Construction Permits for
Dawson Creek

Construction Permits for
Fort St John

Year-to-date, building permits were 6.6% lower than in the first eleven months of 2010, with decreases in six regions. Planned spending on construction projects was down in all regions of the province except North Coast (+149.8%) and Northeast (+20.6%), where a surge in the value of industrial projects teamed up with steady increases in other sectors.

SkillsPlus Training

The province of British Columbia is investing $1.5 million in essential skills training, including training for the construction sector.

The investment is part of the “Canada Starts Here: The B.C. Jobs Plan” program.

More than 450 British Columbians will receive essential skills training through nine SkillsPlus training projects throughout the province.

The $1.5 million invested is in addition to the approximately $4 million put into the program since its inception in April 2009.

Eligible organizations include small-to-medium sized employers with 500 or fewer employees.

JOC New Service

Dehumidification System Upgrade

Tumbler Ridge Aquatic Centre

Project consists of the Tumbler Ridge Aquatic Centre Dehumidification System Upgrade.

$350,000 estimated construction cost.

AWARD

Equity Plumbing & Heating Ltd
881 4 Ave
Prince George BC V2L 3H5
Phone: 250-563-1191
Fax: 250-563-1070

Journal of Commerce

Contract 3, 11620 - 1 St, Dawson Creek

Proposed construction of a reclaimed water treatment facility. This facility will treat effluent water to be used by oil and gas industries situated in the City of Dawson Creek. The water from this facility is non-potable and will only be used by oil and gas industries and other related facilities. package type sewage lift stations and associated force mains; Interconnection piping between existing City sewage treatment aeration lagoons, the SAGR process, and the reclaimed water facility; A four bay bulk effluent truck fill facility rated at 600m3 per day.

AWARD

Maple Reinders Inc
225 Lougheed Rd
Kelowna BC V1V 2M1
Phone: 250-765-8892
Fax: 250-765-8832
$5,763,000

Journal of Commerce

Gas Plant Development & Expansion

Nexen Horn River Expansion, Northeast of Kotcho Lake & Southeast of Maxhamish Lake

Proposed drilling of eight 1,800-metre horizontal wells and use of 18 fracture stimulations in each well. This expansion will increase production from 50 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d) to about 155 mmcf/d.

$200,000,000 estimated construction cost.

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

Nexen Inc
801 7 Ave SW
Calgary AB T2P 3P7
Phone: 403-699-4000
Fax: 403-699-5800

Journal of Commerce

Alaska Hwy - Km 258.1 to Km 254

Work to be done under this Contract consists of stripping, loading and hauling Pit Run & Aggregate from Km 258.1 Man & Beast Pit to Km 254 Sikanni Maintenance Yard 3rd level on the Alaska Highway.

$700,000 estimated construction cost.

AWARD

Brocor Construction Ltd
2537 Waterplant Rd, PO Box 569
Dawson Creek BC V1G 4H4
Phone: 250-782-3404
Fax: 250-782-3408
$693,821

Journal of Commerce

Hospital Alterations

Fort Nelson

Renovation of existing office/ storage space at Fort Nelson General Hospital to become a hospital pharmacy.

TENDERS DUE

Journal of Commerce

Alaska Highway

Work under this Contract consists of hauling and stockpiling stripping in pit at km 509.1 on the Alaska Highway, BC.

$550,000 estimated construction cost.

TENDERS DUE

Journal of Commerce

Peace Canyon Generating Station

Hudson's Hope, BC

Peace Canyon Generating Station - T1A Transformer Deluge Replace. Design, coordination, demolition, removal, disposal, fabrication, supply, installation, testing, verification and commissioning of the T1A Deluge Fire protection piping and T1 Deluge valve complete with associated trim at Peace Canyon Generating Station

TENDERS DUE

Journal of Commerce

Apartment

Fort St John

New Construction of 40,000 Sq Ft Apartment Building. Work includes: Canopy, Carpentry, Concrete, Demolition, Doors, Drywall, Electrical, Elevators, Excavation & Civil, Flooring, Glazing, Landscaping, Mechanical, Metals, Millwork, Painting, Railings, Rebar, Roofing, Siding, Tile, and Wood Framing.

$15,000,000 estimated construction cost.

TENDERS DUE

Journal of Commerce

Fire Hall

Fort St John Fire Hall #1

Cast-in-place concrete foundation, cast-in-place concrete structural frame, structural steel frame, metal roof deck, fuel fired heating system, package air conditioning/heat pump system, 02935; landscape, 04080; masonry, 08360; overhead doors, 11450; residential appliances, 13850; fire alarm, 15810; kitchen exhaust ductwork, The scope of work involves the construction of a new 10 bay fire hall with hose tower, training yard, administrative quarters, crew quarters and a small dispatch centre. The building will be approximately 2350 m2 (24,200 SF). The SUPERSTRUCTURE package specifically delivers the raw structures of the project, including roofs, walls, floor slabs, elevated floor levels and stair cores all concrete structure above the existing grade beams, all structural steel, structural glulams and all wood framing and joisting. [Grade beams and pilings are in place, by others]. Subtrades will include reinforced concrete, structural steel, steel fabrications, concrete block masonry, glass block, and wood framing [including engineered wood products and glue-laminated structures]. This package does not include claddings, insulations, windows and doors or glazing [refer to Trade Package MW11-ENVELOPE currently being tendered on BC Bid].

TENDERS DUE

Journal of Commerce

Hwy 2 - Tupper 4 Lane Upgrade

4 Lane Hwy, Bridge, Alberta Border to Dawson Creek on Hwy 2

Proposed four-laning projects includes a bridge at Tupper Creek, twin multi-plate culverts at Tupper Creek, Tupper Creek channel modifications, protection and enhancements, a multiple north of 191st Rd, at LKI Km 5.93 Hwy 52 intersection, 191st Intersection, 192nd Intersection and other public and private road intersection improvements.

$3,000,000 estimated construction cost.

CONTEMPLATED

Journal of Commerce

Saamaa Centre

(Energy Interpretive Centre), Fort St John

Proposed energy interpretive centre to provide education and awareness about the energy industry. The project is expected to meet silver LEED status and will be an environmentally friendly bldg.

$2,000,000 estimated construction cost.

CONTEMPLATED

Journal of Commerce

Alaska Highway Improvements

A road project outside of Fort Nelson will include paving and improving intersections of an 8 kilometre stretch from kilometres 443 and 451, the rodeo grounds to the Muskwa Bridge, over 2012/2013. The improvements are a part of Canada's Economic Action Plan.

Fort Nelson is one of the five Canadian cities that the government has earmarked $250 million for infrastructure projects. The other cities receiving money are all in Ontario, including Ottawa, Hamilton, Pembroke and Latchford.

www.energeticcity.ca

Ledcor

The human resource department at Vancouver-based Ledcor Group of Companies has expanded to fill the large number of current vacancies, which is driven by demand for new construction and the acquisition of existing companies.

Ledcor’s website shows the company currently has openings for 200 positions.

As a result of this pressure to hire new workers, Ledcor’s human resources department has expanded in the last three years to more than 70 people from about 30.

Ledcor is interested in hiring internationally and is gearing up to start hiring more temporary foreign workers.

The human resources department is also looking at skilled workers in the United States and is in the process of setting up a group to target this segment of the labour market.

However, finding skilled workers for new construction work is not the only way Ledcor can expand.

In November 2011, Ledcor established a marine transportation service by acquiring Renew Resources, a B.C. based company that specializes in the processing of wood fibre in the interior.

At the same time, the company took delivery of 12 new barges.

Renew produces wood chips and hog fuel that is transported to customers by truck and Ledcor’s new barges.

The acquisition of the marine vessels and Renew Resources for $70 million makes Ledcor the only company of its kind to provide all of the related supply chain services from fibre sourcing and harvesting to the processing and delivery of that fibre to end users.

Ledcor filled 9,000 vacancies in Alberta alone, which was achieved by implementing a recruitment campaign using social media in addition to billboards, posters and contact cards.

Workers were hired in the industrial, maintenance and civil divisions, to work on a number of oilsands industry projects near Fort McMurray, Alberta.

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