For immediate release
Ontario, October 1, 2009 – The Government of Canada is investing in key infrastructure projects across the country—using the jobs we are creating today to build a lasting legacy of sound infrastructure for the future. Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty today underlined investments of over $26 million for repair and restoration work in federal buildings and facilities across Ontario.
“Our Government’s top priority is protecting Canada’s economy. Investing in our federal buildings is just one way we are creating opportunities for local businesses here in Ontario and across the country,” said Minister Flaherty. “With eighty seven percent of year-one contracts to repair and renovate Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)-owned buildings issued in just six months, this Government is turning our short-term challenges into long-term strengths.”
The Government of Canada is investing, through PWGSC, over $26 million to repair and renovate government facilities, including federal buildings in Burlington, Sudbury, Barrie, Hamilton and Kingston. Projects include roof replacements, electrical repairs, exterior mortar work, bridges, paving and fire protection upgrades. These projects are expected to provide work opportunities for over 5,000 small and medium-sized enterprises across the country.
“This Government is leveraging the most significant infrastructure investment in recent memory to protect the jobs we have while helping those hardest hit get back to work,” added Minister Flaherty. “We are staying the course, implementing Canada’s Economic Action Plan to ensure our country comes out of this global recession stronger and better off than when we went in.”
Contracting opportunities are open to all companies and are posted regularly on MERX™, the government’s electronic tendering system. The Government of Canada is investing $12 billion in new infrastructure funding for roads, bridges, broadband Internet access, electronic health records, laboratories and border crossings across Canada.
This news release does not include projects for the National Capital Area. For more information on these projects, please consult the National Capital Area news release and backgrounder.
This news release and a backgrounder on these Economic Action Plan projects are available on PWGSC's Internet site at: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/medias-media/index-eng.html.
For more information on the Economic Action Plan, visit www.actionplan.gc.ca.
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For more information, contact:
Chisholm Pothier
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Finance
613-996-7861
Meeta Bhimani
Regional Communications
Public Works and Government Services Canada, Ontario Region
416-512-5650
TTY (Telecommunications device for the hearing impaired)
This news release is available online at: www.actionplan.gc.ca.
Backgrounder
Under the Government of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, Public Works and Government Services Canada is investing over $26 million for the repair and restoration work in the following federal buildings and facilities across the province of Ontario:
Environment Canada Building and Thompson Lab Building, 4905 Dufferin St., North York, ON
PWGSC is making a number of upgrades to this building, including: restoring the 2nd floor North Courtyard Fountain, upgrading accessibility features, exterior lighting and the fire alarm and suppression system, waterproofing the front entrance pavers, insulating the cooling tower duct, refurbishing handrails, replacing and installing emergency exit signs, replacing carpet and removing tiles, and upgrading existing boiler controls from mechanical to electronic.
Government of Canada Building, 55 Bay Street, Hamilton, ON
PWGSC is upgrading accessibility features, conducting a six-year electrical inspection and conducting a waste audit of this building.
Government of Canada Building, 70 Dalhousie E. Suite 58, Brantford, ON
In this building, PWGSC is reassessing asbestos, replacing the flooring in the Canada Post Corporation sorting area, replacing the main switch gear and associated equipment, replacing windows and re-surfacing the parking lot laneway.
Dominion Public Building, 338 Keele Street, Metro Toronto, ON
PWGSC is upgrading accessibility features and repairing the chimney of the Dominion building.
Government of Canada Customs Building, 294 King Street E., Kingston, ON
PWGSC is making a number of upgrades to this building, including: installing panic hardware to the entrance doors, replacing two air handling units, providing metal hand-railings at the main entrance, repairing deteriorated plaster finish, upgrading/reinstalling fiberglass insulation in attic, and upgrading basement window wells.
Dominion Public Building, 1 Front Street W., Metro Toronto, ON
PWGSC is making a number of changes to the Dominion Public Building. These include: upgrading access control equipment, upgrading accessibility features, replacing carpet on the 4th floor, making electrical repairs, installing new security cameras, installation of a new transfer switch with bypass isolation feature, painting, conducting pressure piping inspection and labeling, replacing a fire pump, installing a new 14 KVA Toshiba UPS, replacing door operators on elevators, and conducting a sprinkler head inventory and replacement.
Meighon Building, 25 St. Clair Ave. E, Metro Toronto, ON
PWGSC is making a number of changes to the Meighon Building. These include: three and six year electrical maintenance, accessibility upgrades, insulating a sub-floor, drain pipe replacement in the parking garage, replacement of emergency elevator machine room AC units, emergency lighting panel replacement in the East main electrical room, replacement of the freight elevator controller, repairing of exterior window panes, replacing doors at the post office entrance, and replacing submersible pumps.
Old Post Office, 86 Clarence Street, Kingston, ON
PWGSC is upgrading windows and making an emergency repair to the roof top compressor of the heating and cooling unit in this building.
Canada Centre Building, 200 Town Centre Crt., Metro Toronto, ON
PWGSC is repairing electrical and fire alarm panel deficiencies, repairing the exterior windows and replacing the roof of this building.
Government of Canada Building, 25 Peter Street N., Orillia, ON
In this building, PWGSC is making accessibility upgrades, installing a fire panel, investigating and reporting on the passenger elevator and conducting a threat risk assessment.
Government of Canada Building, 74 James Street, Parry Sound, ON
In this building, PWGSC is making accessibility upgrades, replacing carpeting on the second floor, and replacing roof top air conditioning.
Government of Canada Building, 1 North Front Street, Belleville, ON
In this building, PWGSC is making accessibility upgrades, conducting de-energized electrical maintenance, installing an emergency battery lowering device to the passenger elevator, replacing the exterior façade system, supplying new carpet tiles for tenant space, and supplying and installing solar repelling blinds and window treatments.
Government of Canada Building, 48 Owen Street, Barrie, ON
PWGSC is making a number of upgrades to this building, including: accessibility upgrades, handrail replacement on top of retaining walls, installing a booster pump on the water main, installing a landscape irrigation system, re-caulking window frames, updating the building common areas, and upgrading/replacing the water main.
Government of Canada Building, 451 Talbot Street, London, ON
In this building, PWGSC is making accessibility upgrades, asbestos abatement, renewing the fiberglass structure, and replacing the windows with broken seals.
Government of Canada Building, 10 Center Street, Chatham, ON
PWGSC is making a number of changes to this building, including accessibility upgrades, replacing sealant in the curtain wall, and upgrading fire safety systems.
Government of Canada Building, 44 Hurontario Street, Collingwood, ON
PWGSC is upgrading accessibility features and rehabilitating the masonry of the front portico of this building.
Regional Headquarters Building, 494 Dundas Street E., Belleville, ON
PWGSC is making accessibility upgrades, adding a backflow preventer and housing structure, installing an emergency battery lowering device for the passenger elevator, and replacing eight roof top air conditioning units.
Lionel Chevrier Building, 111 Water Street E., Cornwall, ON
PWGSC is making a number of upgrades to this building. These include accessibility upgrades, fire stopping of equipment rooms, refinishing the exterior of the mechanical penthouse, repairing metal roof flashing, replacing four elevator hydraulic cylinders, replacing old pneumatic air circulation devices, replacing cooling coils, installing a stairwell fire separation, upgrading the basement sprinkler system, and upgrading washroom fixtures.
Government of Canada Building, 11 Station Street, Belleville, ON
PWGSC is replacing the chain link fencing in this building.
Government of Canada Building, 98 Manitoba Street, Bracebridge, ON
PWGSC is making accessibility upgrades to this building.
Government of Canada Building, 105 Christina Street, Sarnia, ON
PWGSC is making a number of upgrades to this building, including accessibility upgrades, asbestos reassessment, installing fire separations, heating and cooling duct inspection and cleaning, and performing remedial work to restore stairwell fire separation integrity and service to high and low voltage systems.
Government of Canada Building, 130 S Syndicate Ave., Thunder Bay, ON
PWGSC is making repairs to the exterior of the building, replacing the main entrance doors, replacing the roof top air conditioning unit, replacing window sealants, and upgrading window coverings.
Government of Canada Building, 221 Archibald Street N., Thunder Bay, ON
PWGSC is making a number of upgrades to this building. These include upgrading the basement corridor, cleaning the heating ventilation air conditioning duct work, upgrading the exterior guards/handrail, installing lighting controls, repaving the secured parking compound, replacing carpet and repainting certain areas, replacing the central station air handling unit, replacing ventilation fans, replacing the Canadian Grain Commission grain storage room air handling unit, retrofitting the stand alone control unit and installing a storm sewer.
Government of Canada Building, 301 Scott Street, Fort Frances, ON
In this building, PWGSC is cleaning duct work, upgrading the exterior guards/handrail, making lock stone repairs, removing exterior stone staining, replacing carpet and repainting and upgrading the security system.
Government of Canada Building, 33 Court Street, Thunder Bay, ON
In this building, PWGSC is cleaning ductwork and upgrading elevator equipment.
Government of Canada Building, 441 University Ave., Windsor, ON
PWGSC is making accessibility upgrades and conducting service maintenance on the high and low voltage systems in this building.
Government of Canada Building, 46 Church Street, Suite 32, St. Catharines, ON
PWGSC is making accessibility upgrades and exterior wall repairs for this building.
Government of Canada Building, 29 Duke Street, Suite 15, Kitchener, ON
PWGSC is making many upgrades to this building. These include accessibility upgrades, replacing the exterior door, resurfacing the parking lot asphalt, repairing the parking lot retaining wall, replacing the loading dock stairs, and installing guard rails, replacing blinds and resetting the steps and landing.
Government of Canada Building, 120 Queens Ave., London, ON
PWGSC is making repairs to the roof of this building.
Dominion Public Building, 457 Richmond Street, London, ON
PWGSC is making a number of changes to this building. These include accessibility upgrades, correcting the chiller vibration noise problem, replacing the entrance doors, replacing the sump pit, sanitary pumps and controls, restoring fire separations in the basement and mechanical rooms, installing proximity access cards on elevators and conducting maintenance on the high and low voltage systems.
Judy Lamarsh Building, 65 Williams Street S., Chatham, ON
In this building, PWGSC is making accessibility upgrades, servicing the high and low voltage systems, resealing the exterior panel joints, and repairing the parking garage and ramp.
Government of Canada Building, 45 Prince Street, Sioux Lookout, ON
In this building, PWGSC is repairing asphalt in the rear parking area, cleaning duct work and replacing the main entrance concrete stairs, ramp and hand rails.
National Revenue Building, 201 May Street N., Thunder Bay, ON
In this building, PWGSC is repairing fireproofing and foundation, installing window coverings, and retrofitting the stand alone control unit and the roof top unit controllers.
National Revenue Building, 166 Frederick Street, Kitchener, ON
In this building, PWGSC is making accessibility upgrades, upgrading the BAS system and replacing carpet.
Paul Martin Building, 185 Ouelette Ave., Windsor, ON
PWGSC is making a number of changes to this building. These include accessibility upgrades, upgrades to the building automation system, repairs and restoration to the outside of the building, repairs to the waterproof alley section over the old oil tank room, repairs to the garage ramp heating system, loading dock and replacing the dock bay doors.
Government of Canada Building, 120 Cedar Street S., Timmins, ON
In this building, PWGSC is upgrading the building automation system.
Government of Canada Building, 100 Park Street, Kenora, ON
PWGSC is replacing the boiler and Canada Post Corporation ceiling tile, repairing the crawlspace foundation, installing carpet and lighting controls, replacing heating ventilation air conditioning air handling unit and upgrading washroom fixtures.
Government of Canada Building, 22 Circle Street, Kapuskasing, ON
In this building, PWGSC is making accessibility upgrades, upgrading the building automation system, replacing plumbing systems and making roof repairs.
Government of Canada Building, 1050 Notre Dame Avenue, Sudbury, ON
In this building, the biggest project is a cafeteria upgrade. Other projects include accessibility upgrades, carpet replacements and paving.
