MONCTON, N.B. — The Government of Canada has awarded a $23.6-million contract to Diamond Schmitt Architects to deliver design services and a $5.8-million contract to Pomerleau for initial construction management for the redevelopment of the Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre in Moncton, N.B.
Site preparation and construction work is anticipated to begin in 2022, with more extensive work beginning in 2023. The project is expected to be completed by 2030.
The construction management contract is expected to be worth just over $300 million as additional work proceeds, which is expected to create and sustain a minimum of 200 jobs, indicates a release.
Both contracts include Indigenous Participation Plans that will see over $60 million flowing through to Indigenous businesses and communities in the province.
The Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre will bring together federal scientists working to protect and sustain Atlantic freshwater and coastal ecosystems and will house scientists from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the National Research Council of Canada, adds the release.
The Canadian Space Agency will also be a virtual partner.
“Under the Laboratories Canada strategy, the government is strengthening federal science infrastructure across Canada,” said Filomena Tassi, minister of public services and procurement in a statement. “Today’s announcement is an important milestone in the Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre project. We are building a leading-edge facility that will advance science in the region for decades to come, and this work will also foster meaningful, long-term relationships with Indigenous partners.”
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