VRCA announces 2024 Silver Award winners, celebrates outstanding construction

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Regional Construction Association has announced its 2024 VRCA Awards of Excellence Silver Award winners, with Canadian Turner Construction, Bridge Electric and ETRO Construction among the firms coming up big with recognition in multiple categories each.

The awards are presented for outstanding work in construction in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, stated a release.

Three projects for each of 17 categories have been selected as the Silver Award Winner finalists for their use of innovative techniques, new materials, safety records, efforts and successes in the areas of equity, diversity and inclusion, and exceptional project management.

Winners will be celebrated at the VRCA Silver Winner Reception in September and the Awards of Excellence Gala in October. One Silver Award winner from each category will be chosen as the Gold Award winner at the Awards of Excellence Gala on Oct. 24.

General Contractors – Tenant Improvement – Up to $5 Million

• Canadian Turner Construction Company, Plenty of Fish 

• PCL Constructors Westcoast, YVR Pier D World Duty Free 

• Mercury Contracting, Elio Volpe 

General Contractors – Tenant Improvement – Over $5 Million

• Canadian Turner Construction Company, YVR26 The Post: Premises A1 

• Century Group (CGI Constructors), West Fraser Mills – Office Relocation 

• ETRO Construction, Aritzia 411 Railway Head Office 

General Contractors – Civil/Industrial Construction – Up to $25 Million

• Graham Construction and Engineering, Waterfront Station Power Upgrade 

• Graham Infrastructure, Woodfibre LNG Pre-Construction Works 

• Smith Bros. & Wilson (B.C.), Dicklands Biogas Plant 

General Contractors – Civil/Industrial Construction – Over $25 Million

• Jacob Bros. Construction, YVR South Airfield Pavement Rehabilitation Project 

• Kiewit Infrastructure BC, BC Highway Reinstatement Program: Highway 5 – Category B Project 

• RAM Engineering (RAM), Vancouver Airport Fuel Delivery Project 

General Contractors – Up to $20 Million

• ETRO Construction, 402 West Pender Exterior Revitalization 

• Edge Vancouver Construction Group, The Peak 

• Kindred Construction, Estítkw Place 

General Contractors – $20 to $100 Million

• ETRO Construction, Berkeley Tower Renovation 

• ETRO Construction, 411 Railway Commercial Build 

• Kindred Construction, 50 Electronic Avenue, Phase 2 

General Contractors – Over $100 Million

• EllisDon and Kinetic Construction (Joint Venture), The University of Victoria Student Housing and Dining Project 

• ITC Construction Group, The City of Lougheed – Neighbourhood One 

• PCL Constructors Westcoast, Vancouver Post Office Redevelopment 

Trade Contractors – Up to $2 Million

• Altium Building, Golden Ears Pump Station & Sanitary Sewer Overflow Tank 

• Phoenix Glass, Capstan Station CM Services 

• Raicor Contracting, Louis Vuitton @ Fairmont Hotel 

Trade Contractors – $2 to $12 Million

• Crosstown Metal Industries, YVR26 – The Post 

• Glastech Glazing, Capstan Station 

• Whitemud Ironworks, Capstan Station CM Services 

Trade Contractors – Over $12 Million

• Flynn Canada, 1090 West Pender 

• LMS Limited Partnership, The Stack 

• Nucor Rebar Fabrication, Site C Clean Energy Generating Station and Spillway 

Mechanical Contractors – Up to $4 Million

• Black & McDonald, UBCH Purdy Pavilion HVAC Upgrades 

• Black & McDonald, LGH Chiller #1 & Chiller #2 Replacement 

• Gisborne Industrial Construction, River Green 17 

Mechanical Contractors – $4 Million to $10 Million

• Division 15 Mechanical, Langara Heating Plant Extension 

• Division 15 Mechanical, 411 Railway Street 

• Dual Mechanical, Dicklands Farms Biogas Plant 

Mechanical Contractors – Over $10 Million

• Gisborne Industrial Construction, Vancouver Airport Fuel Delivery Project (VAFD) 

• Pitt Meadows Plumbing & Mechanical Systems (2001), The City of Lougheed Phase One 

• PML Professional Mechanical, The Post Vancouver 

Electrical Contractors – Up to $2 Million

• Sasco Contractors, Fairmont Pacific Rim Dimmer Upgrade 

• Black & McDonald, RH Electrical Upgrade – Ilich Pavilion 

• Fettback & Heesterman, SAAM Towage – Port of Vancouver 

Electrical Contractors – $2 Million to $10 Million

• Bridge Electric, Aritzia Office 

• Platinum Electric, Dicklands Biogas 

• Western Pacific Enterprises, Waterfront Station Power Upgrade 

Electrical Contractors – Over $10 Million

• Bridge Electric, B6 Office Tower Design-Assist 

• Chambers Electric, The City of Lougheed – Phase 1 

• Western Pacific Enterprises, YVR26 – The Post South Tower 

Manufacturers and Suppliers

• Garibaldi Glass, BCIT Health Sciences Centre 

• Garibaldi Glass, Vancouver Centre II (VCII) 

Heritage Award

• Scott Special Projects, District of West Vancouver Ferry Building Restoration 

• ETRO Construction, 402 West Pender Exterior Revitalization 

• PCL Constructors Westcoast, Vancouver Post Office Redevelopment