MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird Construction Inc. has announced it has been awarded five projects with a combined value of over $650 million across its infrastructure, industrial and buildings businesses.
According to a release, Defence Construction Canada has awarded Bird a modified design-build contract to design and construct 200 new residential housing units in Ontario.
The project will be managed by the Canadian Forces Housing Agency and is part of the Residential Portfolio Capital Investment Plan initiative that aims to provide suitable housing solutions for Canadian Armed Forces members and their families.
It is also part of a broader $1.4 billion investment over 20 years to enhance housing for CAF members while alleviating local housing demands.
Bird was also selected for a new contract award as part of Dow’s Path2Zero Program in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. The project will help build the world’s first net-zero integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site with respect to scope one and two emissions. This new contract falls under the Utilities and Power Infrastructure group within the hydrocarbon production area, the release reads. Bird’s scope of work includes civil, mechanical, structural, piping, electrical and instrumentation, buildings and insulation works.
A B.C. project is also in the works with the company being awarded the construction management contract for the multi-phase expansion and renovation of the Cottonwoods long-term care (LTC) facility in Kelowna, B.C. The initial phase involves constructing a new four-storey, 234-bed LTC facility on the existing site, including all LTC support services and an operations centre for managing facilities across seven Interior Health locations. Phase two will involve demolishing the 1975 portion of the site and constructing a new one-storey mass timber amenity space, linking the new building with the remaining 1985 structure.
In addition to the recently announced projects to support Ontario Power Generation’s nuclear work program, Bird, through Indigenous-led joint venture Makhos Bird Joint Venture (MBJV), was awarded additional contracts for the design and construction of four projects that will support ongoing nuclear operations and refurbishment activities.
As part of a 50/50 general partnership, Bird has executed a contract extension for early site development works at the Woodfibre LNG project. The agreement facilitates the site development, infrastructure and foundations for the new LNG export facility, which is set to be the world’s first net-zero facility of its kind, the release adds. It will produce 2.1 million tonnes of LNG annually.
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