For Immediate Release
May 20, 2015 – Miramichi, N.B. – Public Works and Government Services Canada
Tilly O’Neill-Gordon, Member of Parliament for Miramichi, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, along with John W. Foran, Deputy Mayor of Miramichi, and Nick Iwanowski, from Broccolini Inc., today officially marked the start of the construction of the new Public Service Pay Centre in Miramichi, New Brunswick, with a sod-turning ceremony.
Less than two months ago, in Miramichi, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the awarding of a contract worth approximately $85 million to a joint venture led by Broccolini Inc., which will design and construct the building, and then lease it to the Government of Canada for a 20-year period.
The new building will accommodate 550 employees and will be constructed on the former exhibition site property in Miramichi. Ms. O’Neill-Gordon also announced that the construction is now expected to be completed ahead of schedule in 2017, with employees anticipated to move into the building in early 2018.
Consolidating pay services into one facility and updating technology to replace outdated and labour-intensive information systems should generate more than $70 million in annual savings for Canadians starting in 2016–2017.
Marcel Poulin
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