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“RIM 10” Research in Motion four-storey office
facility at 176 Columbia Street in Waterloo.
approach that fostered teamwork and
cooperation.”
Ball Construction was awarded the
BE Award of Merit in the Over $10
Million Commercial category for the
Open Text Office Complex in the
University of Waterloo Tech Park. The
nomination states, “The new Waterloo
headquarters breaks new ground in
building technology. Adopting recent
advances in building systems, this
project contains power, telecoms and
HVAC in an access floor platform.”
The $17 million project covers
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Commercial Award of Excellence, over $10 Million,
went to RIM 10 by Academy Construction (1996)
Ltd., with: CMT Engineering Inc, GSP Group Inc,
MTE Consultant Inc, Sandwell Engineering, Snider
Reichard March Architects, Sze Straka, Sandwell
Engineering, Metx-Lorentz Limited, ACL Steel Ltd.,
Air Audit, Brantco Construction, Brody Enterprises
Inc., CCW Inc, CMT Plastering Inc., Conestogo
Electric, Conestogo Mechanical Inc., D.W. Lorentz
Construction Inc., Kappeler Masonry Corporation,
Metcon Construction Limited, Nedlaw Roofing
Limited, Boehmers o/u Hargest Block Ltd., Bulldog
Fire & Security, CRS Contractors Rental Supply,
Jade Logic Building Technologies, Knell's Door &
Hardware, K-W Door Installations Inc., K-W Glass
Systems Inc, Niagara Elevators, Sign Language Inc.,
Stumpf Fire Protection, United Rentals.
112,000 sq. ft. with four storeys. Open
Text’s David Plumb lauded Ball Construction for flexibility in mid-project:
“This project was a particularly complicated one because we added an additional floor (from three to four) representing approximately 27,000 sq. ft. midproject. However Ball seamlessly adjusted to the major change in scope... It was
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2004 Business Integrity Award –
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Contractor of the Year –
Presented by GVCA
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Commercial Award of Merit, over $10 Million, went
to Ball Construction Inc. for the Open Text building
at the University of Waterloo Research Park, with:
Figure 3 Network, Irwin Foster Inc, MNE Engineering Incorporated, Moore Drafting Services, RHL
Architects, Rombald Inc, Schorn Consultant Inc,
Stantec Consulting Group, Trow Associates,
Alliance Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd., Bamco
Custom Woodworking Inc, BNE Contractors Inc.,
Dordan Mechanical Contractors Ltd, Keasley
Electric Limited, Metcon Construction Limited,
Mike's Painting & Decorating Ltd., Reitzel Heating &
Air Conditioning, Rosmar Drywall Ltd., Steed and
Evans Limited, Tosca Tile Limited, Tricon Haid Concrete Finishing, C & H Fire Suppression Systems
Inc., Cambridge Door Ltd, Commercial Sheet Metal
Inc, CRS Contractors Rental Supply, Delta Elevator
Co. Ltd, Dufferin Concrete, Knell's Door and Hardware, Overhead Door Co. of Kitchener-Waterloo,
Westmount Storefront Systems Ltd.
Open Text Office Complex in the University of
Waterloo Tech Park.
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a true test of a Design Builder and they
provided outstanding support and service throughout.”
Industrial Projects
Five BE Awards were presented in the
Industrial category.
Two winners qualified in the
$750,000 to $2 million class. Melloul-
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Blamey, of Waterloo, picked up
their
second
award of the competition for the
Brick Brewing
Distribution and
Bottle
Wash
Facility in Kitchener.
MelloulBlamey won the
Award of Excellence in this class.
Construction of
Industrial Award of Excellence, $750,000 - $2 million, went to Brick Brewing Co., by
the 102,000 sq. ft. Melloul-Blamey Construction Inc., with: Andrew Bousfield Architect, Collins
Demaiter Engineering, Gregory J. Brewick and Associates, MTE Connew warehouse Engineering,
sultant Inc, Naylor Engineering, ACL Steel Ltd., Complete Concrete Ltd, G. Melo
building at 400 Excavating Ltd., George Masonry Ltd, Grassmere Construction Ltd. H&H Roofing &
Sheet Metal Ltd., Harold Stecho Electric Ltd., Kirlen Construction Inc., Kitchener
Bingeman Center Glass Ltd, Metz & Lorentz Limited, Shear Metal Products, Sousa Concrete, Steed
Drive in Kitchener and Evans Limited, T.P. Cressman, Tricon Haid Concrete Finishing, Albrecht
Reinforcing Inc., Boehmers o/u Hargest Block Ltd., C& H Fire Suppression Systems
was begun in May Inc., Coreslab Structures (Ont) Inc., CRS Contractors Rental Supply, Dufferin
of 2005 and was Concrete, Knell's Door & Hardware, Overhead Door Co. of Kitchener-Waterloo.
substantially
complete September 12, 2005.
Brick’s
Mike
Baumken wrote,
“Melloul Blamey’s
excellent reputation and quality of
relationships
became obvious as
the project moved
through the comBrick Brewing Distribution and Bottle Wash
Facility in Kitchener.
plex design approval process. Once they
got the green light, they worked quickly
coordinating the project and the trades and
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achieved tremendous results.”
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The winning contractor noted that
“over half of the trades on this project
were active members of the GVCA; typically we choose local trades with a
proven track record.”
SKC Construction Inc., of Cambridge, received the Award of Merit in
this $750,000 to $2 million category
for Eclipse Automation Inc., 130
Thompson Drive, Cambridge. The win-
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ning project is a 24,437 sq. ft. office for
the company that specializes in developing and manufacturing custom engineered automation equipment. Because
the lease on Eclipse’s previous building
was expiring, the project had a “very
tight twenty-week schedule.” The
schedule was met, and Eclipse President Steven Mai praises SKC Construction: “I am very impressed with the
image the facility portrays and receive
numerous compliments daily from our
visitors. The building was well planned
out for employee and business operations process flow.”
Two BE Awards were also presented
in the Industrial category, for the $2
million to $10 million class. Both went
to multiple winners – Ball Construction of Kitchener and Nith Valley
Construction of New Hamburg.
Ball won the Award of Excellence
for the Grand River Foods New Food
Processing facility in Cambridge. The
29,000 sq. ft. project is a Canadian Food
Inspection Agency registered food processing plant on Boxwood Drive. The
specs were rigourous: for example, “the
interior plant/processing area is a sea
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An industrial, commercial
do their owners proud.
Industrial Award of Merit, $750,000 - $2 million,
went to Eclipse Automation Inc. by S K C Construction Inc., with: Collins Engineering, Mighton
Engineering, Tacoma Engineers, Alliance Roofing &
Sheet Metal Ltd., Bast Dalcourt Contracting Inc,
BNE Contractors Inc., Brantco Construction, CMT
Plastering Inc., Cooksville Steel Limited, Decortile
Limited, Hardscape Concrete and Interlock, Hill's
Metalfab Ltd, I.C.I Steel-Tech Inc, Percon Excavating Inc., RCR Design Air Incorporated, Silvercreek
Concrete Finishing Ltd., Boehmers o/u Hargest
Block Ltd., Coreslab Structures (Ont) Inc., CRS
Contractors Rental Supply, Ferrell Builders Supply
Ltd, K-W Door Installations Inc., Westmount Storefront Systems Ltd.
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Grand River Foods New Food Processing facility in Cambridge.
of insulated panels, fiber reinforced
panels, stainless steel and cooler doors
sitting atop over 1,500 lin.ft. of concrete
curbs. All products down to the caulking
are C.F.I.A. registered and approved.”
Adjudicators gave the project perfect
marks for safety, project management,
quality and satisfaction.
Nith Valley received the Award of
Merit, also with high marks, for the
addition and renovation at Stackpole
Limited in Stratford. The project, a
74,000 sq. ft. addition for the manufacturer of metal powder stamped products
for the automotive industry, was carried
out under what Nith Valley described as
“an incredibly tight deadline.... with a
strict deadline and... an extremely
snowy winter. The Nith Valley team had
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Commercial
Institutional
its work cut out for them.”
A warm reference from
John Crausen of Stackpole
reads, “Working with Nith
Valley Construction was a
nice change for Stackpole
and myself. I have been
involved with a number of
expansions in the past,
and none without a lot of
problems.”
One Industrial Award –
Industrial Award of Excellence, $2 million - $10 million, was won by
an Award of Excellence – Grand River Foods, by Ball Construction Inc., with: Cianfrone Architect
Millennium Engineering Ltd, MNE Engineering Incorporated, ACI
was handed out in the Inc,
Survey Consultant, ACL Steel Ltd, Alex Paving ( 1993) Ltd., Alliance
Roofing
& Sheet Metal Ltd., Aves & Shaw Limited, Cambridge Concrete
Over $10 million categoLtd., Forest City Fire Protection, Fred Kau Plumbing & Heating Limited,
ry. It went to Melloul George & Asmussen Limited, Kitchener Glass Ltd, Reitzel Heating & Air
Blamey for the 300,000- Conditioning, Rosmar Drywall Ltd., Stubbe's Precast Commercial Inc.,
Tosca Tile Limited, Boehmers o/u Hargest Block Ltd., Commercial Sheet
plus sq. ft. Home Hard- Metal Inc, CRS Contractors Rental Supply , Knell's Door & Hardware, KW
ware Warehouse Addi- Door Installations Inc.
tions, Phases One and
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The project came about because
“Home Hardware’s continued growth
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The project included a first phase –
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Stackpole Limited in Stratford.
Industrial Award of Merit, $2 million - $10 million,
went to Stackpole Limited Addition and Renovation 2003 by Nith Valley Construction Ltd.,
with: GB Architects Inc., MNE Engineering
Incorporated, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited,
Big D Welding Limited, Cooksville Steel Limited,
Decortile Limited, Golden Triangle Welding
Limited, Kirlen Construction Inc., Mike's Painting
& Decorating Ltd, Prestressed Systems Incorporated, Commercial Sheet Metal Inc, CRS
Contractors Rental Supply, Dietrich Steel Ltd.,
Dufferin Concrete, Forest City Fire Protection,
Knell's Door & Hardware.
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130,000 square feet – carried out
between April and July 2004, and a second phase – 140,000 square feet plus a
40,000 sq. ft. mezzanine area – begun
in August 2004.
These two phases are part of an
even larger project. Don Kirck, Vice
President, Distribution and Manufacturing at Home Hardware, stated: “This
four phase 360,000 sq. ft. project was
one of the largest ever undertaken by
Home Hardware Stores Limited.... The
goals and target dates set forth were
aggressive but essential to our business. All aspects of construction were
completed with little or no disruption
to daily routines or our commitments
to our customers.”
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An Award of Excellence in the “Up
to $750,000” classification was presented to CSL (Collaborative Structures Limited) of Cambridge for the
Dokis Elder Residence built for the
Dokis First Nation in the French River
area. The residence measures just over
6,000 sq. ft. “The inside finishes included materials that are easy to maintain
but that would wear well. Special attention was given to safety, slip resistance
and handicap accessibility.”
The project came with a unique mandate: “to use as many natives from the
reserve as possible while maintaining
budget and quality.” CSL employed five
full-time residents of the Dokis reserve
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Industrial Award of Excellence, over $10 Million, was
won by Home Hardware Warehouse Phase 2, by
Melloul-Blamey Construction Inc., with: CMT
Engineering, Mighton Engineering, Robb Engineering,
Robertson Building Systems, Sze Straka, Wilmer
Irwin Consultant, Albrecht Reinforcing, Armadillo
Interior Systems Ltd, Aves & Shaw Limited,
Buddsteel Architectural Products Ltd., C & H fire
Supression, D. W. Lorentz Construction Inc, Frey
Building Contractors, G. Melo Excavating Ltd.,
George & Asmussen Limited, Glass Cell Isofab Inc,
Great Lakes Arcitectural Hardware Inc, H. A. Madill
Drywall Ltd., Kieswetter Excavating, Koebel
Concrete, M&M Flooring, Nedlaw Roofing Limited,
Ontrack Doors, Overhead Door Co. of KitchenerWaterloo, Provincial Window & Glass Systems Inc ,
Steed and Evans Limited, Trion Haid Concrete
Flooring, Battlefield Equipment Rentals, CRS
Contractors Rental Supply.
Institutional Award of Excellence, up to $750,000,
was won by Dokis Elder Residence, by Collaborative Structures Limited, with: RH Rust Architect,
D. Wayne Wiegand Sales, Interior Building Supplies, Knell's Door and Hardware.
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Home Hardware Warehouse Additions, Phases One and Two, in St. Jacobs.
on the project, plus “a crew of
framers from the Oshweken
Reserve near Brantford.” CSL
says the project produces
assets including “their terrific
new elder facility and ... young,
confident workers who now
had on-the-job training by
patient, competent tradesmen.”
In the $2 million to $10
million classification, two BE
Awards were earned.
Nith Valley Construction
received an Award of Excellence for the Six Nations
Community
Hall
and
Administration Offices, in
Oshweken. Similar to the CSL project,
this enterprise also included the expectation that local, Six Nations tradespeople would be hired. Nith Valley’s nomination states: “Nith Valley investigated
each trade to ensure that they were
fully qualified... In the end, some local
firms were chosen as subs.”
The overall appearance of the building was designed “to represent the First
Dokis Elder Residence built for the Dokis First
Nation in the French River area.
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Six Nations Community Hall and Administration
Offices, in Oshweken.
Nations’ long house,” drawing upon the
Six Nations’ “proud culture for inspiration.” The project was designed before
Nith Valley was hired, and one of the
ongoing challenges was “a preliminary
budget analysis... showed the project...
was significantly over
budget.” Managing costs
was one of the major
components of construcInstitutional Award of Excellence, $2 million - $10
million, went to Six Nations Community Hall, by Nith
tion management.
Valley Construction Ltd., with: Naylor Engineering,
Protrend-Arrow ConPace Enterprises(1998) Inc, Stantec Consulting
Group, Totten Sims Hubicki Associates (1997) Limited,
struction Inc. received a
Armadillo Interior Systems Ltd, Big D Welding Limited,
BE Award of Merit for
Cooksville Steel Limited, Shear Metal Products, B&K
Wood Specialties Ltd, C& H Fire Suppression
the 52,000 sq. ft. Student
Systems Inc., Concord Elevator Ltd, CRS Contractors
Residence at 32 UniverRental Supply, Dietrich Steel Ltd., Great Lakes Architectural Hardware Inc., Knell's Door & Hardware,
sity Ave. E., Waterloo.
K-W Door Installations Inc., The Brant Flooring Co,
Winser Enterprises Inc.
This marked
the second
time
Protrend-Arrow
had
constructed
a
large-scale
student building for the
client, Waterloo Living 2.
The $5 million project
presented the multiple challenges of being seven levels
about grade on an extremely small site on one of
Institutional Award of Merit, $2 million - $10 million, went to 32
University Avenue East, Student Residence, by PAC Protrend - Arrow Waterloo’s busiest streets.
Construction Inc., with: Brian L. Shantz, CMT Engineering Inc, Collins The construction window
Engineering, Mighton Engineering, Sze Straka, Alex Paving ( 1993)
Ltd., Kappeler Masonry Corporation, Kitchener Glass Ltd, Mussel- was only 32 weeks. The
man Excavating, RCR Design Air Incorporated, Rosmar Drywall Ltd.,
Tri City Ready Mix Ltd., Victoria Electric of Kitchener Ltd., Albrecht nomination states: “The
Reinforcing Inc., Aves and Shaw Limited, Boehmers o/u Hargest trades worked together to
Block Ltd., Bulldog Fire & Security, CRS Contractors Rental Supply,
Knell's Door & Hardware, Stumpf Fire Protection, Tecken Building ensure the tight timeline
Corp, Coreslab Structures (Ont) Inc.
was met. 75% of the trades
used are Grand Valley ConBUILDING
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Chris Georghiades, President of Waterloo Living 2 Inc., wrote: “Protrend Arrow
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In the Institutional projects “Over
$10 Million”, two of the multiple BE
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Award winners tied for Award of
Excellence – Nith Valley Construction and Melloul-Blamey.
Nith Valley is honoured for the St.
Mary’s General Hospital Emergency
Department at the Kitchener health
facility. This project came with enormous
challenges – Nith Valley had to construct
a new replacement Emergency Department while keeping the present emergency facilities fully operational during
demolition and construction. As well,
this was accomplished on “one of the
smallest construction footprints imaginable, in a quiet, upscale neighbourhood.”
And the job involved working “with 58
sub trades and suppliers over the course
of three years, using highly specialized
construction project techniques.”
Moira L. Taylor, President of St.
Student Residence at 32 University Ave. E.,
Waterloo.
Mary’s hospital, wrote that the hospital
is pleased with the $13 million project.
“Nith Valley Construction... worked
exceptionally well with all parties,
especially the hospital, in coordinating
activities to ensure as little disruption
as possible to our staff and patients.”
She termed the new emergency department “a high quality product.”
The second Award of Excellence in
this category went to Melloul-Blamey
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for The Elliott
Home in Guelph,
which involved “the
redevelopment of
an existing long
term care facility in
two phases, including multiple additions and renovations.”
The nomination describes a “massive
four storey structure [that] has retained
a sense of coziness and retains a homelike environment for the residents.”
Trevor Lee, CEO of The Elliott Community, says that the project, which
stretched from October 2001 to June
Institutional Award of Excellence, over $10 million, went to St. Mary's General
Hospital Emergency Department, by Nith Valley Construction Ltd., with: CSR
Enivornmental Services, DCF Comus International, Big D Welding Limited,
Complete Concrete Ltd, Helmutz Interlock Inc., Phinajon Painting & Decorating, Provincial Window & Glass Systems Inc, Twin City Tile Company Ltd.,
Albrecht Reinforcing Inc., Bulldog Fire & Security, C& H Fire Suppression Systems Inc., Cambridge Door Ltd, Commercial Sheet Metal Inc, CRS Contractors Rental Supply, Enex Door ( West), Knell's Door & Hardware, Stonhard Ltd.
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St. Mary’s General Hospital Emergency
Department.
2005, exceeded $25 million in cost. He
wrote, “During the construction project,
we encountered many issues and
unforeseen changes in the scope and
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An aerial view of The Elliott Home in Guelph.
design of the project. Through each of
these changes, Melloul Blamey was
cooperative, supportive and responded
professionally to the integrity of the
project.” He says the result “was a success from every measure.”
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Institutional Award of Excellence, over $10 million, went to The Elliot Home by Melloul-Blamey Construction
Inc., with: D.J Troupe Associates Inc, Dunleavy Cordun Associates Inc, Isotherm Engineering Ltd, KML
Engineering Homes, MeKinda Snyder Partnership, Peto MacCallum Ltd., Rybka Smith & Ginsler, Trinity
Access Consultant, Yolles Partnership Inc, Bulldog Fire & Security, Allmar International, Battlefield
Equipment Rentals, Boehmers o/u Hargest Block Ltd., Cambridge Door Ltd, Commercial Sheet Metal Inc,
County Interiors ( 1999) Ltd, Dufferin Concrete, Enex Door (West), Interior Building Supplies, Merit Glass
Ltd., Stonhard Ltd, Vipond Fire Protection, Winser Enterprises Inc., Allstar Installations, Bel-Air Excavating
& Grading Ltd., CCW Inc, Helmutz Interlock Inc., Interior Co-ordinators ( 2000) Limited, K&S Forming Inc,
Kappeler Masonry Corporation, Nedlaw Roofing Limited, Reltzel Bros. Asbestos Removal, Sousa Concrete
, Twin City Tile Company Ltd.
Restoration/Conversion
Projects
Two GVCA Building Excellence
Awards were presented in the “Restoration/Conversion” category.
Alberici Constructors Ltd., of
Burlington, received the Award of
Excellence for the University of
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Waterloo School of Architecture.
three-storey wing... The result is an
This
facility
is
located
on
the
west
bank
architecturally attractive building that
(above and top right) University of Waterloo
School of Architecture, Cambridge.
of the Grand River in the heart of
fits with the surrounding community
Galt/Cambridge. The building was
and provides a pleasant streetscape to
originally a silk weaving factory built in
the approach to downtown Kitchener.”
1919. The three-storey, 85,000 sq. ft.
structure is now home to the innovaOverall, there were 28 nominations
tive School of Architecture.
submitted to the Grand Valley ConstrucThe nomination states: “Adaptive
tion Association Building Excellence
reuse of the old factory has produced a
Awards this year. Those nominations
building that is open, inviting and will
involved hundreds of trades and subremain ageless.”
contractors – the majority of them local
A spokesperson for the City of Cam– and other industry professionals.
bridge wrote: “The School of Architecture
Prime consultants and architects
is located in the historic downtown core
involved in the winning entries this year
of Galt, bringing new life into the old
included MTE Consultants Inc. and
Restoration/Conversion Award of Excellence went
downtown... The community response to
Robert J. Dyck Architect (Challenger);
to Waterloo School of Architecture Cambridge, by
the building has been overwhelmingly
Alberici Constructors Ltd, with: Arencon ConsultAndrew Bousfield Architect (Hanson);
ing, Filer Engineering, Keen Engineering, Levitt
positive.” In October 2004, the School of
Goodman Architects Ltd., Belair Excavating &
John MacDonald Architect Inc. (Region
Architecture was honoured at the
Grading Ltd., Cambridge Landscaping Inc, Grassing Drywall & Acoustics Limitedm Halton Sheet
national level for the adaptive reuse
Metal Ltd., Nedlaw Roofing Limited, Reitzel Bros.
Asbestos Removal Ltd, Tosca Tile Limited, Delta
and preservation of heritage of a
Elevator Co. Ltd, Vipond Fire Protection.
“brown-field”, or former
industrial site.
Gateman-Milloy Inc.
received the BE Award of
Merit in the “RestorationConversion” category for
the KW Counselling Services renovation and addition to the site at 480
Charles Street East in Kitchener. The project covers
23,695 sq. ft., including the
conversion of an existing KW Counselling Services renovation and addition to the
Restoration/Conversion Award of Merit went to K-W tire repair facility into a site at 480 Charles Street East in Kitchener.
Counselling Services Inc., by Gateman-Milloy Inc., with: Snider
Reichard March Architects, Collins Engineering, Conestoga new office. The project cost
of Waterloo Airport); MTE and Bousfield
Rovers & Associates, Mighton Engineering, MTE Consultants $3.6 million.
Inc, Big D Welding Limited, Boehmers o/u Hargest Block Ltd.,
(Brick); Ciafrone Architect Inc. (Grand
The project came with the
Bond Masonry ( Conestoga) Ltd., Brantco Construction, Kirlen
River Foods); GB Architect Inc. (StackConstruction Inc., Nelco Mechanical Ltd, Waterlight Roofing
Services Limited, Delta Elevator Co. Ltd, DM Millwork, Knell's challenges of “levels of containpole); Sze Staka Engineers (Home HardDoor & Hardware, Westmount Storefront Systems Ltd., Allmar ments from previous use requirware); Snider Reichard March Architects
International, Battlefield Equipment Rentals, Patene Building
ing detailed assessment by CRA
Supplies Ltd.
(RIM); RHL Architects (Open Text); Two
and all necessary remediation to
Row Architect (Dokis Elder Residence);
BUILDING
provide a clean certified site to ministry
Totten Sims Hubicki Associates Ltd. (Six
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
standards.”
Nations Community Hall); Parkin ArchiA nomination support letter from KW
SILVER SPONSOR
tects Limited (St. Mary’s Hospital);
Counselling notes that highlights of the
Mekinda Snyder Partnership (The Elliott
project included “the innovative comHome); Levitt Goodman Architects (UW
bining of the total gutting and renovaSchool of Architecture); and SRM Archition of an old car dealership, including
tects (KW Counselling).
service bays, with the addition of a
Hundreds of Trades
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