Procurement Perspectives: The problematic nature of ‘one-off’ construction...
For reasons that I have explained in previous articles, construction purchasing is the type of municipal, and indeed public, procurement most likely to become problematic.
View ArticleFunding secured to pave Trans-Labrador highway
MARY’S HARBOUR, N.L.—The federal and Newfoundland and Labrador governments have announced more than $63 million in joint funding to pave another 160 kilometres of the Trans-Labrador Highway’s gravel...
View ArticleBrexit: Next Morning’s Hangover
In the aftermath of Britain’s vote to exit the European Union (EU), there’s a great deal that remains unknown.
View ArticleNew advisory board urged to tackle labour shortage
Ontario needs new strategies to ensure the province’s workforce is deep and skilled enough to meet the needs of a rapidly changing economy, and so the Wynne government called on an authoritative voice...
View ArticlePHOTO: Queen Street Crew
Gio Construction Inc. has been contracted by the City of Toronto for work along Queen Street West, one of the city's busiest main streets, between Bathurst and Spadina in Toronto.
View ArticleIndustry Perspectives: Three ways to kickstart housing plans
New residential construction has been one of the key economic engines for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and provincial economy for more than a decade.
View ArticlePHOTO: Floor By Floor
Work is progressing on the Casey House Hospice redevelopment in Toronto.
View ArticleAecon awarded two major energy contracts
TORONTO—Aecon Group Inc. announced June 30 that it has been awarded two major contracts.
View ArticleHas an Ascendant Greenback Locked the Federal Reserve in Handcuffs?
The ‘Brexit’ vote authorizing the U.K. to leave the European Union (EU) and the uncertainty it has propagated have provided additional incentives for international currency traders to jump into U.S....
View ArticleSlowdowns and Speed-ups in Census Bureau’s May Put-in-place Construction...
For May, the Census Bureau has reported grand total put-in-place (PIP) construction spending in the U.S. to be $1.143 trillion, seasonally adjusted and annualized (SAAR), a change of -0.8% compared...
View ArticlePoint, click and evaluate site soil contaminants
An Australian company is bringing a handheld soil scanner to North America which can detect total petroleum hydrocarbon contamination at levels as low as 68 ppm in 20 seconds.
View ArticleConstruction software has its head in the Cloud
While there’s a perception construction software applications are only affordable and needed by large multinational companies working on billion-dollar jobs, that’s actually not the case, states...
View Article253 contractors burned by Trump’s Taj Mahal build
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. —The contractor who provided the onion domes for the Taj Mahal casino had to eat $2 million in losses. The contractor who supplied the Carrara marble from Italy ended up filing for...
View ArticleParks Canada rehabs three Gaspé sites
Gaspé, Que.—The federal government has announced $33 million in projects to upgrade two Parks Canada properties in the Gaspesie Region in Quebec.
View ArticleTwo injured after cable snaps on Burlington bridge
BURLINGTON, Ont. —Two workers are in hospital — one with life-threatening injuries — after a cable snapped on a bridge being refurbished in Burlington, Ont. Wednesday.
View ArticleNew HOT lanes latest MTO policy tool
The introduction of Canada’s first High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes represents much more than merely a way for a few well-heeled Ontario commuters to shave a few minutes off their drive times,...
View ArticleConstruction Corner: WorldGBC aims for net zero by 2050
The World Green Building Council (GBC) announced a project last week that it hopes will help ensure all buildings are net zero by 2050.
View ArticleOntario to renovate Macdonald Block’s towers over eight years
TORONTO—The Province of Ontario has announced it is reconstructing its Macdonald Block Complex of office buildings on Bay Street, an initiative that it says will reduce the cost of government...
View ArticleMichael Garron Hospital adding patient care tower
TORONTO—Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Michael Garron Hospital (formerly Toronto East General Hospital) have issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for a team to design, build and finance the new...
View ArticleSNC-Lavalin awarded potash contracts in Quebec, Utah
MONTREAL—Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin has announced it has been awarded two separate contracts by Potash Ridge Corporation, a producer of fertilizer with headquarters in Toronto.
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