40,000 sq ft of health and wellness retail, making it a unique place to live.

WINNER – EllisDon Corporation

Pan Am Athletes’ Village

OWNER - Dundee Kilmer Developments Ltd.

PRIME CONSULTANT - architectsAlliance

MAJOR SUBTRADE - Classic Tile Contractors Limited

MAJOR SUBTRADE - UCC Group Inc.