Milton District Hospital Expansion Case Study for Design-Build Excellence

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PCL Constructors Canada Inc. has achieved final completion on the Milton District Hospital expansion project. The project achieved substantial completion in April 2017 and Halton Healthcare began providing patient care in the new space in October. Ensuring the existing Milton District Hospital could continue to serve the community during construction was key to the success of the expansion, which was built to meet the increasing care needs of one of Canada’s fastest-growing communities, and to accommodate new technology. Valued at $512 million, the expansion adds 330,000 square feet of space to the existing 125,000-square-foot hospital and features: ​Expanded emergency and surgical … Read more

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BAM to Commence Work on $56M City, University of London Law School

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City, University of London has chosen BAM London region to create a landmark new building for The City Law School. The 78,000-square-foot new provision, which BAM won in competition with Wates and Morgan Sindall, was tendered under the Southern Construction Framework. Valued at around $56 million, the works involve rationalizing four existing buildings that form a corner at Sebastian Street and Goswell Road, EC1. Two of these – a pre-fabricated health center from the 1970s and a former factory from 1947 – will be demolished. Two other buildings, former factories at Goswell Road and the Myddleton Building, will be retained, … Read more

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VCCC in Australia Awarded Master Builders Honor

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MELBOURNE, Australia – The PCL family of companies recently won the Master Builders National Commercial/Industrial Construction Award – Over $100 Million for its work on the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, located in Melbourne, Australia. The 2017 National Awards for Excellence in Construction recognize innovation, value for money and quality of construction in the residential, commercial and civil construction sectors. Grocon/PCL Joint Venture worked to innovate countless features that allow the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre to become Australia’s leading facility for cancer research and patient care. Australia’s Master Builders awards are judged by a national panel of independent building industry experts. … Read more

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ISG’s HQ for Japanese Shipping Giant Sets Sail for Completion

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ISG is weeks away from completing a landmark office project for the Japanese shipping corporation, Ocean Network Express. ONE will move into its new global headquarters in Marina One East Tower, Singapore, in January 2018 following the company’s consolidation of three Japanese shipping companies. ISG will fit-out 50,000 square feet of Grade A office space over two stories on level 16 and 17 of the building, following a construction phase that will last four weeks. With an overall management of over 17 trade contractors, ISG is responsible for all contract management and procurement processes through to the construction and delivery … Read more

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Nickelodeon-Themed Project in Asia Breaks Ground, Anticipates Opening by 2021

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AECOM will provide its large capital project program management services to EGGL as it seeks to advance development of its $1.85-billion, 250-acre Nickelodeon-themed project, a central feature for the 750-acre, Foshan Cultural and Ecological Coastal Park, a master-planned environment encompassing cultural, tourism, sports and science and technology components. Viacom broke ground earlier this year with an anticipated opening between 2020 and 2021. The project is located in Foshan, a southern China city of more than 7 million people, part of the affluent, greater Pearl River Delta mega metropolitan region. Including the large cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou, more than 22 million … Read more

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