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SICA Talks with Premier Christy Clark
New Afton Celebrates a Successful First Year
The Waneta Dam Expansion Project Reaches the Halfway Point
Revitalizing Old Main at Thompson Rivers University
Getaway on the Edge: MICA’s New Heli-Skiing Lodge
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Message from the COO – New Economic Confidence ..............................................4
Chair/Vice-Chair Message ............................................................................................6
SICA Staff ........................................................................................................................8
SICA’s Board Directors ................................................................................................ 10
Canadian Construction Association Report – Industry Trends .............................. 12
Royal Inland Hospital’s Upgraded Heli-pad ............................................................. 14
Three Reasons to Purchase Course of Construction Insurance ............................. 18
A Successful First Year for New Afton Mine ............................................................. 20
Beautifying Orchard City ............................................................................................ 24
Healthy Employees Mean a Healthier Bottom Line ................................................ 26
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Construction Disputes ...................................... 28
On The Edge with MICA’s New Heli-Skiing Lodge ................................................. 30
Princess Margaret Secondary Goes Geo................................................................... 34
SICA Talks Construction with Premier Christy Clark .............................................. 36
Bringing New Life to the Kindale Developmental Society ...................................... 40
Waneta Dam Expansion Moves Forward ................................................................. 42
SICA’s Consultant Contractor Owner Workshop Forges Partnerships .................. 46
New Kal Tire Office Fosters a Strong Team Culture ................................................ 50
BC Hydro Builds Bridges ............................................................................................ 54
Preparing for an Exit to a Third Party ........................................................................ 57
The 2013 SICA Commercial Building Awards .......................................................... 58
UBC’s Okanagan Campus Wows Industry with Capstone Project Innovations ........................................................................ 62
Bidding Law – What’s in the Name? ......................................................................... 66
Peace Canyon Dam Highlights BC Hydro’s Commitment to the Region .............. 67
SICA Volunteers Awarded for Excellence ................................................................. 70
Gold Seal Projects Increase Professionalism and Profile ......................................... 74
SICA Gold Seal Holders .............................................................................................. 75
Okanagan College Revitalizes Trades Facilities ....................................................... 79
A New Look for Thompson Rivers University’s Old Main Building ....................... 82
SICA’s 3rd Annual Chair Dinner ................................................................................. 86
TELUS Marks New Era with State-Of-The-Art Data Centre .................................. 88
Continuing Education Certificate Programs ............................................................ 90
Essential Skills in the Workplace ............................................................................... 92
Bonding Facilities for Contractors & Suppliers ........................................................ 94
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SICA Membership Listings ........................................................................................ 98
Southern Interior Construction Association4
Last year when writing the maga-
zine insert I was new to the or-
ganization and flush with ideas
on how to make things better. Twelve
months in, I remain undaunted in my en-
thusiasm – still pretty green but no lon-
ger able to play the new guy card when
misusing a construction acronym (can
you say “P3 or DB”?).
Year after year, the largest impact on
the ICI construction sector seems to be
our having settled the question of who
was to be our provincial government.
The uncertainty surrounding this issue
seemed to put brakes on large capital
spending. Now decided, the sigh of re-
lief appears to have been followed by
a loosening of purse strings with major
projects in mining, road infrastructure,
hydro infrastructure in anticipation of
large-scale LNG development (BC Hydro
estimates spending over $2 billion in
each of the next few years), and the LNG
development itself. The renewed focus
on business and its impact on growing
the economy means that we will likely
see resolution on the various pipeline
initiatives, and with those resolved, work
will commence in earnest on the port, rail
and road infrastructure needed to access
markets for the energy products being
produced.
All of that means a strong economy. A
strong economy provides governments
with the resources to invest in local ser-
vices and institutions: schools, hospitals,
roads, and water treatment and delivery
facilities, to name a few. Yet, in the face of
all this prosperity, where does the small
to medium-sized contractor fit in? In my
short time in the industry, I have seen
project sizes grow. Bundling of projects
into mega projects is becoming more
common – rarely is a project brought to
tender for less than $1 million.
Essentially, all things built are still
done so by trade contractors. The proj-
ect may be managed by a large general
contractor but a trade contractor is still
building the forms, pouring the concrete,
pulling the wire, running the ducting, in-
stalling the heating and cooling systems,
bending pipe, putting up the framing,
insulating, finishing walls, painting and
installing base and case.
The small to medium-sized contractor
gets involved with large projects through
the relationships he develops with larger
generals. They meet those larger gener-
als in part through attending networking
activities at your local construction asso-
ciation – like SICA.
SICA’s role in this dance is several fold:
1. We work with the various capital min-
istries to keep projects smaller, advo-
cating against bundling.
2. We strive to develop and educate the
procurement function so that the con-
tract language is not too onerous.
3. We coordinate meetings and training
sessions with consultants, contractors
and owners to improve that relation-
ship.
4. We facilitate the opportunity for trade
contractors to meet general contrac-
tors, ultimately opening the door for
collaborative efforts on future projects.
We can open the door, but unless the
small to medium-sized contractor partic-
ipates by attending at the mixers and lo-
cal meetings in their area, they miss out
on the chance to expand their contacts
and potentially grow their business.
The year 2013-14 is expected to see
an increase in capital spending in the ICI
sectors. Additionally, we are hearing that
housing markets throughout the South-
ern Interior are seeing inventory deple-
tion, stable prices, and new homes be-
ing constructed once again. We play our
cards right and we could be looking at
the beginning of another strong five-year
cycle. Here’s hoping. u
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Southern Interior Construction Association6
Our board started our year off
with a fantastic strategic plan-
ning retreat with our facilitator
Ross Ramsay, setting our path for the
next three years.
With the new leadership of Bill Everitt,
our Chief Operating Officer, and his staff,
we were able to modernize our mission
statement and modernize our associa-
tion branding. Have you checked out
our website lately? You can view many
of the branding changes there – www.
sica.bc.ca.
“Providing Leadership and Promoting Excellence for the Benefit of Our Industry.”
Just one year under his belt, COO Bill
Everitt has accomplished a lot. He took
on a challenging position and with the
help of all of his staff has risen to the
challenge. They have been working hard
to ensure efficiencies within our organi-
zation and with the other regional con-
struction associations and the British
Columbia Construction Association, and
to create new opportunities for our mem-
bers in education, advocacy, networking
and projects in our BidCentral Planroom.
Looking Forward To 2013-2014 Year And Beyond
As our construction industry is slowly
coming out from several tight years, and
the province now has a re-elected gov-
ernment, it is nice to see the flurry of ac-
tivity with projects getting off the ground
in BC – with more on the horizon. Within
that there are still challenges, a few be-
ing global competition, bundling of proj-
ects, drawings, skilled trade shortages,
onerous contracts, public projects com-
pleted by public entities and more. This
gives our association the opportunity to
advocate with a unified approach and
message to our province and nationally.
A few key issues on the plate this up-
coming year:
• Obtaining a better understanding of
why public entities perform their own
work and opening up this discussion
through our Public Construction Com-
mittee.
• Growing our education department,
creating new opportunities where
there are currently gaps in our industry
to aid in the skilled training shortages.
• Continuing to advocate for best stan-
dards and practices in construction
with our region’s public owners.
• Looking inwardly, we will be discuss-
ing board structure within our asso-
ciation, along with BCCA and the other
RCAs to find more efficiencies that
could possibly be implemented, with
the end goal of creating value for our
membership.
• Our Public Construction Committee
will bring forth issues between owners,
consultants and contractors on a more
regular basis.
• Continue to market our BidCentral
Planroom to owners as an effective and
low-cost tendering tool.
• Implement our own Construction
Awards of Excellence event in the fall.
Again, we want to say a huge thank
you to Bill, Clifford Kshyk (VP of Opera-
tions) and the entire staff for the volume
of work they put into our association.
This helps makes our jobs easier.
Serving the association as Chair and
Vice-Chair has been a wonderful expe-
rience. Working together with a great
executive team and engaged board of di-
rectors has made the year exciting, with
great ideas to look at to ultimately ben-
efit every member. We both look forward
to continue to serve on the Executive
next year as we look forward with our
new board! u
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Vice-Chair: Phil Long,
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Secretary/Treasurer: Craig Main,
Maddocks Construction Ltd.
Past Chair: Gary McEwan,
PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc.
Alternate: Debra Dotschkat,
Glass Canada Inc.
DIRECTORSReg Longmore, Houle Electric
Gavin Rasmussen,
K & C’s Construction & Renovations Ltd.
Shane Mosley,
Sawchuck Developments Co. Ltd.
Jason Henderson, Houle Electric
Adam Zmudczynski, Kal Tire
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Jeff Shecter, Zap Welding
Tim Krogh, TKI Construction
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There are a number of rather no-
ticeable trends the Canadian
Construction Association (CCA)
has identified which will undoubtedly
continue to re-shape the Canadian con-
struction marketplace and sector.
How many of the following trends
have you noticed?
1. Increasing DemandThe construction industry in Canada,
especially the non-residential sector, is
experiencing unprecedented demand
spurred on primarily by resource-based
industrial development and large-scale
public transportation and power-gener-
ating projects. While this is not the case
in every region and in every sector, the
overall numbers are unprecedented. For
example:
• Statistics Canada projects that total
construction investment in Canada in
2013 will be some $283.6 billion. Just
a decade ago, that total figure in con-
stant dollars was under $137 billion,
which means total construction invest-
ment in Canada has more than doubled
in the span of just 10 years!
• Last year, Natural Resources Canada
stated that there are some 600 resource
projects worth more than $650 billion
underway or planned to be underway
in Canada in the next decade alone;
• Oxford Economics in its Global Con-
struction Perspectives 2025 report says
that Canada now has the fifth largest
construction market in the world, next
only to China, the U.S., India and Japan.
Through to 2025, the expectation is
Canada will remain part of the six larg-
est construction markets in the world.
2. Increasing Project Size and ComplexityToday’s construction projects are
growing in size and complexity. There
are a number of reasons for this – many
of which are mentioned in this article –
including many resource-based projects
located in remote areas.
For the last eight years or so, ReNew
Canada has been issuing an annual list
of the Top 100 Canadian Infrastructure
Projects. This year’s list reveals that the
top 48 projects are all individually valued
at $1 billion or more. It’s important to
note that only 22 of the top 100 projects
are P3s, indicating that projects across
the country are growing in size and scale,
and not just those that are utilizing the
P3 delivery model.
3. Capacity ChallengesLabour/skills shortages remain a real
challenge for the construction indus-
try not just due to the aging workforce
but also due to Canada’s extremely low
fertility rate and the high demand for de-
sign and construction services.
Many industry members also face ca-
pacity challenges in terms of the size of
their own firms and business succession.
Larger firm capacity is often needed to
participate in larger projects or in a more
diverse and changing marketplace. The
aging demographic means fewer family
members for business succession.
4. Foreign CompetitionGiven Canada’s burgeoning construc-
tion market and the number of large
projects, it should come as no surprise
that foreign firms and foreign invest-
ment have flocked to Canada’s shores,
especially from the depressed markets in
Europe. Canada’s construction market is
an attractive one, especially to European
firms, given Canada’s relatively stable
economy, its high construction demand,
particularly in the resource and public
infrastructure sectors, and its mature P3
market.
5. More Frequent Mergers and AcquisitionsIt should also come as no surprise that
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as foreign interests look to find a foothold
in the Canadian construction market and
Canadian firms look to prop up their ca-
pacity in order to compete on bigger jobs
and/or against bigger competition.
In addition, generational and capacity
issues are affecting business succession
strategies, also leading to more mergers
and acquisitions. Acquisitions today are
often more about acquiring people rather
than a client list.
6. Changing ClientsThe purchasers of construction ser-
vices – whether governments or the pri-
vate sector – are facing many of the same
labour and capacity challenges that con-
tractors are facing. This is impacting the
manner in which clients wish to interface
with the design and construction indus-
tries.
In addition, public sector clients are
facing increasing volumes of work relat-
ed to the renewal of Canada’s aging pub-
lic infrastructure, while at the same time
dealing with limited resources in terms
of government fiscal pressures and the
loss of their experienced in-house pro-
curement and contract administrators to
retirement.
This is resulting in greater client de-
mands of the industry, more risk trans-
fer, and a greater tendency and desire to
embrace alternative project delivery ap-
proaches and methodologies.
7. New Technologies and Innovations The quickening advancement of new
technologies, methodologies and innova-
tive practices will also continue to shape
the industry’s future. Building informa-
tion modeling (BIM), lean construction
and integrated project delivery are ex-
amples of new technologies and prac-
tices that will change the way design
and construction services are delivered
in Canada.
8. More Stringent Public Sector Procurement PoliciesAs a result of concerns regarding gov-
ernment corruption in the award of gov-
ernment contracts and collusion among
bidders and the media attention sur-
rounding public inquiries at the federal
and provincial levels, public sector clients
are introducing new and additional anti-
corruption and anti-collusion measures.
9. Clients Downloading CostsThere is an increasing trend on the
part of owners/clients to download costs
traditionally borne by the owner/client to
bidders/contractors, (i.e. prequalification,
bidding [electronic], payment processing).
While there are many other trends
affecting the construction industry in
Canada, these trends and developments
seem to be consistent across the coun-
try. The Canadian Construction Associa-
tion, through its partner associations and
stakeholders, looks forward to working
with its 20,000-plus members to explore
these issues and the role CCA can play
to the benefit of its membership and the
Canadian construction industry. u
Southern Interior Construction Association14
In recent years, rapid transportation
of trauma patients to advanced care
centres, coupled with improvements
in emergency medical services, has de-
finitively increased national survival
rates. As such, in August 2010, when
Transport Canada advised the Interior
Health Authority (IH) and the B.C. Am-
bulance Service of new industry regula-
tions that warranted Royal Inland Hos-
pital’s (RIH) helipad unauthorized for air
ambulance landings, a plan for a heli-pad
upgrade was promptly put in the works.
To begin, following the notification
from Transport Canada, air ambulance
landings were transferred to the Kam-
loops airport (an alternate short-term he-
lipad) and patients were transported to
RIH by ground ambulance, shares Brent
Hobbs, network director, Interior Health
(IH) Patient Transportation Services – a
temporary fix until the necessary up-
grade received authorization.
“Although ground transport from the
Kamloops airport, and later on, from the
City-owned property at Mission Flats,
was a viable interim alternative, trans-
port of critically ill or injured patients
directly to tertiary centres is the most
optimum for the patient,” says Hobbs.
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“Improved care pre-hospital can trans-
late into a reduction in patient morbidity
and mortality and reduced ICU and acute
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Next, RIH’s extensive planning proj-
ect, known as the Master Site Plan, was
reviewed by the IH team to identify al-
ternate locations for a site helipad. The
Master Site Plan, however, did not envi-
sion an alternate site location in the im-
mediate future, though a rooftop location
is identified in the plan for the longer-
term. The solution, then, was to expand
the existing pad.
As Rob Andrews, IH Capital Project
manager, explains, the existing heliport
resided on a level plateau cut into a
steep embankment, and the only option
that met Transport Canada regulations
was to extend the landing platform to
the east (to the south of the heliport, the
embankment rises to a parking lot, to the
north and east it descends to hospital ac-
cess roads and to the west is the ambu-
lance access road). Therefore, it had to be
supported on columns and designed as
a partially suspended platform and due
to the soil conditions, the columns had
to be supported by concrete piles ex-
tending well below the grade. Following
formal approval, IH completed negotia-
tions to acquire additional land under a
licence of occupation agreement to ac-
commodate the upgrade of the heliport.
Accordingly, heliport consultant
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Golder Associates was to provide in-
vestigation and assessment services to
support the design of the new heliport.
Greyback Construction Ltd. was award-
ed tender of the project that commenced
June 2012 and wrapped up the following
September.
It was a standard, succinct job, as proj-
ect manager Peter Neumann of the Pent-
icton-based construction firm explains.
During construction, the heliport was up-
graded to 17.5 metres from 13 metres to
accommodate B.C. Ambulance Service’s
17-metre chopper (previously, RIH’s he-
lipad was certified to accommodate he-
licopters up to 13 metres in length). As
Neumann recalls, a few minor challenges
were presented during construction, but
were quickly surmounted. In the end, the
project did not result in any impact to
hospital operations, thanks to the proper
coordination between Greyback and the
hospital.
In partnership with IH, the Thomp-
son Regional Hospital District (TRHD)
provided 40 per cent of the funding to
address the renovations to the exist-
ing helipad, which are estimated to cost
$750,000; IH funded the remainder 60
per cent. On October 4, 2012, the new
heliport was certified as an H3 classified
heliport under Transport Canada regu-
lations and was able to accommodate
single and twin engine helicopters land-
ings. Landings officially recommenced
six days later, on October 10th.
I“Improved care pre-hospital can translate into a reduction in patient morbidity and mortality and reduced ICU and acute care lengths of stay in hospital.”
“The size and load limit of the heliport is designed to ac-
commodate all helicopters currently operating in the helicopter
air medevac environment as well as potentially accommodate
future helicopter types that could be used for air ambulance,”
says Andrews. “The heliport is equipped with perimeter lighting
which will assist pilots in locating the heliport at a distance on
low contrast days or fading light conditions. Although current
heliport operations only support daytime landings, the perim-
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cifically excludes “property in the care,
custody and control” of the named in-
sured (i.e.: the project is specifically ex-
cluded for physical damage while under
the general contractor’s care, custody
and control). In order to provide physical
damage coverage for the project, includ-
ing construction materials which are on
site, a separate course of construction
(COC) policy is required. It is commonly
understood that a separate course of con-
struction policy is necessary; however,
the requirement for the general contrac-
tor to maintain control of the course of
construction insurance is often missed.
The three basic reasons the general
contractor should arrange the course of
construction insurance are as follows:
1. The general contractor’s company
name must be reflected on the COC to
protect their interests. The policy can
be in joint name (i.e. owner and gen-
eral contractor); however, the general
contractor must be a named insured. If
the general contractor is not listed on
the COC policy, the general contractor
could be subject to litigation or subro-
gation by the course of construction
insurer for any losses which occur on
the construction site. These losses will
not be covered by the contractors gen-
eral liability policy, as the COC is in the
contractors “care, custody and control.”
The appropriate responding policy is
the COC.
2. The general contractor needs to main-
tain control of the insurance. The own-
er may indicate they wish to arrange
the COC insurance and fail to follow
through or lapse the coverage prior to
completion. There are several cases
where general contractors have been
required to pay for uninsured losses
due to the owner’s failure to purchase
a COC policy. The subsequent lawsuit
from the owner indicates the general
contractor is responsible for all aspects
of the construction project, including
arranging the insurance.
3. The third reason for the general con-
tractor to arrange the insurance is
with regard to what happens if there
is a claim. If, during the construction
process, the project under construc-
tion suffers an insured loss, the general
contractor will need to communicate
with the claims adjuster and deal with
the repairs to the COC as well as con-
tinue with the balance of the construc-
tion project. If the general contractor is
not named on the policy, they would
have no right to discuss the claim with
the insurance company adjuster, and
the adjuster could in fact assign a dif-
ferent contractor for the repairs. Fur-
thermore, any payment from the insur-
ance company would be to the named
insured on the policy, so if the general
contractor has not been paid for ma-
terials and labor, it would be up to the
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In 2012, gross mining revenues
reached a whopping $9.2 billion,
while exploration expenditures hit
a record $680 million. Evidently, the de-
mand for BC resources is strong – and is
expected to remain strong – thus well-
positioning the province for highly an-
ticipated new developments.
One such development is the New Af-
ton mine near Kamloops, which achieved
commercial production in summer 2012.
The 100%-owned New Gold Inc. mine is
the second major-metals mine to open in
BC since 1998 and is the largest under-
ground metal mine, by daily tonnage, in
Canada (not to mention the only block
cave mine operating in the nation). The
project included the construction of the
new underground operation to mine the
deep ore below the exhausted Afton
open pit mine previously owned by Teck
Corp. A new underground crush and
convey system and a concentrator were
also constructed as part of the project.
Mineral rights were garnered by New
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New Afton mine commenced in late
2007, explains New Gold Inc. general
manager, Kurt Keskimaki. Today, the ze-
ro-water discharge facility focuses on
the extraction of gold, silver and copper
with a minimal environmental footprint
and is operated under the internationally
recognized environmental management
system ISO 14001.
“New Afton reached commercial pro-
duction ahead of schedule in July 2012
and full capacity in September 2012,”
says Keskimaki. “We now have an oper-
ating mine running above design capac-
ity, and we just celebrated our first an-
niversary. Things are going quite well.”
Industry veterans Acres Enterprises
Ltd. quickly became an integral part
of the New Afton primary contracting
team. The company was contracted in
2009 for surface works including, but
not limited to, a 138Kv substation, HDPE
lines (several kilometres), mill building
infrastructure, cyclone buildings, drill
piles, raw-water intake systems (lake in-
take and booster stations), new tailings
storage facilities (TSF), 1 million cubic
metres of earthworks, construction for
five dams, 45,000 square metres of LDPE
liner installation, and the construction of
various sediment ponds.
For Acres president Jason Paige, the
project did involve a few unforeseen
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challenges; however, the team was able
to surmount each one. “You do what is
needed to be done,” says Paige, “as every
day lost to constructability issues had
huge impacts to the mine operations and
its profitability.”
Kamloops-based Interior Plumbing &
Heating Ltd. first came on the New Afton
site in 2008, performing small service-
related jobs. As project manager D’Arcy
Feller explains, it didn’t take long before
the firm was “hooking up administration
trailers and construction offices, fuel pip-
ing to emergency generators and install-
ing the pipe work at the batch plant,”
which opened the door for the firm to
“successfully bid on several other large
projects, both above and below ground.”
A vast array of piping was required
in the New Afton project, from welded
stainless steel up to six inch, welded
carbon steel up to 32 inch, HDPE up to
24 inch, and rubber-lined carbon steel
up to 24 inch. To date, the IPH team
has installed all of the site’s fire protec-
tion above and below ground and all the
process piping and plumbing in the mill
(over 19,000 metres of pipe ranging from
one to 32 inches since September 2011),
and custom fabricated a wide range of
items, such as stainless steel hose hang-
ers to be stationed throughout the mill,
as well as custom-made rubber-lined
chutes and hoppers and custom 20-inch
expansion joints. In total, the plumbing
and heating company has provided “45
man years of work with New Gold, with-
out a time loss injury,” a most proud ac-
complishment, says Feller.
“We are pleased to have built such a
great working relationship with New
Gold and look forward to continuing that
into the future,” he says. “Projects like
this one bring great things to the city
of Kamloops and the province in several
ways, one being a tremendous amount
of economic stimulus throughout con-
struction, and continuing on for the life
of the mine…the levels of stimulus that
are involved in the day-to-day operation
of these types of facilities, not to mention
the hundreds of long-term high paying
jobs left in the wake of construction.”
First Nations contractors Sun Ridge
Equipment Ltd. entered into a service
agreement with New Afton in 2010
and currently provides onsite waste
rock haul, earth moving, rock crushing,
screening and dust control services, as
well as aggregates supply and delivery
services to New Afton. As a direct re-
sult of this contract, the firm has evolved
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co-owner Carrie Leonard explains, the
company has learned a great deal about
mining operations in general through the
New Gold project.
“We continually work hard to ensure
we maintain a positive working relation-
ship with New Afton, and we ensured
that we provided a safe, reliable, depend-
able and cost-efficient business service,”
says Leonard, whose firm recently won
the Kamloops First Nations Contractor
of the Year award for 2012. “Sun Ridge
is continually growing and developing
working relationships with other con-
tractors in the mining industry.”
Currently, an estimated 23 per cent
of the mine’s work force is aboriginal,
shares Keskimaki. In 2008, New Gold
signed a participation agreement with
the Tk’emlups and Skeetchestn Indian
Bands that led to preferential hiring and
contracting, as well as educational op-
portunities and royalties on production.
Recruits were sourced through the BC
Aboriginal Mine Training Association
(BC MTA), who is also cited by New Gold
as a key contributor in the project’s suc-
cess to date, along with the region’s local
communities.
“The mine is a really positive under-
taking, not only for us for but the local
community,” says Scott Davidson, envi-
ronment and social responsibility man-
ager for New Gold Inc. “Seventy-five
per cent of our workforce is originally
from Kamloops and most everyone now
working for us are located in Kamloops –
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Brilliant mountain and lakefront
views, vibrant public spaces, and
a thriving cultural district high-
light Kelowna as a prime hot spot in the
tourist-oriented Okanagan Valley. And,
as if to ice an already delectable cake, the
city’s main street is poised to transition
from an everyday spot to a destination all
its own, thanks in part to a revitalization
project by the City of Kelowna.
Expanded outdoor patio and retail
space, an extended walking area, street
furniture and additional trees are just
some of the more overt aspects of the
Bernard Avenue revitalization project.
However, beneath the street’s surface,
aging underground infrastructure (sew-
er, water, hydro and cable) was also
updated. Essentially, the entire avenue
was “ripped out from doorframe to door-
frame” during the city-funded project
(fronting property owners funded 25 per
cent of the streetscaping cost), says Bill
Berry, Director of Design and Construc-
tion Services at the City of Kelowna.
“Everything that you can picture in
that space, we replaced and rebuilt dif-
ferently,” says Berry. “Rather than pop-in
traffic coming downtown, [people will]
actually go down to Bernard and hang
out. That’s what we’ve tried to accom-
plish with the new design – to make it
more vibrant.”
As Berry explains, the original four-
lane avenue was cut back to three (one
lane each way with a central turning
lane) and angle parking was omitted in
favour of parallel street parking to gain
additional real estate. Though approxi-
mately 60 parking stalls were lost, the
reallocation of space allows for a conven-
tional, six-foot-wide concrete sidewalk
and 12-foot patio and retail space, and
ample bike parking and lockers encour-
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Kelowna-based consultant Focus En-
gineering and contractor CGL Contract-
ing Ltd. were hired onto the city project,
as they understood project sensitivity
and vision, says Berry, and both teams
went “out of their way to make this a
good project.”
In an effort to best cater to the av-
enue’s merchants, construction on the
$14-million revitalization project was
scheduled during the retail shoulder sea-
sons (September to early December and
March to June), shares City of Kelowna
project manager Purvez Irani. As a result,
the project was completed in three phas-
es, each on different sections of Bernard
Avenue: the first – at the east end of the
downtown – in fall 2012, the second –
nearest the lake – in spring 2013 and the
final phase – in the centre, connecting
the completed areas – in fall 2013.
“The challenge with this project was
the timing,” says Irani. “Generally, most
construction happens in the summer
months, but to accommodate merchants,
we couldn’t work during the summers
and winter holidays. However, this was
one of the smoothest projects that I have
ever been on. From the get-go, all three
parties knew that we had to work to-
gether to make this happen. The team-
work was fantastic.”
During scheduled construction, CGL
Contracting ran crews almost 24/7 to
meet the end date, says prime contrac-
tor Bob McWilliams, whose firm built
the road and installed all of the street
lighting and underground utilities. Sierra
Landscaping Ltd. was subcontracted for
streetscaping, while Valley Curbing Ltd.
was contracted for sidewalks.
“We knew from the get-go that it was
a very tight schedule, so from our side as
general contractor, we had to implement
certain schedules in order to meet the
end date,” McWilliams says of the over-
time. “In the end, we finished phase 2 fif-
teen days early thanks to the team effort.”
Though BC weather was projected as
a potential challenge, a mild winter and
rainy-day solutions (sections of the side-
walk were boarded in so that concrete
could be poured) kept the project on
schedule and on budget.
Rounding out the Bernard Avenue
team, Focus Corporation was engaged to
provide preliminary and detailed design,
tendering and construction manage-
ment; Golder Associates was then hired
as the streetscape architect. One of the
biggest project challenges, says Focus
consultant Rob Fortuin, was to “get in
there and get the job done with as little
inconvenience as possible.”
“Everything we do in this world is a
team effort these days,” Fortuin says.
“Because of the delicate nature of the
project, we ended up with a team of peo-
ple that proved to work really well.”
Business liaison Kelly Kay was hired
as the City’s go-between for this project,
marking a first for the position. As Kay
confirms, a conscious effort was made
on the City’s behalf to support the down-
town businesses and property owners
following the two-year consultation peri-
od. On a daily basis, Kay was onsite with
the merchants addressing concerns and
requests.
“Because the project affected the
small-business district on our main
downtown street, we really wanted them
to be involved in the process and to have
a comfort level with the construction
because they were going to be directly
impacted,” Kay says, adding that project
construction attracted many locals to the
scene. “The three phases were designed
to avoid the businesses’ high-revenue
seasons, and we worked with the busi-
nesses to accommodate them as much
as possible throughout this process.”
As all team members report, response
has been positive from merchants and
the general public, rendering the project
a win-win.
“From the owner to the consultant to
the contractor, everybody was on the
same team – that’s what made it a suc-
cess,” adds Berry. “It’ll be interesting to
watch how Bernard Avenue becomes
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We know you care about your employees, but do they know?
Communicating to your employees that they are important to you is some-thing that might be overlooked. You ex-pect that they know that their health and well-being are important to you. Caring about your employees means that you want them to be healthy for themselves, but also that they are healthy and able to work productively for you.
Having healthy employees means lower costs for employers. Employees that are sick, involved in accidents or who have mental health or addictions is-sues quite often miss work. Absent em-ployees cost employers money. Statistics Canada has reported that an estimated $12 billion is lost to workplace absen-teeism each year, and studies show that companies spend 5.6 per cent of their payroll on absenteeism.
Then there are the benefits costs as-sociated with sick or injured employees. Keeping employees safe and healthy at work and home means that there are fewer Worksafe BC, short-term disabil-ity and long-term disability claims and reduced costs for prescription drugs and other extended health care services, like therapists. When you factor in loss of productivity, higher benefits costs, dis-ability claims and temporary staffing,
having healthy and safe-aware employ-ees can improve payroll costs by up to 10 per cent.
Employers can play a role in ensur-ing that their employees remain healthy. Through work safety programs, as well as health and wellness programs, em-ployers can promote awareness. A 2011 healthcare survey by sanofi-aventis in-dicates “a strong majority of plan mem-bers (72 per cent) feel their employers should be highly involved in encourag-ing healthy workplaces and employees.”
Employees are saying that they would like health and wellness programs to be available. At a recent BCCA Employee Benefits event, benefits administrators at construction companies came up with suggestions for incorporating healthier choices into the workplace:• Lunch and learn education• Promoting the Employee and Family
Assistance Program (EFAP)• Providing showers/bike racks/access
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healthy means that you reduce your
benefits costs. This could translate into
significant savings for companies that
can accrue over time. Employers that
take an interest in the wellness of their
employees are also creating a cohesive
and collaborative environment where
employees are invested and are more en-
gaged in their work. That provides a win
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Health and fitness programs can also
help employees to deal with mental
stress, boost energy, improve sleep and
help employees to feel good about them-
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responsibilities, but employers can pro-
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of health and safety and ways to achieve
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The majority of commercial or
construction disputes settle
through some form of nego-
tiation or mediation (referred below as
ADR). Good ADR practice, however,
should be seen to have greater sig-
nificance to the construction industry.
Construction disputes typically involve
more parties, making litigation more
complicated and expensive. On average,
the industry has more options to choose
from for the form of ADR, necessitating a
more sophisticated approach. Construc-
tion disputes often arise when the rela-
tionship is ongoing (mid-construction),
when no party benefits from the end of
construction. Although not always the
case, the parties to the dispute therefore
share a primary goal – seeing the con-
struction complete – and may be able to
salvage a working relationship.
Furthermore, a party to ADR will com-
mit organizational resources (the time
of employees and decision makers) and
usually retain legal counsel and experts.
Companies may be relying on comple-
tion to make payroll and pay lenders or
suppliers. A failure ADR may waste re-
sources and the only chance to resolve
the dispute before construction stops.
Despite the elevated importance of
ADR to the construction industry, there
can be a tendency to assume that less
thought needs to be put into the process,
as a binding decision cannot be imposed
by an outsider (an arbitrator or judge).
This is a mistake, and when parties take
this approach, it can often lead to an
unanticipated failure to reach an agree-
ment which then threatens construction.
This article does not cover all of the as-
pects of complex ADR practice (a subject
that fills many books). However, there are
key preliminary topics which any party
– whether owner, construction manager,
trade, sub-trade or lender – should ex-
plore in advance of ADR to increase the
likelihood of success.
First, understand the exact ADR form
being employed in the dispute. Proce-
durally, parties to a construction dispute
can enter ADR a variety of ways and
priorities may differ depending on the
form of ADR. Some are common to any
dispute – by agreement or as ordered by
the court process. Some, however, are
unique to the construction industry, such
as contractual terms found in CCDC
contracts (formal negotiation and then
mediation) or other references to profes-
sionals (such as the design professional
or a previously appointed non-binding
arbitrator). The construction industry
has more sophisticated options available
to try to resolve disputes. However, it can
make a significant difference if all parties
are there by agreement versus a party
having had to be dragged to the table. Is
a party’s reluctance to discuss the dis-
pute something that will have to be dealt
with before the substance of the dispute
can be discussed? Is there something
about the process itself (for example a
reference to a professional) that makes it
more important to develop certain types
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of evidence? Don’t ignore the form of
ADR when preparing.
The next major topic has to do with in-
formation. Do you have enough informa-
tion to understand the other side’s posi-
tion? Do they have enough information
about your position? If not, what steps
can be taken to obtain that information
and should that happen prior to ADR?
That being said, ADR is intended to save
resources – asking for too much informa-
tion could be seen as trying to frustrate
the process, so be realistic.
Expert reports are often required in
construction disputes. The production
of preliminary or limited reports (touch-
ing on key areas) should be discussed
and the exchange of “without prejudice”
mediation reports is common, allowing
parties to disclose initial positions at
less cost and without risk if the dispute
doesn’t settle. A meeting of the experts
may also narrow the issues in dispute.
Parties should then consider who the
appropriate representative with author-
ity to discuss and settle is (for all sides).
Sending the wrong person, especially
someone without true authority to ad-
dress areas of dispute and settlement, is
almost always counter-productive.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly
to construction ADR, is it understood
what will happen if an agreement is not
reached? Overly optimistic or pessimis-
tic assumptions should typically be ad-
dressed as soon as possible because a
party may modify its position if it under-
stands the consequences of the ADR fail-
ing. It is essential to ADR planning and
strategy to understand the alternative to
a negotiated resolution.
In summary, there is more to a suc-
cessful ADR than sitting at a table and
throwing numbers at each other. Sophis-
ticated ADR practitioners will take into
account the above issues, as well as oth-
ers, when preparing. The better prepared
a party is, the more likely they will obtain
a result according with their interests.
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For many, the ideal getaway in-
volves rest and relaxation. But for
some, it also includes pushing the
limits on adrenaline-pumping retreats.
On the slopes of Mount Dainard, high
above Kinbasket Lake, rests the Mica
Heli Ski Lodge, a new luxury lodge cater-
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of adventure seekers.
Mica Heli Guides Ltd. is the leading
boutique heli-ski operator in the world.
As such, it was imperative for the owner
that the site’s amenities accurately re-
flect the company’s high reputation and
standards – a request that was fully real-
ized by the designs of CEI Architecture.
“To quote the owner, he said, ‘If I’m
going to build something, I want to build
something I’m going to be proud of’ and
the details put in (to the design) in every
way were top notch,” says Darryn Shew-
chuk, director of Sales and Marketing
for Mica. “We wanted a lodge that was
modern, contemporary, progressive, but
at the same time we didn’t want to lose
the warm, cozy, backcountry vibe that
everybody loves so much.”
As Tim McLennan of CEI Architecture
explains, the design is a pragmatic re-
sponse to the site issues as much as aes-
thetics. The building itself was anchored
into the site – hanging off of the edge of
the mountain – so as to minimize the size
of the building and retain the “cabin”
feel, and the essence of the original lodge
was respected by the provision of appro-
priately scaled spaces and through the
use of natural, locally sourced materials
such as stone and cedar. As for location,
views from the building were maximized
to provide a sense of excitement that
foreshadows the customer experience
on the slopes.
“At the beginning of the design pro-
cess, it was important to the client to
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keep the intimate and simple feel of the
original lodge,” says Tim McLennan of
CEI Architecture. “As the design evolved,
a more current and modern form took
shape, which developed as a more ac-
curate representation of the progressive
company that is Mica.”
The new 15,300-square-foot lodge re-
places one of the site’s original aging ski
chalets and includes 12 suites, staff ac-
commodation, retreat room and business
centre, a gourmet kitchen, dining room,
lounge, ski shop and fitness centre. The
interior features wood, stone, and leath-
er in a rich, natural colour palate, while
stone and cedar accent the building’s
exterior. Unique to the project was the
use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) and
glulam for the floor structure and roof
which eliminated the need for joists and
simplified the building process.
In addition, substantial efforts were
made towards minimizing the facility’s
energy and water consumption, while
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renewable construction materials were
implemented where possible. The site
must also produce its own power and
draw its own water. As such, the design
“strove to maximize efficiency while still
providing a high level of comfort and
safety for the staff and clients of Mica,”
shares McLennan.
Construction of the multi-million dollar
project spanned a total of eight months,
from April 2012 to December 2012 – a
very quick turnaround for VVI Construc-
tion so as to kickoff the 2012-2013 ski
season. As project manager Bruce Walk-
er explains, the remote location – 160 ki-
lometres north of Revelstoke, BC, at the
intersection of three mountain ranges
– also proved an interesting challenge to
surmount (the site is only accessible by
helicopter in winter; access by summer
requires a combination of four-wheel
drive and barge). As such, construction
materials were barged to the site – ap-
proximately 200 trips in total – and a
work camp was built for the construction
team of 45 who stayed on site.
“It did take some coordination and
some management time,” says Walker
of the record-time completion, “not only
through us, but the consultants were a
good team to work with and also Mica
themselves; they were fantastic. We
worked seven days a week, 10 hours a
day to ensure on-time completion, and
the Mica people were just excellent.
When you have co-operation like that,
work was really enjoyable. I think that
was key to the overall timeframe being
met.”
Meeting the tight timeframe was a
challenge that many contractors felt was,
perhaps, unattainable – all but VVI Con-
struction, who assured the Mica team
that the project would not only be com-
plete by the scheduled deadline but that
it would have a definite “wow factor.” In
the end, the construction firm delivered
on all accounts, assures Shewchuk.
“Without exception, for every single
returning guest who came to the lodge, it
was jaw-dropping,” he says. “We’re tak-
ing heli-sking to the next level in every
way and we try to reflect that in every-
thing that we do, from our logo to our
website to our lodge. We’re always on
the cutting edge. We were very happy
with CEI, and of course, VVI; that’s like
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British Columbia rests soundly in
the heart of “The Ring of Fire,” a
region along the Pacific Ocean
renowned for its abundance of geother-
mal energy. The clean and renewable
source is, interestingly, one of the green-
est ways to generate electricity, and as
such, “going geo” is markedly on trend in
BC – with much staying power.
Last year, the Okanagan Skaha School
District (No. 67) received a $1.2-million
annual facilities grant from the BC gov-
ernment for its 2012 summer work plan,
which includes, among other develop-
ments, the installation of a new geother-
mal plant at Penticton’s Princess Marga-
ret Secondary, a facility that previously
operated on boiler heat. As Doug Gorcak,
the district’s director of facilities, shares,
the main drivers behind the upgrade
were cost-efficiency and environmental
consciousness.
“This system will save money in the
long run,” he says. “We know that put-
ting a little more capital in the beginning
may cost us more upfront, but schools in
general, with 75-year life expectancies,
can recoup the cost down the road, and
then the savings carry on.”
In addition, the low-emission system
offers a predictability not shared by so-
lar, wind and even hydroelec¬tric power,
notes Gorcak, citing that the “power is
continuous no matter the time of day,
weather or season.”
Additional funding from the FortisBC
Efficient Boiler Program ($26,688) and
the Ministry of Education’s Carbon Neu-
tral Capital Program ($106,000) allotted
for further expansion of the Princess
Margaret Secondary geothermal field,
well-positioning the neighbouring Skaha
Middle School for connection to the sys-
tem early next year; this secondary proj-
ect is currently being tendered.
Kelowna-based Christman Plumbing
& Heating Ltd. was awarded tender of
the Princess Margaret Secondary up-
grade that commenced July 2012. The
project, which consisted of a mechani-
cal upgrade and the installation of a new
geothermal field, wrapped in January
2013.
“We put in 10 headers out there and
12 bore holes per header at the depth of
200 feet, so that’s 120 holes,” says project
manager Mardy Matson. “We had a crew
of three or four at any given time for the
five months of concentrated mechani-
cal efforts. There were no major hiccups
throughout the job; we have a really
good crew here that understands how to
do things.”
Industry leader GeoTility out of Kelow-
na was subcontracted for the geother-
mal portion, while Poole & Associates
Mechanical Engineering Ltd. & JDQ
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trict to ensure school classes were not
disrupted by construction.
For Matson, geothermal is a welcome
trend. “It’s nice to see schools going this
route. Going green is good for our future;
it’s good to be part of it. A lot of school
districts are going the geothermal route,
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second project of its kind for the school
district; the first, Penticton Secondary,
involved the replacement of aging infra-
structure and the addition of a new geo-
thermal system in 2008.
“We are quite happy with both sys-
tems,” says Gorcak of the district’s
geothermal projects. “Because it was a
multi-year approach at Princess Marga-
ret, we haven’t really seen 100 per cent of
the benefits, but we will soon. The initial
savings have reduced the energy con-
sumption by almost 1,300 GJ of natural
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SICA recently spoke with BC’s Pre-
mier and Westside-Kelowna MLA,
the Honourable Christy Clark,
about issues relating to construction
in BC. All questions were determined
from member feedback.
SICA: What are your thoughts on pro-
curement and tendering policies for
public tenders (i.e. municipalities, school
districts)? How do you think the process
can be improved to ensure fair, equi-
table, and transparent practices for all
involved?
Premier Clark: I believe in open ten-
dering, and we do that at the provincial
government level because we want
to get the best deal for tax payers. We
know that through an open process we
can do that. As you may know, we have
a committee, the Infrastructure Forum
that has begun to work on our tendering
process, particularly to ensure that small
and medium-sized businesses have a re-
ally good crack at opportunities. I know
the construction associations across the
province have been really important in
that.
I do want to improve [tendering policies]
to make sure that we are both finding
that balance between the best deals for
tax payer – which is absolutely the most
important thing – and making sure that
BC businesses get to be a part of the pro-
cess and feel the benefit.
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palities completing construction proj-
ects using their own forces. What is your
stance on municipalities using their own
forces instead of opening the project to
public tenders?
Premier Clark: Well, you know [munic-
ipalities] make their own decisions, and
as the provincial government we can’t
influence those decisions, nor should we.
I hope that by using their own workforce
it is because they are getting the best
deal for tax payers. We don’t do that at
the provincial government because we
believe that the best way to get the best
deal is to have open bidding. We are not
going to stray from that.
The Auditor General for Local Govern-
ment [is going to] review tendering poli-
cies for local governments [in the] up-
coming year. I think it’s in that process
we will learn a lot more whether munici-
palities are getting the best deal for tax
payers in the way they tender, or don’t
tender, projects. From my perspective,
it’s only through open tendering that you
can get the best deal.
SICA: One of the biggest issues in the
recent provincial election was BC’s eco-
nomic growth. Since the election, what
initiatives has your government taken to
build our economy?
Premier Clark: First, we passed the
balanced budget, which is a fundamen-
tal building block of everything we want
to do. It means we are controlling gov-
ernment spending and keeping taxes
down. Because we [passed the balanced
budget], our AAA credit rating was con-
firmed; this is another important building
block of growing our economy.
We have been aggressively pursuing the
liquefied natural gas deals, and that’s
been moving along really quickly. We
are doing everything we can do to move
those projects along as quickly as we
can.
I am going on my fourth trade mis-
sion to Asia at the end of November to
sell the liquefied natural gas opportu-
nity, mining opportunities, and forestry
opportunities. I am going down to Wash-
ington next week to sell our natural gas
opportunity to investors there and make
sure they know where British Columbia
is.
Our finance minister did a tour in the
United States a couple of weeks ago,
and he said the most common adjectives
used for British Columbia were it’s a safe
harbour for investment. I don’t think you
can get a better reputation than that!
People are recognizing that this is a safe
reliable place to do business and get a
return on investment.
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SICA: It is well known that there is
vast economic potential in Northern BC.
While it is important that we invest in the
northern economy, how will your govern-
ment ensure that there is sizable growth
of the economy in the Southern Interior?
This is important issue to our members,
as many of them are bidding on jobs in
other parts of the province or country in
order to stay in business.
Premier Clark: I hope that British Co-
lumbian businesses will be the bulk of
the beneficiaries of natural gas devel-
opment. So, yes, the pipelines will be
built across the north and the gas will
be extracted in the northeast and it will
be processed in the northwest. But the
concrete has to be supplied by some-
body, and the pipe has to be supplied by
somebody, and the electrical has to be
supplied, and the engineering has to be
done, and the technology component has
to be created. All this innovation is going
to happen around it. This is going to hap-
pen all across the province.
We just started a new project called
LNG – Buy BC, and we are respect-
ing our trade obligations, we believe in
open bidding. What we are doing is very
purposely connecting BC businesses
to these huge multinationals. We know
what happens is the folks from the big
multinational will walk down the hall
and say, “hey we need a concrete con-
tractor”, and they will go with the guy
that they have been using for the last ten
projects. We know that British Columbia
businesses can provide the best deal, we
can compete, but we have to make the
introduction. We are going to become a
matchmaker to introduce BC businesses
to the LNG companies, really encourag-
ing them to use BC product, as much as
we can. Once we are successful [and]
these relationships are made, you [could
be] a concrete supplier from British Co-
lumbia, and you’ll have a part of the LNG
project here, but maybe you’ll be work-
ing in Malaysia next. Maybe we will be
exporting this BC know how and these
BC opportunities all around the world.
That’s the ultimate goal. [It] will not just
be a BC project, but we will be support-
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the world.
SICA: What is your view on the bundling
of public projects into large projects?
This has the impact of limiting the scale
of companies that could participate in
the process, often resulting in fewer bids
and higher costs.
Premier Clark: Well, I think our officials
would argue that this doesn’t always re-
sult in higher costs; the purpose of it is to
result in lower costs. But I know the con-
struction community is concerned about
the impact on medium-sized, BC-based
businesses, and I’m concerned about
that too. That’s why we are doing the
review I talked about earlier. I do want
to get the best bang for the buck, but I
do want to make sure that BC businesses
get a really good crack at some of these
projects. That work [is] underway now to
see if we can find a way to do this: get full
value for the dollar, and make sure that
we are using more BC businesses.
I think the bundling – while it seemed
to be a good idea at the time – certainly
had some unintended consequences.
BC businesses should be building BC
schools if we can get the right deal. We
should be supporting BC businesses.
That’s why the review is underway, and
it may turn out that your contention is
proven to be correct, that we are not get-
ting better value for the money by bun-
dling it. That will open up a lot of oppor-
tunities for BC businesses. Even if you
can get the same deal, why not use BC
businesses? If the bid is the same, use a
BC business.
SICA: With the reintroduction of the
PST, numerous contractors and trades
are finding that some municipalities are
not willing to cooperate with transition
issues. There is no problem when the
municipalities have used the standard-
ized CCDC contracts but their own con-
tracts do not have a clause with respect
to changes in tax laws. How can the
government facilitate the participation of
municipalities to work towards amicable
resolution for all parties?
Premier Clark: We do have a small unit
in the ministry of finance that helps deal
with some of these tricky issues around
the transition. They are there to assist
with these kinds of problems, and offer a
ruling from the Ministry of Finance based
on the tax laws. I know the construction
industry worked really hard to maintain
the HST; we all knew that going back
to the PST would be complicated, but I
don’t think any of us saw the possibility
that the purchasers would use it to grind
down the vendor. There is a place at the
ministry where we can help with that.
You just really hope that everyone will
deal with each other in good faith and try
and be fair about these things, not try to
grind every last penny out of a contract.
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Every so often a visionary comes
along and sparks a new way of
thinking. In Armstrong, BC, that
visionary is Lydia Boss.
Boss, who would have been 100 in
2012, was the mastermind behind the
Kindale Developmental Society, an initia-
tive that focuses on educational oppor-
tunities for persons with special needs
(ages 19 and up), such as Boss’ own son
Gary. With ample support from the local
community, Boss built the original Kin-
dale School in 1959, beginning the non-
profit’s 54-year legacy in Armstrong.
Today, a new centre has been erect-
ed to carry on the founder’s vision and
purpose, and many agree it’s a most ap-
propriate means to commemorate Boss’
centennial – and a welcome addition to
the city’s downtown core. Located on
Patterson Avenue, the Lydia Boss Cen-
tre encompasses two stories and 6,300
square feet and houses the group’s ad-
ministrative and program development
offices on the main floor, as well as af-
fordable housing – four one-bedroom
units, two two-bedroom suites and one
three-bedroom apartment – on the sec-
ond floor, all of which have since been
rented out by members of the commu-
nity.
“The Lydia Boss Centre has been a
dream for 12 years,” shares Benita ‘B’ El-
liott, executive director for the Kindale
Developmental Society. “We’re most
definitely happy with the new building
and we have been able to add additional
program space.”
Maddocks Construction Ltd. was
awarded tender of the $2-million facil-
ity. Construction began summer of 2012
and completed January 2013. Prior to
construction, the residing Chinese laun-
dry building onsite was removed (it was
built out of the old unfired red brick,
which becomes unstable after a period
of time); Sun Country Cable donated the
neighbouring lot for the build as well.
The Lydia Boss Centre itself is a wood-
frame, stucco finish – basic, straight-
forward construction, says Maddocks
owner Craig Main, other than the issue
of flood planes.
“It’s actually what I would call a
2.5-storey building,” Main explains. “The
elevator has a third stop; the parking lot
is below the main floor by half a storey. It
slopes down to the creek at the back of
the property.”
Wider corridors and large automatic
doors are notable features in the build
where accessibility was a major focus.
The suites themselves are built as stan-
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Brenda, Jane & Mirza enjoying friendship at the Community Christmas Lunch
dard suites, says Main, but are prepped
to customize individual needs of resi-
dents, if applicable.
“The building was designed fairly sim-
plistically. We were trying to focus on
minimal maintenance – as well as keep-
ing construction expenses minimal,” he
says. “Kindale is a non-profit society, so
we try to help them where we can in the
community. From our standpoint, we try
to help out our community and members
in it. This is a major milestone for Kindale,
and I’ve actually been working on this
project with them for probably six years.
It was a long time in the works.”
Prior to the new location, the soci-
ety operated out of an old office in the
Century 21 building; the company do-
nated the remainder of their five-year
leased space to the society. (Century
21 had moved out of their Armstrong
location two years shy of their five-year
lease.) However, prior to the Century 21
space, Kindale operated out of a small
house that was also donated to the
society, one that had been renovated
numerous times over Elliott’s 20 years
with Kindale.
“I used to tell the people in the office
that it’s not every day that you work in an
office with water features when it’s rain-
ing. You have to think positively,” Elliott
chuckles. “[The small house] certainly
served its purpose over the years but it
needed a new roof, new piping, and the
foundation was a problem. It was just
beyond repair.”
Today, the society is comfortably set-
tled in their new home, the Lydia Boss
Centre, and Elliott couldn’t be more
grateful, especially for the community’s
endless support and encouragement.
“The community of Armstrong and
Vernon – the only word we can say is
‘awesome’. They are just fantastic!” says
Elliott.” We believe in inclusion not seclu-
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safety incidents logged with over 1.7 mil-
lion person hours.
Penner cites the mandatory safety
and cultural awareness training, as well
as regular morning meetings outlining
the day’s work, as probable factors in
the aforementioned achievement. “Ev-
erybody goes in aware of their jobs,”
he says. “The hazards involved and ev-
ery incident, whether it’s a sliver or a
scratch, is recorded so we can watch for
trends and be proactive.”
Of course, the entire team is proud of
the project’s stats to date, including tri-
owners Columbia Power Corporation
(32.5 per cent ownership), and Columbia
Basin Trust (16.5 per cent), and Fortis
Inc. (51 per cent), who will operate and
maintain the site upon completion. Au-
drey Repin, director of Stakeholder and
External Relations for Columbia Power
Corporation, is quick to cite the team’s
Community Impact Management Com-
mittee – a group of local shareholders, lo-
cal and regional government representa-
tives, First Nations and project represen-
tatives who meet monthly to encourage
the project’s positive community impact
– as an additional contributor to the proj-
ect’s success to date.
“There’s a considerable amount of
monitoring that goes on – safety moni-
toring, environmental monitoring, work-
practice monitoring – and with the Com-
munity Impact Group, all issues are dealt
with in the community, first hand,” she
says. “The public is regularly kept in-
formed on the progress of the project and
the owners are really proud of this. On a
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project of this magnitude you have to be
very careful, so the contractor is paying
particular attention to safety. We’re really
fortunate to have experienced contrac-
tors and workers onsite.”
Since 2010, approximately 350 work-
ers have been onsite during construc-
tion of the $900-million, 335-megawatt
powerhouse downstream of the existing
Waneta Dam. The design-build project
will share the hydraulic head created by
the existing dam owned by Tech and BC
Hydro and will be poised to supply 60,000
homes with power upon production in
the spring of 2015. Project elements in-
clude the construction of a hydraulic
approach channel, an intake, two power
tunnels, two hydro turbine generator
units, and a tailrace, as well as a berm to
isolate the river from the excavation site
and to assist with spring runoff.
As Penner reports, to date the steel
structure has been completed, as well as
80 per cent of the concrete work and 78
per cent of the civil work. The roof is on
the powerhouse, however some siding
remains unfinished to allow for ventila-
tion. In addition, Repin also notes that
clearing for the 10-kilometre transmis-
sion line has also been completed and
tender for line construction will soon be
awarded.
“We’ve completed the majority of the
in-river work,” adds Penner, “but we
have to lower the tailrace (where the wa-
ter returns to the river) and remove the
powerhouse rock plug. That work will
be starting around November and is one
of our last tricky environmental pieces.
Then we have to remove the rock plug at
the intake when complete and the head
gates are installed. Another major piece
of work is to complete the transition from
the concrete tunnel to the steel liner.”
Currently, the project is entering into
the electrical and mechanical phase with
civil construction focused on the intake,
which will control the flow from the Wa-
neta headpond through two parallel tun-
nels that will supply two Francis turbines
in the new powerhouse. Transformers
(over 136 tons each) are expected on-
site in September and the first runner is
scheduled to arrive in mid-November,
the second in January.
As Repin confirms, the project has re-
ceived much in the way of community
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support. In fact, over 1,500 guests toured
the site in June for Columbia Powers’
Community Day. The all-day festivities
included tours of the facility, as well as
live entertainment, First Nations cul-
tural presentations, children’s activities,
a complimentary BBQ and informational
displays.
“We work hand and hand with the
contractors, with the agencies, with the
communities through all aspects of the
project so that there are no surprises,”
she says. “When you have good relation-
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Nations, with the communities, things go
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When there is teamwork and
collaboration, wonderful
things can be achieved. This
philosophy is one that the SICA under-
stands well – a prime example being
their annual CCO (Consultant Contractor
Owner) Workshop.
The annual one-day event fosters
open and constructive dialogue between
the industry’s three sectors: the consul-
tants, contractors and owners. Every
February, the 100-plus delegates gather
at the networking forum where they are
treated to panel discussions, instruction-
al workshops, and guest speakers pre-
senting on a variety of industry subjects.
The goal is to identify common problems
and common solutions, says SICA COO
Bill Everitt, while fostering a collabora-
tive approach.
“The original premise of the CCO
Workshop was to try to get the three
main players of procurement – the con-
tractor, consultant and owner – together
into a number of different workshop
environments and facilitate discussion
around the procurement and construc-
tion process without having a project
specifically being discussed,” says Everi-
tt. “We’re just trying to get around the is-
sues before they become issues, and ev-
ery year there’s always something new.
Ultimately it’s about having good coop-
eration between the three disciplines.”
In its 14th year, the workshop has fea-
tured a myriad of topics of interest, such
as capital project planning, procurement
methods and documentation; project
scheduling; builders lien; environmen-
tal practices; annual legal updates; the
value of Building Information Modeling
(BIM) technology; the Bid Central sys-
tem; and procurement models around
P3 (private-public partnerships) and de-
sign-build, to name a few. A prime pro-
fessional development offering, the event
counts toward six core learning credits
for Architectural Institute of British Co-
lumbia (AIBC), three Supply Chain Man-
agement Association BC SCMP Mainte-
nance credits, and one Gold Seal credit.
As the SICA COO explains, this devel-
opment works well to attract members
from other disciplines to the SICA event.
“I think SICA and many construc-
tion associations across the province
tend to be heavily contractor-based. But
there’s a recognizable benefit to having
other disciplines involved in what we
do,” Everitt adds. “We’re reaching out
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more to the design community and to
the owners, and I think we’re going to
get more and more going forward with
the changes with design-build. I think
there’s room for other disciplines to help
us move forward.”
The collaborative approach is one that
attracted Scott Chatterton, BIM manager
of CEI Architecture, who presented on
Building Information Modeling (BIM) at
last year’s workshop. According to Chat-
terton, much value is to be garnered at
the annual conference.
“I think workshops like these are es-
sential, and I think promoting them more
to the owners is critical – and getting
more design consultants there, and get-
ting everybody involved – the structural
engineer, the mechanical engineer, the
electrical contractor,” Chatterton says.
“We have had many years of ‘we do our
part of the process and throw it over the
fence for the next to do their part.’ It’s
not efficient anymore, and we need more
dialogue and more communication and
collaboration. These types of conferenc-
es can help facilitate this.”
Approximately 92 per cent of the re-
gion’s public owners are SICA mem-
bers. Such is the case with fellow 2013
presenter and owner representative Mo
Bayat, an active attendee and advocate
of the CCO Workshop.
“The intent of the CCO Workshop is
to create a level playing field. SICA basi-
cally creates an information bridge from
owners, consultants and contractors
that all parties can benefit from,” says
Bayat, director of Development Services
Department for the City of Kelowna.
“Personally, I firmly believe that we are
all part and parcel of each other, and the
only way the whole industry can suc-
ceed is if all the players work with each
other cooperatively, collaboratively and
as partners. I’d like to see these relation-
ships continue and strengthen and we
can complement each other to become a
stronger industry as a whole.”
Long-time member Terry Brown of
STBR Consulting Ltd. can attest to the
evolution of the event over its 13-year
run. In fact, the transition from an adver-
sarial environment to a more collabora-
tive environment has been most evident,
as is the parties drive to reduce the fric-
tion of industry through workshops such
as SICA’s CCO event.
“With the three major players, there
is a lot of commonality on the issues, al-
beit from different perspectives. All three
sides benefit from the very open and
relaxed, non-confrontational discussion;
you really get a chance to learn and you
get to walk a mile in another person’s
proverbial shoes,” says the STBR presi-
dent. “The industry as a whole is part of
the community; it shouldn’t be an adver-
sarial environment. There’s opportunity
for a win-win all the way around, a sym-
biotic relationship.”
This February will mark the 14th an-
nual CCO Workshop, which will be held
at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort in
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As the well-known adage goes,
home is where the heart is. For
Kal Tire, Canada’s largest inde-
pendent tire dealer, that place is – and
will always be – Vernon, BC.
Established in 1953, the company
named after local landmark Kalamalka
Lake has grown from a single location
servicing BC’s mining and forestry op-
erators to one of the province’s largest
privately owned businesses, operating in
19 countries with 5,300 team members
in three business segments (retail, com-
mercial, and mining). And yet, through-
out the company’s major successes, it
is clear they have a true affinity for their
roots.
In 2006, land was purchased at 1540
Kalamalka Lake Road, the future site of
the company’s new head office, known
within the company as the Vernon Office.
It was a vision that six years later would
bring the majority of the company’s ad-
ministrative team together under one
roof – a means to foster more conversa-
tions and gatherings than the previous
space-limited situation allowed. As Kal
Tire chairman Ken Finch explains, the
new building was guided by two key fac-
tors: to create the best possible working
environment for Kal Tire team members,
while being environmentally and socially
conscious, as they have been for many
years.
“When we were designing the new
building, we looked at a number of of-
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fices around the country,” states Finch.
”It was essential that we created a work-
ing environment that was appealing for
our team members but also continued to
foster the strong team culture we have at
Kal Tire. We also wanted to build an office
that incorporated elements of sustain-
ability. As an organization, we are very
conscious of the environmental impact
we have and felt that if we could build a
facility we could be proud of, our teams
could be proud of and the community
could be proud of, we would make every
effort to do so.”
Designed by Vancouver-based CTA
Design Group, the three-storey, 80,000
square-foot building is a brilliant mix of
glass, wood, brick, and exposed concrete
and features a 150-seat cafeteria, out-
door patio, changerooms and shower fa-
cilities. As project manager David Penner
explains, it was purposeful to create a
three-story building – any higher and
people would probably more often than
not opt to take the elevator. With only
three stories, the majority of team mem-
bers use the stairs which has not only
the obvious healthy benefits, but again
provides for more interaction with team
members as they are moving throughout
the building.
An extensive use of natural lighting is
facilitated by a 40-foot-high windowed
atrium and skylight in the core of the
building, around which the executive
offices are situated. Open work sta-
tions, meeting rooms and common areas
makeup each floor’s perimeter. Bare con-
crete floor is used throughout building,
while workplaces are carpeted. Specialty
acoustic ceiling tiles absorb 90 per cent
of the interior’s sound and a timer-oper-
ated, motorized blind system has been
installed on all windows.
Incorporated into the design are many
sustainable elements, such as an effi-
ciently distributed heat pump HVAC sys-
tem, low-flow plumbing fixtures, locked
bike storage (reduces carbon emissions),
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and an irrigation system supplemented
by retained storm water. Locally sourced
pine beetle wood from Kelowna accents
the reception area, as well as one large
wall in the atrium; another of the atrium
walls is a “living wall,” or vertical garden,
at 30 feet long by eight feet high.
In addition, steel-post-and-beam con-
struction anchors the high performance
building envelope, which is complete
with an insulated concrete tilt panel ex-
terior, thereby reducing peak energy de-
mands through the elimination of ther-
mal breaks in the envelope.
“The method of insulating concrete tilt
panel walls is a fairly new process and
includes placing a three-foot continu-
ous layer of rigid insulation between a
structural concrete layer and an archi-
tectural concrete layer, while lying flat
on the ground,” explains Penner, who
works in the real estate and construction
sector of Kal Tire. “For Kal Tire’s building,
there was also the additional placement
of brick veneer embedded into the exte-
rior architectural concrete panel in some
places. Once formed, the panel walls are
then tilted up into place and welded to-
gether through a number of metal plates
embedded into the concrete.”
Groundbreaking for the new office
took place in April 2011, while the official
move-in date was October 8, 2012. Dur-
ing construction, Penticton-based gen-
eral contractor Greyback Construction
hired predominantly local crew and sub-
trades – a development that accurately
reflected the tire dealer’s fondness for
their home city.
“Our company was founded in Vernon
60 years ago and the new office build-
ing is a commitment to our Vernon office
team members and our community as
a whole,” states Robert Foord, president
of Kal Tire. “We chose to stay in Vernon
because both the city and the province
have been an integral part of the suc-
cess of our organization and it is a great
place to live. In addition, many of our
team members’ families, including our
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Having good supplier rela-
tionships is a key priority for
BC Hydro. Following the 2011
Supplier Engagement Review, BC Hydro
has been working closely with industry
to implement initiatives in response to
industry feedback. Two key initiatives
have been the review and revision of the
construction contract documents and
ensuring suppliers are paid on time.
Update Contract DocumentsThe construction contract documents
were selected as the first type of con-
tract documents to be reviewed due
to BC Hydro’s significant capital plan
and requests from industry to address
concerns with the construction con-
tract documents. A joint working group
with BC Hydro and industry (ICBA, BC
Construction Association and BC Road
Builders) was formed and the construc-
tion contract was reviewed and revised.
“The focus of the new construction
contract is to make it easier for contrac-
tors to bid on opportunities and to work
with the contract documents,” says Bill
Earis, General Manager of Construction
at BC Hydro.
After extensive work and industry
consultation, the existing construction
contract templates were replaced in
January 2013 by the new construction
contract templates. The documents have
been updated to provide a balanced ap-
proach to contract drafting; ensuring the
contract fully defines both BC Hydro’s
and the contractor’s rights and obliga-
tions; and adopts a structure and order
aligned with industry leading practice.
The intent is to ensure ongoing commu-
nication with industry and to update the
contract documents on an annual basis
or as needed.
Information sessions were held for
contractors across BC, including the
Lower Mainland (April 25), Southern In-
terior (May 1), Vancouver Island (June
25) and the Northern Interior (July 9) to
review the changes to the new construc-
tion contracts and bid process.
“This is a shift in our contractual re-
lationship and how we work with con-
tractors. We are making these changes to
make it better for contractors to engage
with us and ultimately work together
with our teams to deliver great work,”
says Shelly Morrison, Manager of Strate-
gic Procurement Programs at BC Hydro.
“BC Hydro is in the midst of an exciting
time for construction, with many new
projects planned and many currently in
flight.”
Many of BC Hydro’s assets were
built before 1970 – over 40 years ago.
BC Hydro is refurbishing its heritage
assets to ensure system reliability and
undertaking new projects to meet future
electricity demand in BC. These projects
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“By introducing the changes and
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Hydro Projects page, www.bchydro.com/energy-in-bc/projects.html.
On Time Payments Project: In addition to updating contract tem-
plates, the Supplier Engagement Review
also highlighted slow payments as an
area for improvement.
The On Time Payment (OTP) proj-
ect addresses barriers to prompt pay-
ments and has introduced the following
changes to BC Hydro’s invoice approval
processes:
• BC Hydro has set a target of paying
95% of invoices on time based on re-
ceipt date. This target was achieved
last fiscal year and is expected to be
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Some of the major BC Hydro projects which are underway include: Project Total Cost Description Targeted Completion
MICA SF Gas Insulated Switchgear Replacement Project
$199 million Replace the switchgear system at the Mica Generating Station to ensure the reliability of this key generating station and reduce SF (a greenhouse gas) leakage. The switchgear system uses 500 kV circuits to conduct energy from the MICA underground powerhouse to the surface, where it transitions to transmission lines.
Fiscal 2014
Seymour Arm Capacitor Station
$49-‐58 million
Construct a 500 kV series capacitor station adjacent to the existing transmission lines 5L71 and 5L72, which run between the Mica Generating Station and the Nicola Substation near Merritt. The capacitor station will increase the transmission capacity of the lines and allow the Mica Generating Station to securely deliver its full station output with the new generating units 5 and 6 in place.
Fiscal 2015
Interior to Lower Mainland Project
$690-‐725 million
Construct a new 500 kV transmission line, approximately 255 km in length, between the Nicola Substation near Merritt and the Meridian Substation in Coquitlam and build a new series capacitor station at Ruby Creek near Agassiz to help meet domestic load growth in the Lower Mainland.
Fiscal 2015
Merritt Area Transmission Project
$58-‐66 million
Construct a new 138 kV radial transmission line from the existing Highland Substation to a new substation in Merritt to meet the increased demand for power in the Merritt area.
Fiscal 2015
Upper Columbia Capacity Additions at MICA – Units 5 & 6
$627-‐714 million
Install two additional 500 MW generating units into existing turbine bays at the Mica Generating Station. The new units are similar to the four existing units, but with more efficient turbines. Includes construction of a series capacitor station located near the mid-‐point on the existing Mica-‐Nicola 500 kV transmission lines.
Fiscal 2015 – Fiscal 2016
Hugh Keenleyside Spillway Gate Reliability Upgrade
$116-‐123 million
Upgrade the spillway gates at the Hugh Keenleyside Dam to increase public and employee safety and ensure the gates meet flood discharge reliability requirements.
Fiscal 2016
Ruskin Dam Safety and Powerhouse Upgrade
$626-‐748 million
This project upgrade will meet modern safety and seismic requirements and replace the powerhouse equipment, which is in poor condition. It is expected to take six years to complete and includes: reinforcement of the right bank; seismic upgrade of the dam and water intakes; powerhouse upgrades; and, relocation of the switchyard. Once completed, the upgraded facility will be reliable and safe and will produce enough electricity to serve more than 33,000 homes.
Fiscal 2018
* For additional projects and details read BC Hydro’s Service Plan, http://www.bchydro.com/about/accountability_reports/financial_reports/service_plan.html or check out the BC Hydro Projects page, www.bchydro.com/energy-in-bc/projects.html.
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achieved again this year. This is a sig-
nificant improvement from previous
years.
• Expanding the use of electronic funds
transfers (EFT) means suppliers are
paid overnight by electronic payment.
This eliminates cheque processing and
delivery delays and the need for the
supplier to deposit the cheque.
• The 2011 Government Review directed
BC Hydro to increase the use of eCom-
merce for ordering and invoicing with
suppliers. By March 2013, more than
40% of invoices were being received by
BC Hydro using eCommerce, and this
is expected to be increased to at least
60% by March 2014.
• BC Hydro is tracking invoice payments
by weekly and monthly metrics. This
enables corrective action to be taken
where invoice approvals are delayed.
Tony Morris, BC Hydro’s Manager of
Enterprise Procurement Policy and Ser-
vices, is pleased with the work to date.
“I’m responsible for improving the ef-
ficiency of BC Hydro’s invoice process-
ing and helping to ensure suppliers are
paid in accordance with their contract
terms. BC Hydro needs to provide sup-
pliers with the confidence that they
will be paid on time. We recognise cash
flow is critical to our suppliers and that
BC Hydro needs to pay its suppliers on
time.”
As both of these initiatives progress,
BC Hydro is confident that together with
industry further strides will be made.
“Over the next several months we will
continue to work collaboratively with
industry to obtain feedback on the new
contract documents,” Morrison says. “In
addition, we are beginning to review
and revise the next set of contract docu-
ments for Supply and Install building on
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There are two areas where busi-
ness owners can gain real ben-
efits when preparing for an exit.
The first is up-front planning. The sec-
ond is preparing your business for sale.
Getting to know your market is an
important first step. You wouldn’t sell a
house without first checking the market
to learn what other properties are going
for.
You also have to know what you’re
selling. Often, we find people who have
a notion to exit their business. But when
it comes down to the bottom line, there
are parts they don’t want to sell – or can’t
sell.
When preparing your private com-
pany for a sale, you need to rank your
objectives. For example, do you want to
maximize price, maximize the amount of
cash received at closing, participate in
management or ownership after the sale,
transfer the business to the next genera-
tion or preserve the well-being of em-
ployees, customers or suppliers?
Gathering market intelligence can
confirm whether you have something
worth selling and establish a sense of its
value. It is also vital to understand the
buyer’s perspective; remember: this buy-
er will be the most important customer
you will ever have. A buyer tends to lack
emotion in their buying decision and fo-
cuses on their return on investment. The
buyer may want to acquire a company
with management depth or the purchase
may be a strategic acquisition.
Do you know the key value drivers of
your business? Prior to embarking on
the “sale process”, you should perform a
thorough review of the business to iden-
tify inherent problems, get your records
in order and dispose of excess or under-
performing assets, rather than passing
those on to someone else. You should
also be careful of entering long-term
commitments, since these could end up
as an inconvenience for a prospective
purchaser.
During the planning process, you
should review your corporate structure
with your accountant to ensure that your
after-tax proceeds on sale are also maxi-
mized.
At the end of the day, if you are con-
sidering selling your business, remember
these three key items:
1. Know your objectives and rate their
importance.
2. The best time to sell is after proper
planning and preparation.
3. The buyer will be the most important
customer you will ever have, so ensure
you have the process in place for en-
suring high marketability and maxi-
mum value.
To read more about exit strategies,
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Every once in a while, one should
stop and recognize the many
achievements that have been
made within our industry. In construc-
tion, it’s not just one individual that
makes the project but the combined ef-
forts of all parties that will make a build-
ing truly great.
The 2013 SICA Commercial Building
Awards, held on October 17, 2013, was
the first for SICA as a key sponsor, and
had the best attendance to date for the
Business Examiner Thompson Okana-
gan, SICA’s partner in the event. The
awards recognized excellence in design
and construction within several cat-
egories of Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional projects throughout the
southern interior. Just under 60 projects
were submitted for consideration. Please
accept our congratulations to all those
nominated and in particular to our final-
ists.
The process involved in deciding to
develop a piece of land, agree on a de-
sign, commit the funds required, negoti-
ate the process, and finally to assemble
the team of skilled trades marshalled by
a general contractor never entirely cer-
tain of a successful outcome is daunting
indeed. To do this while producing some
of the most beautiful structures employ-
ing state of the art processes and equip-
ment, systems controls, with the latest in
environmental considerations is worthy
of recognition. Congratulations to you
all. Projects that received Awards of Ex-
cellence are noted below, to see all final-
ists visit: www.sica.bc.ca/2013awards.
2013 SICA Commercial Building Awards
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Golden Civic Centre, 810 10th Avenue S., GoldenOwner/Developer: Town of GoldenArchitect/Designer: Len Brown ArchitectGeneral Contractor: Olson Construction
Kal Tire Head Office, 1540 Kalamalka Lake Road, VernonOwner/Developer: Kal Tire Real Estate & Construction ServicesArchitect/Designer: CTA Design GroupEngineer: CTA Design GroupGeneral Contractor: Greyback Construction
Mica Heli-Ski Lodge, 207 Mackenzie Avenue, RevelstokeOwner/Developer: Mica Heli Skiing CanadaArchitect/Designer: CEI ArchitectureGeneral Contractor: VVI Construction
Delta Grand Okanagan Resort 1310 Water Street, KelownaOwner/Developer: Delta Grand Okanagan Hotel & ResortArchitect/Designer: MQN ArchitectsGeneral Contractor: Edgecombe Builders
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Students at the UBC’s Okanagan
campus Engineering Capstone
Program are garnering much at-
tention as of late – and rightfully so,
boasts senior instructor Dr. Ray Taheri.
Take, for example, the iPhone commu-
nications platform developed for Cisco
Systems that will soon be marketed; or
the iPhone attachment developed for
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Dr. Ray Taheri
SICA Construction Review 2013-2014 63
capstone student projects at the School
of Engineering (SOE).
Dr. Taheri, who teaches mechanical
engineering, is not the only one thor-
oughly impressed with capstone stu-
dents – many of the participating com-
panies are dazzled, as well. According to
the senior instructor, it’s not uncommon
to receive positive feedback; particularly,
“A group of fourth-year students came
up with this? This is amazing!” As a re-
sult, there is a waiting list of companies
eager to participate in the program.
“Our capstone program has become
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from local communities,” Dr. Taheri says.
“This year, we’re going international –
with one project in Tibet and one in Af-
rica.”
The SOE’s program is geared towards
fourth-year engineering undergraduates
and encompasses six credit hours from
September to April. Program corner-
stones include industry-related group
work and real-life project application fa-
cilitated by a university faculty member.
Each year, the program produces 30
to 40 student projects decided upon in
one of three ways: students can procure
their own projects based on their desired
career path; faculty members will initiate
contact with a variety of companies and
tailor a project list for students to select
from; and finally, companies contact the
school and express interest in working
with the program’s students.
Traditionally, capstone programs are
segregated by each engineering depart-
ment. In the SOE, not only is cross-dis-
cipline collaboration among mechanical,
civil and electrical students encouraged,
but several projects also involve UBC’s
School of Management students.
Upper-year management students are
also encouraged into the capstone pro-
gram to facilitate well-rounded project
groups, which, as Dr. Taheri describes,
is “very beneficial for students to learn
from their peers in different disciplines,”
adding that many engineering projects
encompass business elements.
To date, the capstone project course is
in its fifth year. More than 400 students
have participated as a part of their aca-
demic curriculum, an undertaking that
has pleased not only the SOE but the
university as well, much to the benefit
of both students and Okanagan-based
companies.
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hired by the respective companies.”
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in the position of hiring students as new
engineers,” says Dr. Taheri. “One of the
areas that I was always interested in was
project-based learning and group work.
This capstone program speaks well for
students. Many employers look at the re-
sult of the capstone and, in many cases,
the students working in the group get
hired by the respective companies.”
Major perks to industry include an es-
timated $20,000 in kind per project, re-
sulting from the combination of student
work-hours (more than 500), faculty sup-
port and the use of university facilities.
In addition, companies retain the respec-
tive intellectual rights to the project.
From the university’s perspective, the
capstone program also helps to maintain
and strengthen the educational institu-
tion’s relationship with industry, while
at the same time enhancing industrial
relevance.
“Industry perhaps might not know
about university and how it works. The
program, then, is a stepping stone for
collaboration between the university
and industry, making this initial contact
a narrow bridge between industry and
university,” says Dr. Taheri. “Widening
this bridge will be easy because you al-
ready have a connection. I am very ex-
cited about the direction that capstone
is going, and I hope our school will be a
pioneer in the capstone for the rest of the
country, and perhaps North America.”
Working closely with the UBCO School
of Engineering is the Southern Interior
Construction Association (SICA) in an
effort to blend the interest of engineers
with those of the contracting commu-
nity.
“SICA is happy to be part of the UBC
engineering capstone program with the
hopes of furthering contractors’ ties with
the engineering and design sectors,”
says SICA COO Bill Everitt. “To that end,
we support the capstone project where
applicable to our members, and we sit on
the university’s ION (Innovation Okana-
gan Network) committee to help guide
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Bid, Tender, RFP, RFQ, RFI –
chances are you have heard all
of these terms before. But what
are the legal differences between each of
these documents? A lot of people believe
that what an owner calls a document de-
termines the way it is treated legally. For
example, I’ve heard it said that “because
it’s only an RFP, the owner can do what
he likes.” This is not necessarily true; in
fact, there may be no meaningful legal
difference between these documents.
What matters, in every case, is not what
the document is called but whether or
not it forms Contract A.
Contract A was a concept developed
by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1981
in the case of Ontario v. Ron Engineer-
ing & Construction (Eastern) Ltd. [1981]
1 SCR 111. At its most basic, Contract A
is the contract that is formed when a bid-
der submits a compliant bid in response
to a bid call from an owner. The owner
owes all compliant bidders a duty of fair-
ness and equality. This means that an
owner is bound to consider all compliant
bids and to disqualify all non-compliant
bids. In many construction tendering
cases, the owner is required to accept
the lowest-priced compliant bid. If the
owner wrongly disqualifies a bid, or ac-
cepts a non-compliant bid, the bidder
that would otherwise have been award-
ed the final contract (but for the owner’s
error) is typically entitled to damages for
lost profits. The practical effect of this is
to require a high level of care on the part
of owners if they are in Contract A.
In order to see whether a bid document
creates Contract A, a lawyer will look
to the content of the document for evi-
dence of the owner’s intent to form Con-
tract A. Such evidence can be found in
things such as mandatory requirements,
whether or not bids can be withdrawn
and whether or not some form of security
deposit is required. What the document
is called may be some evidence of the
owner’s intent, but as Madam Justice
Dillon stated in Tercon Contractors Ltd.
v. British Columbia [2006] BCSC 499,
“[t]he label or name of the tender docu-
ment is not a determinative factor”. The
more a document contains mandatory
requirements, indicated by words such
as “must” and “shall”, the greater the
evidence that the owner is in Contract A.
Not allowing the withdrawal of bids and
requiring a security deposit or bid bond
are further evidence of Contract A.
Practically speaking, this means that
you can have RFPs and RFQs (and bid
documents with other names) that are
binding because the language in them
creates Contract A and also RFPs and
RFQs that are non-binding because they
don’t create Contract A. Tenders are al-
most always binding, but this is because
their terms make them so, rather than
because of the mere fact of being called
a tender. RFIs are typically non-binding,
but again that is because of their ex-
press terms. Having worked as in-house
counsel for an owner, I know that we of-
ten spent a lot of time trying to craft our
language so that we weren’t in Contract
A. However, a lot of owners and bidders
aren’t aware of this. So, if you feel like
you have been treated unfairly in a bid
process but you can’t do anything about
it – because it’s only an RFP, RFQ or RFI
– think again. Because of the language
the owner used, it may have unwittingly
created a Contract A with you and given
you certain legal rights.
So, the answer to the question “what’s
in the name?” is “not a lot” – it’s Contract
A that matters. If you have a question
about your rights in a bid process, con-
sider contacting a lawyer who has expe-
rience in this area and can advise you on
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Complementing the rich eve-
ning setting of north central
BC, the Peace Canyon Dam is
akin to a beacon, brilliantly illuminating
BC Hydro’s commitment to the area’s
200,000 residences. During the dam’s
recent roof upgrade, the beacon along
the Peace River provided much comfort
to the Flynn Canada/Glass Canada Inc.
team, who immersed themselves in the
province’s wilderness, camping riverside
until the project’s completion.
“With a remote project, you’ve got
to be a little more dynamic and have to
adjust a little more than working in the
city,” says manager Kirtis Bergen of the
Flynn Canada Ltd. Kelowna branch. “It’s
beautiful country up there. It was quite
entertaining camping along the river and
the guys had a good time – dirt biking,
fishing, barbequing. Without happy men,
you’re not going to get anything done.”
From May to September 2012, Ber-
gen and his team of 14 were contracted
to retrofit the roof of the Peace Canyon
Dam, which encompasses a large pow-
erhouse, visitors’ centre and administra-
tive building and stands 50 metres (165
feet) high, 534 metres (1,752 feet) long,
containing 515,000 cubic metres of con-
crete. After all was said and done, ap-
proximately 681 squares of two-ply SBS,
a new 23-square standing seam metal
roof on the administration building, and
a 1,200-linear-foot modern aluminum-
framed, double-paned glass model (with
520 individual glazing units set at 45-de-
gree angles) was installed during the
$2.3 million building envelope retrofit –
the first upgrade in the dam’s 35 years.
During the project, the existing ballast
and insulations were removed off of an
inverted roof assembly and new vapour
barriers, insulations, overlay boards, two-
ply SBS roof systems complete with new
rubberized expansion joints at all inter-
secting walls, and aluminum flashings
were installed. The metal roof over the
existing exposed concrete structure had
new A/V barriers, insulations with sub-
girts, top slip sheet, and custom-rolled
metal seam lock panels rolled onsite to
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suit the specific lengths. All work was
completed under the RCABC (Roofing
Contractors Association of BC) Roof Star
10-Year Guarantee program with inde-
pendent inspections completed by Top-
side Consulting Ltd.
As Bergen explains, work on the in-
dustrial-type project was anything but
your typical “commercial roofing, metal
roofing and curtain wall, and windows”
job. Logistics at times proved challeng-
ing, he says, and some of the project
consisted of night work so not to disrupt
hydro service or cause financial losses for
the owner.
“BC Hydro is under tight contingen-
cies not to dump water – spilling water
is money wasted – and they’re respon-
sible for meeting power requirements, so
you can’t just shut down half the dam if
one of the other dams can’t pick it up,”
he says. “So it was kind of a trickle effect
for us all the way through. We had sched-
uled dam shutdowns in our contract, but
due to the high waters, they had to push
those dates and we ended up working
nights, as demand for power dropped
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and they were able to shut down some of
their generators.”
Glass Canada Inc. was responsible for
installing the dam’s new skylight – all
520 pieces of glass. The new, low mainte-
nance skylight, which offers a 25- to 30-
year lifespan, consists of high efficiency
clear glass panels that optimize natural
light, as opposed to the original skylight
(circa 1980) with a fibreglass and alu-
minum makeup that restricted natural
light. United States Aluminum of Canada
Ltd. out of Langley, BC supplied the new
curtain, while the glass was supplied by
Garibaldi Glass Manufacturer Inc. out of
Burnaby, BC.
Furthermore, the make-up of the
sealed units was tempered SN68 by
Guardian Industries over laminated
glass. The tempered was added to give
the windows strength while the lamina-
tion protects everything below, on the off
chance a window does break (the pieces
will not fall to the floor below).
As general manager Debra Dotschkat
of Glass Canada Inc. explains, the most
important part of the project was ensur-
ing that no water penetrated the power
plant during construction. As a result,
work had to be done in sections while
the rest of the project remained covered.
“This was the largest skylight we’ve
ever done; pair that with the fact of the
logistics we’ve never encountered be-
fore – the project’s remoteness and the
water factor,” says Dotschkat. “It was a
pretty quick turnaround, but having said
that, it was delayed. Any time there was
bad weather we had to shut down. But
Hydro was very accommodating and ev-
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few of SICA’s committed volun-
teers and members. Long-time
volunteers Terry Brown (STBR Consult-
ing Ltd.), Phil Long (Maple Reinders Inc.),
and Patrick Waunch (Rambow Mechani-
cal Ltd.) were honoured with prestigious
awards recognizing their dedication and
commitment to the construction indus-
try.
On January 18, 2013, Terry Brown and
Phil Long were awarded with medals
commemorating Queen Elizabeth II’s
Diamond Jubilee. The Queen Elizabeth II
Diamond Jubilee Medal is a commemo-
rative medal to honour 60,000 deserving
Canadians in a variety of fields. “SICA is
extremely proud to have two of its long-
term members recognized for such an
auspicious award. Phil Long and Terry
Brown have played a significant role in
the development of construction indus-
try standards over the years,” says SICA
COO W.E. (Bill) Everitt.
Despite his demanding career as an
operations manager at Maple Reinders
Inc., Phil has dedicated over seven
years to the local construction industry
through his volunteer involvement in
the Canadian Construction Association
(CCA), BC Construction Association
(BCCA), and as a member of SICA. He
is best known for his calm demeanour,
sense of humour, and dependability.
Terry Brown is being celebrated for
over 24 years of protecting the interests
of the construction industry. His volun-
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SICA member and volunteer Patrick
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recognize Patrick Waunch, who has con-
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Bill Everitt. “This annual award of $3,500
will make it easier for students to get
their certificates in refrigeration, air con-
ditioning, sheet metal, and plumbing.”
Patrick has been dedicated to the con-
struction industry for many years, having
served on the SICA board of directors for
a total of 14 years, representing SICA on
the BCCA board and CCA board. He is
Chairman of the Public Advisory Com-
mittee to the Okanagan College and
Chairman of the Trade Contractors
Council for the Canadian Construction
Association.
Patrick, Terry, and Phil represent a few
of the many dedicated individuals that
have been involved with SICA over the
past 44 years; without these individuals
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With the construction season
now underway, firms look-
ing to new and innovative
ways to gain additional exposure while
improving the overall skillset and profes-
sionalism of their management staff can
consider registering their project as a
Gold Seal project.
Across the country, Gold Seal projects
are a reflection of experience, competen-
cy and excellence in the management
of construction. In these projects, a firm
works with their local construction as-
sociation and the Gold Seal certification
program to jointly promote Gold Seal as
part of a construction project. The objec-
tive is to educate non-certified workers
about Gold Seal certification and to hon-
our those who have earned their certifi-
cation by the end of the project.
“We’ve seen a growing number of in-
terested firms in Canada who want to
explore how they can register a Gold Seal
Project,” says Barry Brown, Chair of the
Gold Seal committee. “Gold Seal projects
help increase a project’s exposure and
the tangible benefits of certifying em-
ployees are felt well beyond a project’s
completion. It is a great marketing tool,
as well as an excellent way to promote
ongoing excellence within a company.”
Currently, there are no civil projects
in British Columbia that have registered
as Gold Seal projects and just one other
across Canada. However, increasing in-
terest in the program is expecting to see
these numbers grow.
Any construction company that would
like to promote their excellence in the
management of construction and would
like to promote Gold Seal certification
are encouraged to participate in the
program. The process is quite simple,
whether it is through contacting the lo-
cal construction association or filling out
the form on the Gold Seal website.
There are a number of benefits to reg-
istering a Gold Seal project, including
co-branded promotional material, the
opportunity to be featured on the Gold
Seal certification website, and media ex-
posure through press releases, websites
and social media.
At the same time, staff members re-
ceive new learning opportunities, includ-
ing optional onsite workshops for man-
agement staff and contractors, and Gold
Seal certification ceremonies for those
that have earned their Gold Seal certifi-
cation during the project. The end result
– the completion of a Gold Seal project
– is project certificates for all involved,
including general contractors, owners,
subcontractors and all other associated
parties.
“As construction firms and owners
continue to see the value of Gold Seal
certification, we are anticipating an in-
creasing number of projects to be reg-
istered as Gold Seal projects,” Brown
adds. “Gold Seal certification continues
to be recognized as the industry’s most
respected certification and Gold Seal
projects are reflective of that. They are a
great way to promote the work that we
do to those in our industry and to those
outside of it.”
More information about Gold Seal
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certification.com/projects/.
Last Call for Senior Practitioners
Until the end of 2013, construction
management professionals with more
than 15 years of experience as estima-
tors, owners’ project managers, project
managers or superintendents who meet
the educational requirements can apply
for a GSC as a Senior Practitioner with-
out challenging the Gold Seal certifica-
tion exam.
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Concern about the lack of skilled
tradespeople is something that
Okanagan College has taken to
heart, with a $33 million expansion and
renovation program already underway
at its Kelowna campus trades facilities.
The three-phase project is scheduled to
be completed in the spring of 2016 and
will consist of 6,264 m2 of new space and
4,385 m2 of renovated space.
Over the past 10 years, the number of
trades and apprenticeship students who
receive training in Kelowna has more
than doubled, according to John Haller,
Dean of Trades and Apprenticeship at
Okanagan College. Haller attributes this
to the college’s ability to accommodate
a growing number of students – thanks
in part to facilities leased off-campus –
along with a well-earned and solid repu-
tation.
“We have a reputation for our trades
program being the best in British Colum-
bia, if not in Canada,” he says.
Serving the IndustryOkanagan College has come to spe-
cialize in two different types of trades
programs. The first is a typical four-year
true apprenticeship program where par-
ticipants come back to the college each
year for an intensive six to 10 weeks of
technical training. The second is referred
to as the Foundation Program, which
consists of pre-apprenticeship programs
where students participate in a six- to
10-month intensive course to prepare
them for a first-year, true apprenticeship
program.
“The Foundation Programs are prob-
ably the most popular ones right now,”
explains Haller. “We are currently seeing
a lot of women coming into the trades
in general, but most of them are com-
ing into the Foundation Programs. The
same holds true for middle-aged to older
people who are in the midst of seeking a
new career.” Haller adds that those pro-
grams focused on gaining employment
in northern BC or Alberta are filling up
the quickest, such as welding, electrical,
carpentry, plumbing and heavy-duty me-
chanics.
Under ConstructionThe first year of construction in the
college’s aggressive renovation plan has
just wrapped up. It involved a major ex-
pansion to the heavy-duty/commercial
transport mechanics building, plus reno-
vation to the shop space and the creation
of an impressive outdoor canopy held
up by towering wood beams manufac-
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icton. This canopy essentially expands
the shop space for students and will be
home to a large solar-panel array system
that will generate energy for the com-
plex. All of this to the tune of $6.5 million.
“We started on the design stage last
August,” explains Gary McEwan, Man-
ager of Special Projects with PCL, the
construction manager on the project.
“Construction began in November 2012
on the heavy-duty mechanics shop and
in March 2013 on the trades canopy, and
it was finished by August 2013.”
Flynn Canada Ltd. was hired by PCL
to supply and install the metal roofing
on the canopy. The 30-year old company
has 18 branches across the country, with
its Kelowna branch undertaking the col-
lege assignment.
“We did the all-new metal roof to the
trades canopy,” explains Flynn Canada
Kelowna’s Branch Manager Kirtis Ber-
gen, who adds that it was a 20-gauge,
G-90 galvanized 308-deck cladding pro-
file consisting of approximately 16,000
square feet. “We also did the cost-sav-
ings redesign on the gutter system at the
college and we are also doing the rain-
water leaders.”
Some of the interior work at the heavy-
duty mechanics shop was undertaken by
MJB Wall & Ceiling Ltd. The 10-year old
company had between four to six em-
ployees working on site for about two
and a half months in order to install all of
the steel studs, drywall and t-bar ceiling.
“We were invited by PCL to bid on the
project,” says Al Pereverzeff, Director of
MJB Wall & Ceiling. “It was a straight-
forward job for us that we completed on
time and on budget.”
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Myron’s Door & Gate Systems Inc.
took on the job of supplying and in-
stalling the new overhead doors in the
heavy-duty mechanics shop. The com-
pany has a long-established reputation
in the Kelowna area for service and com-
mercial installation work.
“They were standard commercial-
construction overhead doors,” notes
Martin Lord, Myron’s Door & Gate Sys-
tems Inc. Sales Estimator. “The college
plans to eventually put in a crane rail so
there was a bit of co-ordination involved
in making sure the doors weren’t going
to be in the way.”
In all, the company installed six over-
head doors in the shop, which a two-
man crew accomplished in two different
phases over a few days.
Next PhaseThe second phase of the renovation
project will involve the demolition of
portions of the college’s old buildings
and existing classrooms, with phase
three being the construction of the new
6,264 m2 of space. When fully completed
in 2016, the Okanagan College Kelowna
will provide room for 2,408 students, in-
cluding the 753 who currently have to at-
tend off-site facilities because of existing
space limitations.
An interesting feature of the construc-
tion project is that the existing 4,385 m2
scheduled to be renovated will be done
to meet LEED Platinum certification
green design principles and will also be
energy neutral. This will reduce the col-
lege’s operational costs by $220,000.
“We want to be leaders in the con-
struction industry in regards to the tech-
nology that we’re teaching,” explains
Haller. “We’re going to be training by
example.”
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pansion and renovation plan is that the
college itself will be responsible with
sourcing $5 million of the total budget,
with $28 million being provided under
the province’s Skills and Training Plan.
Not to be deterred by this, Haller is ris-
ing to the challenge and actually excited
about the prospect.
“Our goal is to have naming oppor-
tunities for the shops, classrooms and
building itself,” he concludes. “The gov-
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part of this building, and we’re thrilled
with the idea. We have wanted to nur-
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With renovations to Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) Old Main building near comple-
tion, students and faculty of the univer-
sity can look forward to a modern facility
that is an architectural showpiece in the
centre of campus. Originally constructed
in the early 1970s, the two-storey build-
ing now has a 40,000-square-foot third
and fourth floor addition to house the
university’s new Faculty of Law. The re-
vitalized Old Main building complements
the innovative new buildings on campus,
such as the recently constructed House
of Learning, and furthers TRU’s ongoing
expansion plans for the university.
“Old Main has a large footprint and is a
building with very valuable real estate in
the centre of campus,” says Cliff Neufeld,
Senior Project Advisor to the President
at TRU. “Before, it was a very utilitar-
ian building that was designed to house
classrooms. The third and fourth floor
addition completely change the image
of the building. The existing 40-year-old
windows were replaced, which created
the opportunity to tie the first two floors
in with the new addition.”
Construction of the $20 million proj-
ect began in April 2012 and is expected
to be complete by the end of October
2013. The first two floors will continue
to house classrooms, department offices
and student services, while the new ad-
dition will include Faculty of Law class-
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a library. Three sets of stairs and a new elevator connect the law school with the rest of the building.
Through a design competition, the team of Diamond and Schmitt Architects and Stantec came up with the winning design for the new Old Main Building. The building’s most striking feature is its curved roofline, reminiscent of Mt. Peter and Paul, which are recognizable landmarks of the Kamloops horizon. The design team took inspiration from the painting Mount Paul by Group of Seven painter A.Y. Jackson. The extensive use of wood for the roof, exterior cladding and interior finishes also won the design team points for incorporating BC’s Wood First policy, enhancing the building’s aesthetic appeal and reducing material costs.
“Initially, we thought we would have to construct with steel, then realized that we could use timber,” says Michael Leck-man, a Principal at Diamond Schmitt Ar-chitects. “We were happy to be working according to BC’s Wood First policy and timber was going to be more cost-effec-tive, as well. By using timber, we could prefabricate the roof off-site and con-struct very quickly. The roof was started six months ahead of construction, then shipped to the site and installed in place in three days.”
Complementing the roof’s lightweight, prefabricated wood panel system are wood soffits that also curve in and out, creating another silhouette. Wood fea-tures include the use of pine beetle kill wood, and interior wood ceilings for some rooms echo the wood roof of the building.
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inforced to accommodate the loads from
the additional floors,” says Brian Chris-
tianson, a Principal at Stantec Inc. “The
exterior shell of the building was con-
structed in the summer of 2012. We had
to build around the existing mechanical
penthouse, because it had to remain op-
erational throughout the construction
process.”
Although it is not striving for LEED
certification, the building is a LEED com-
pliant project with several green features
incorporated for enhanced energy-effi-
ciency. The building addition contains
high R-rated insulation and updated me-
chanical and electrical systems. Exten-
sive glazing enables the use of passive
solar to harvest sunlight, and clear storey
windows throughout corridors enable
interior spaces to be illuminated with
natural light. Occupancy sensors further
minimize the building’s reliance on arti-
ficial lighting. A high-end LED, dimmable
lighting system is flexible, more efficient
and longer lasting.
“Through lighting, we were also able
to make the architecture of the building
really stand out,” says Reg Longmore,
Project Manager and Estimator for Houle
Electric. “We used strip row LED light
fixtures to emphasize the architecture
running down the hallways and, outside,
an arching light system to emphasize the
curve of the roof. At night time, the spec-
trum of light will follow the profile and
really highlight the roofline.”
The mechanical system was upgrad-
ed with a new high-efficiency boiler, air
handling equipment and cooling tower.
“The third and fourth floors have a multi-
zoned, forced air and hydronic baseboard
heating system,” says D’Arcy Feller,
Project Manager for Interior Plumbing
and Heating Ltd. A VAV box gives each
room custom controls so occupants can
control the temperature of a room to suit
their own comfort.”
Installation of the mechanical system
meant shutting down areas of the build-
ing at certain times and coordinating the
delivery of materials, particularly when
school was in session and parking lots
were full. In fact, accommodating the
schedule of a fully operational build-
ing, all the while meeting tight dead-
lines, was one of the biggest challenges
throughout both phases of construction.
“We stripped off the roof in May 2012
and had to have it water-tight by Sep-
tember for classes to resume in the
lower floors,” says Aaron Toews, Project
Manager for Yellowridge Construction.
“Weather was a big factor; it rained more
in Kamloops that May and June than it
had in 50 years. Crews worked seven
days a week to get the job done. With a
renovation, you’re working in a building
with staff still there, so it’s a challenge
working around that.”
The new Old Main building is a beau-
tiful asset to the TRU campus. The Hardi
board exterior, brick accents and ex-
pansive windows completely change
the appearance of the original structure
and transform the building into a bold,
recognized landmark. The interior of the
building is equally impressive, with new
modern learning spaces for Canada’s
newest Faculty of Law, with ample space
to accommodate the student body as it
continues to grow.
“We had an opportunity to connect the
Old Main building with the landscape
and to re-centre the design and energy
of the entire campus with this new ad-
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On September 12, 2013 SICA held
the 3rd Annual Chair Dinner, a
night where SICA celebrated
the achievements of our peers and our
industry. This year SICA had the opportu-
nity to celebrate so many great achieve-
ments. The association is fortunate to
have such dedicated members, and the
Chair Dinner celebrates this dedication.
Every year SICA takes an opportunity
to thank our tireless volunteers; without
them, SICA would not be the successful
organization we are. It takes these indi-
viduals to work together, sit on our board,
and participate in numerous committees,
for a common goal of bettering the indus-
try, to make us an effective association.
In addition, SICA recognizes members
who are celebrating anniversaries with
the association. Members are honoured
for every five years of membership. This
year SICA is fortunate to celebrate three
40-year anniversaries, and we’re excited
to offer recognition for 45 years of mem-
bership at next year’s Chair Dinner.
For the first time, SICA recognized
Gold Seal Certification and scholarship
recipients at the Chair Dinner. Both the
Gold Seal and scholarship recipients
show a dedication to continued educa-
tion; it was an honour to bestow their
awards in front of their peers and future
employers.
SICA is privileged to award the How-
ard Strong Industry Builder Award to a
truly deserving individual, Phil Long. The
Howard Strong Industry Builder Award is
given to an individual who, through his
actions over an extended period of time,
has contributed in a manner beyond the
expectation of daily business. Phil has
dedicated many years to our industry,
and he’s currently is the Vice-Chair on
the SICA Board Executive, Chair Gov-
ernance and Nominations Committee,
BCCA Board Director, and a CCA Board
Director.
SICA offers a Consultant Owner
Award every year to recognize the own-
ers/consultants who have an active role
in supporting the industry. The City of
Kelowna was deemed deserving of this
prestigious award due to their participa-
tion at several SICA functions, including
Celebrating our Industry at the 3rd Annual SICA Chair Dinner By Carolyn Mann
Howard Strong Industry Builder Phil Long
Scholarship Recipients
Owner Consultant Award – City of Kelowna
Patrick Waunch Scholarship
Gold Seal – Eugene Scott Wodinsky
David Ryan Sawatzky
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Long-term Member Capri Insurance
Long-term Member Burnco
Long-term Member Betts ElectricHonorary Member Dan Horochuk
the Consultant Contractor Owner (CCO)
Panel 2013, CCO Workshop Presenta-
tion, regular attendance at our Public
Construction Committee and Civil In-
frastructure Committee meetings, the
Canadian Construction Association Gold
Seal Review Committee, and participa-
tion on the Municipal Self-Performing
Work issue. We thank the City of Kelowna
for always being available for discussion
with our members and a reliable source
of information.
Finally, SICA recognizes our outgoing
SICA Chair, Gary McEwan, for his tenure
in that position. It is no easy task being
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and commitment that comes with the
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The recent opening of a new
TELUS Internet Data Centre
(IDC) in Kamloops marks a new
era of data storage capabilities in a state-
of-the-art facility.
Touted as one of the most energy ef-
ficient data centres in the world, the IDC
is built to LEED Gold standards and uses
up to 80 per cent less power than other
data centres of similar size. Building
units that house servers are modular and
can be added on to grow the facility as
storage needs increase. Flexible, secure
and as eco-friendly as it is economi-
cal to operate, TELUS’ Kamloops IDC is
equipped to meet the needs of the high
tech world today and in the future.
The Kamloops IDC is modelled after a
similar energy-efficient data centre that
TELUS opened in Rimouski, Québec in
September 2012. Having outgrown its
BC facilities, the company built a new
data centre in Kamloops to better serve
British Columbian customers, including
small businesses, large corporations and
government bodies. Kamloops was cho-
sen as an ideal site because of its seismi-
cally safe location, away from the coast.
The city also has access to clean hydro-
electric power, as well as TELUS’ net-
work. Kamloop’s low-humidity climate
enables a greener mechanical system
that uses outside air to cool equipment;
and nearby Thompson Rivers University
provides a local skilled workforce that
TELUS can draw on to fill positions at
the facility.
“We looked at expanding existing
facilities, but we wanted to achieve
the greatest energy efficiency, and that
meant building a brand new centre,”
says Lloyd Switzer, Senior VP of Network
Transformation for TELUS. “Trying to get
that full set of considerations was chal-
lenging. We looked at over 50 sites before
deciding on Kamloops.”
Built to LEED Gold standards the Ka-
mloops IDC is in keeping with the TELUS
brand, which incorporates the principals
of environmental sustainability. The su-
perior energy efficiency of this centre
is made possible by the combination
of green hydro-electricity to power the
building and a free air-cooling system
that cools the servers. Essentially, the
building’s refrigerant-based cooling sys-
tem absorbs heat, which is then cooled
by outside air. Typically, data centres
have to move a lot of air to cool servers,
which requires a lot of electricity, but the
Kamloops IDC cooling system moves
very little air. The centre’s power usage
effectiveness (PUE) rating (a measure of
how much electricity is going to power
servers) is 1.15, significantly less than the
1.6 PUE rating given to other data cen-
tres.
“Some data centres have a PUE of 2,
which means that it takes as much elec-
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tricity to cool the computers as it does
to power them,” Switzer says. “Our 1.15
PUE rating means that only 15 per cent
of electricity is used for cooling and all
other power is going to the computers.
We do have a supplementary mechanical
system, but free air cooling is so efficient
that we’ll only have to operate the air
conditioner 40 hours for the whole year.”
The $75 million IDC is located off of
McGill Road in Kamloops, on a 16-acre
site. The building is divided into two seg-
ments: the administrative building con-
structed on site and an 11,000-square-
foot modular unit that houses the serv-
ers. Six additional modular units will be
added as new space is needed. Resem-
bling a hockey arena, each modular pod
will be attached to the existing structure,
with a centre hallway providing access
to each unit.
With a modular design, TELUS will be
able to expand the facility using technol-
ogy available at the future time of expan-
sion. As building technologies improve,
the facility can be upgraded to become
even more efficient.
“In the ‘90s, companies built mega
data centres and it took ten years to fill
them,” says Kevin Connor, Project Di-
rector for project development and con-
struction firm Skanska. “Modular units
are great for technical clients because
these companies can deploy capital in-
crementally and expand their buildings
as their data needs grow.”
As a mission-critical project, the
TELUS IDC required the expertise of
Skanska, a Swedish- based company
that specializes in constructing data
centres around the world. The nature
of the services provided by the IDC de-
manded that the facility had a high level
of reliability, with many built-in redun-
dancies. Sophisticated electrical systems
are highly sensitive and require an ultra
clean environment. Modular units built
off-site in a controlled factory setting
have the pristine conditions that are es-
sential for an IDC.
Construction of the Kamloops IDC
began in October 2012, with the facility
completed and operational by July 2013.
With the addition of six more modular
units, the Kamloops IDC will eventually
cover 215,000 square feet. The first phase
created 200 construction jobs, with 95
per cent of workers coming from the Ka-
mloops area, and the facility will provide
75 permanent jobs at full capacity.
Site preparation included blasting
bedrock before constructing the admin-
istrative building. A concrete slab foun-
dation was constructed for the modu-
lar unit, and services were extended to
the area. The pre-fabricated modular
unit took six months to construct by a
manufacturer in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The unit arrived on site in 50 pieces and
took just over two months to assemble.
Both the administrative building and the
modular unit were constructed at the
same time, which saved significantly in
construction time.
“A shortened construction cycle is one
of the greatest benefits of the modular
design,” Switzer says. “The work on-site
was done in parallel to the construction
of the module that was built in a factory.
It saves a lot of time and enables us to
get an asset in service more quickly.” u
1328 McGill RoadKamloops, B.C.V2C 6N6
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Southern Interior Construction Association90
Education is Power!
In today’s challenging job market it is
necessary that you continue to learn
and grow if you want to have the
competitive edge over your peers.
Here are some reasons why you should
consider continuing your education:
• More Employment Opportunities
• Improved Job Performance
• Better Health & Wellness
• Changing Careers
• Job Security
• Better Wages
Continuing education certification
programs can increase your chances
for greater employment opportunities in
high-skill, high-wage and high-demand
positions; improve your job performance
by learning new techniques and technol-
ogies; and help you to enjoy a healthier
lifestyle through employer health care
programs. They can also help you to ad-
vance up the corporate ladder or pursue
a new career path, provide you with a
much better chance to retain your em-
ployment, and perhaps increase your
income.
The enemy of learning is “I already
know that.” If we think we already know
something, we seldom learn anything
new about it. Continued education is the
key to our success. We must keep our
minds open and be willing to learn new
things to keep current with the changing
trends. We didn’t start learning on our
first day of school, so why stop once we
have graduated?
Life is a full-time educational plan
with many lessons to be learned. It may
take time, it may take effort, but the im-
portant thing to remember is that you
can do it! Enrolling in continuing edu-
cation programs is an investment worth
taking. Learning can be both interesting
and engaging, and the more education
you have, the more desirable you will be-
come.
The Southern Interior Construction
Association (SICA) is an accredited
training institution with the Private Ca-
reer Training Institutions Agency (PC-
TIA). SICA offers a variety of education
services such as: skill development,
safety, and e-learning (online) courses,
seminars, workshops, youth and pre-
apprentice programs. SICA strongly en-
courages men and women to pursue a
career in the construction industry and
“Our aim is to provide a flexible course of studies that will meet the unique needs of adults entering the construction industry.”
SICA Construction Review 2013-2014 91
to be an expert in their field.
SICA recognizes the importance of certification and offers
the Carpentry Refresher course for carpenters to challenge
their Red Seal exam. We also provide assistance for those going
through the Gold Seal application process and offer a Gold Seal
Orientation four times a year – free to members.
SICA established the Howard Strong Scholarship program,
which awards ten scholarships yearly for individuals to pursue
post-secondary education within our industry.
In addition to our education services, SICA also offers an Oc-
cupational Health & Safety Program to help employers under-
stand their duties and responsibilities for health and safety in
the workplace.
If life is truly about lessons,
we must continue to learn. The
goal of education is not just
knowledge; it’s action. Contact
SICA today for all of your in-
dustry-driven education needs
to gain the competitive edge in
today’s challenging job market.
www.sica.bc.ca/edcalendar
When it comes to complex construction issues, it helps to have experience on your side.
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Highlighting the Importance of Essential Skills
SICA recently wrote a letter to the
Minister of Advanced Education,
the Honourable Amrik Virk, to
present an idea surrounding the integra-
tion of Essential Skills in the workplace.
This captured the Minister’s interest,
and on September 27, 2013, SICA staff
had the opportunity to meet with the
Minister to discuss the issues through a
personal meeting.
The Minister listened intently and
shared our concerns about raising the
level of Essential Skills in our industry.
He stated that, in British Columbia, our
industry will be losing many of the ex-
perienced skilled workers through retire-
ment and migration to other provinces.
He recognized the importance of training
our upcoming workforce and supported
our initiative of engaging employers
in the process of “skills upgrading” for
trades certification.
On a positive note, Minister Virk took
our information back to share with the
Shirley Bond, Minister of Jobs, Tourism
and Skills Training, and tweeted to his
followers about our meeting. It was a
great opportunity to meet with the Min-
ister, and we are looking forward to fur-
ther communications in addressing the
educational and training needs for our
industry. u
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There is no denying it – these are
challenging times for the con-
struction industry, especially
small to mid-sized contractors and sup-
pliers; not just in the Interior, but every-
where in the country the stresses are
showing up. Every other day, it seems,
we hear about another problem that has
cost yet another contractor his com-
pany and livelihood. So what is it about
a “bonding facility” that could help in
these times?
To back up a little – the most common
form of bond is one that guarantees the
performance of a contractor under a con-
struction contract (known as a "Perfor-
mance Bond"). The performance of the
contractor (called the “principal” in the
bonding world) is guaranteed to an own-
er (an “obligee”) by a bonding company
(the “surety”). Bonding companies have
been guaranteeing the performance of
contractors since the dawn of written
construction contracts. How does this
work?
Essentially, bonding companies work
through brokers to screen (“prequalify”)
contractors who have proven themselves
good business people and worthy of
trust. There is no size limit, by the way
– small contractors can obtain bonding
facilities for jobs that they are capable of
doing, and have a track record of doing
successfully. Your bonding facility will
“grow” with you as your company grows
through successful projects.
Even though most sureties are also
large insurance companies, qualifying for
bonds is more like obtaining bank credit
than buying insurance. Like your bank,
a surety wants to know you and your
company well before committing its as-
sets. That’s the rub, of course: if a bond-
ing company backs you on a bonded
contract and for any reason you don’t or
can’t perform, it must step in and ensure
the project is completed on your behalf.
Most applicants spend a lot of time
and effort establishing their first rela-
tionship with a surety. And it is a rela-
tionship: you will get to know the surety
broker and the underwriter in the surety
company itself, and they will get to know
you well.
Since the surety is guaranteeing your
company's performance, it needs to
gather and carefully analyze much infor-
mation about you and your firm before it
will agree to provide bonds. Undergoing
this process is a great exercise for most
contractors – as you will learn about
industry standards, best practices, and
benchmarks for successful operations.
Often, a contractor will not be suc-
cessful obtaining a bonding facility the
first time through – but you always come
away knowing what you need to do to
get one, and why it is a good idea to take
the necessary steps. And you will learn
about best practices, “ratios” and so on
that are invaluable to know about for the
long-term health of your business.
To set up a bonding facility, your first
step is to discuss your needs with a qual-
ified surety broker. A professional surety
broker will guide you through the bond-
ing process and help you establish a
business relationship with a surety com-
pany – you can find such a broker by log-
ging onto www.suretycanada.com, and
clicking on “Enter here to find a Surety
Broker” from the home page.
So – why not get a head start? Find out
what you need to establish a bonding fa-
cility. You will learn a lot. And it will open
up a world of opportunity that unbonded
contractors cannot access!
My contact coordinates are available
on the Surety Association of Canada
website – or just call the SICA office and
they can put you in touch with me. u
A Good Time to Get a Bonding Facility? by Bob Sloat, Director Business Development – Western Canada, Surety Association of Canada
SICA Construction Review 2013-2014 95
Index to AdvertisersAcutruss Industries(1996) Ltd ................. 82
Allmar International ................................. 90
Aplin & Martin Consultants Ltd. ............ 84
Artistic Awning ......................................... 93
Ashton & Associates Inc. ......................... 36
B&L Machine Shop .................................. 20
B. A. Robinson Co. Ltd. ............................ 21
B.A. Blacktop (Cranbrook) ....................... 63
Baron Insurance Broker Group ................ 32
Bartle & Gibson ........................................ 39
Bat Construction ...................................... 14
BC Liberal Government Caucus ............. 16
BCCA Employee Benefit Trust ................ 27
Bit Electrical & Gas Fitting Ltd. .............. 20
Brentwood Enterprises ............................ 24
Britech HVAC............................................ 15
British Columbia Building Trades ......... 101
Brock White Canada ................................. 47
BTR Fire Protection Ltd. .......................... 30
C&G Insulation 2003 Ltd. ........................ 34
C&J Erectors Ltd ...................................... 40
Cantex Okanagan Construction Ltd ....... 81
Capri Insurance ........................................ 13
City Of Kamloops ...................................... 71
Combined Mechanical
Contractors Ltd ..................................... 19
Core Engineering Services Ltd ............... 46
Cruiser Contracting .................................. 25
D & G Mech (1997) Ltd. ........................... 50
D & T Developments ................................ 88
Dalgleish Construction Ltd ...................... 89
Daryl Evans Mechanical Ltd. .................. 35
Decor8 Painting (1990) Ltd. ..................... 73
Delnor Construction ................................. 56
Delterra Engineering Ltd. ........................ 62
Dependable Automatic Door & Gates .... 22
DJM Contracting ...................................... 81
DMC Fire Protection Ltd. ......................... 76
Eckert Electric .......................................... 25
Eecol Electric ............................................ 26
Empac Engineering .................................. 42
Encan Construction ................................. 55
Excel Ventilation ....................................... 99
Farrer Rentals Rencon .............................. 45
Firesafe Sprinkler Systems Inc ................ 70
Focus Coproration .................................... 23
Fortis BC C/o Wasserman & Partners ....... 9
Forward Law Llp....................................... 66
Geometrik Manufacturing Inc. ................ 72
Gibraltar Cable Barrier Systems .............. 69
Glass Canada ............................................ 74
Glen Mckillop ............................................ 57
Global Payments Canada ........................ 38
Greyback Construction .............................. 4
Guillevin International Co. ....................... 87
Harris Rebar .............................................. 19
Harrison Industrial Contracting .............. 58
High Point Plumbing + Heating .............. 34
Houle Electric Limited ............................. 60
HPF Engineering Ltd ............................... 70
Inland Technical Services Ltd ................. 73
Interior Plumbing & Heating ................... 75
Jade Electric Ltd. ...................................... 82
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Canada Inc ..... 80
JDS Energy & Mining Inc. ....................... 80
Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP ................... 91
Keldon Electric & Data Ltd. ..................... 79
Kelowna Steel ........................................... 24
Kemp Concrete Products Ltd. ................. 22
Kimco Controls Ltd. ................................. 43
King Creek Enterprises Ltd ..................... 30
Krueger Electrical Ltd .............................. 49
L&S Contracting Ltd. ............................... 78
Lennox Industries Canada Ltd ................ 18
Levelton Consultants Ltd ........................ 70
Lutcor Construction ................................. 41
Lynx Brand Fence Products..................... 44
M&K Ready Mix ....................................... 63
M. Weiss Masonry Inc .............................. 70
Mackay LLP .............................................. 83
Maddocks Construction ........................ 103
Maple Reinders ......................................... 61
Marquardt Mechanical ............................ 14
Marson Mechanical Ltd ........................... 99
Mcgregor & Thompson Hardware .......... 57
Midvalley Sheet Metal Ltd ....................... 26
Miller Equipment Rentals ........................ 71
MQN Architects ........................................ 38
Nathan Stone Slinger Service .................. 55
National Concrete Accessories ............... 35
Nixon Wenger LLP .................................... 85
Northern Trailer ........................................ 75
OK Excavating .......................................... 46
Okanagan Aggregates Ltd......................... 6
Okanagan Audio Lab Ltd. ........................ 42
Okanagan College .................................... 33
Okanagan Testing Group ......................... 37
Oliver Redi Mix LP ................................... 18
Olson Construction .................................. 61
Pacific Western Fire Protection Ltd. ....... 17
PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc .............. 7
Petrocom Construction Limited .............. 92
Pihl Law Corporation ............................... 29
Rambow Mechanical Ltd ........................ 40
Ramco Floors ............................................ 73
Refrigerative Supply ................................. 64
Riemann Painting ..................................... 43
Robertson’s Clothing & Shoes ................ 12
Roys Shoes & Repairs .............................. 55
Ryder Roofing ........................................... 42
Salvador Ready Mix ................................. 65
STBR Consulting Ltd................................ 38
Strathcona Mechanical Limited .............. 54
Sunco Drywall Ltd .................................... 59
Superior Propane ...................................... 81
Team Construction Management Ltd .... 58
Terracom Systems Ltd ............................. 78
TGC Consulting Ltd. ................................ 37
The Cat Rental Store ................................ 51
Thompson Valley Erectors Ltd. ...........OBC
Tomtar Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd ......... 53
Top 40 Woodworks Ltd ............................ 76
Topside Consulting .................................. 67
Travelers Guarantee Company
Of Canada .............................................. 28
Trisura Guarantee
Insurance Company .............................. 52
True Consulting Group ............................ 37
Twin River Plumbing & Heating ............. 81
Underhill Geomatics Ltd. ......................... 88
Valley Plumbing And Heating ................. 54
Vector Project Group ................................ 62
Venture Mechanical Systems Ltd. .......... 38
Vernon Paving........................................... 55
VVI Construction ...................................... 31
Waterkind Consulting Service Ltd .......... 42
Western Financial Group ........................... 5
Western One Rentals & Sales .................. 65
Westside Equipment Sales & Rentals .... 60
Wilson M Beck Insurance Services
Kelowna Inc ......................................... IFC
Winn Rentals Ltd ...................................... 77
Winter Plumbing & Heating Ltd ............. 50
Wolseley Canada ...................................... 68
Zimmer Autogroup ................................... 11
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benefit of our industry.
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Education
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LEARNING IS POWER!Our education services connect you to all the courses and certifications you will need to be successful in this industry.
For more information contact [email protected]
SAVE! All members receive discounts with any of our affinity partners. Join today to save at Petro-Canada, Global Payments, BCCA Employee Benefits (just to name a few).
For more information contact [email protected]
FIND YOUR NEXT PROJECT!With access to BidCentral, BC’s largest planroom you will always be able to find and target the projects you want.
Our project services team helps to ensure that your bid process is both efficient and fair.
For more information contact [email protected]
HAVE SOME FUN!In this industry, sometimes its more about who you know than what you know. With our various events, dinners, and conferences you will meet key players in the local construction industry.
For more information contact [email protected]
BECOME A PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER!A membership with SICA allows you to have your issues heard on a national, provincial, and municipal level. We work tirelessly to ensure a smooth, fair, and transparent building process.
For more information contact [email protected]
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#1 & 2 Electric Ltd.Vernon | 250-545-3254
1022117 AB Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-365-5790
AA & T Project Developments Inc.Kamloops | 250-851-9292
A-1 Steel Div. of A-1 Machine & Welding (1986) Ltd.Vernon | 250-542-2354
Accent InnsKelowna | 250-768-3680
Accurate Door & Hardware Co.Kamloops | 250-374-0880
Ace Overhead DoorsKamloops | 250-372-8880
Ace Sheet Metal & CladdingKamloops | 250-579-1927
Aco Systems Ltd.Other | 905-564-8733
Acoustic SolutionsOther | 780-423-2119
Acres Enterprises Ltd.Kamloops | 250-372-7456
Action Steel Sales (okanagan) Ltd.Penticton | 250-492-7822
Acutruss Industries (1996) Ltd.Kelowna | 250-766-3331
Adasak MechanicalKamloops | 250-299-7383
ADM Electric Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-304-8262
Advanced Mobile First Aid & SafetyKelowna | 250-870-7209
Advanced Powerlines Ltd.Kelowna | 250-712-0754
Aecom Canada Ltd.Kelowna | 250-762-3727
Aerial Contractors Ltd.Vernon | 250-832-7225
Affordable FloorsEast Kootenay | 250-489-9123
Agrecomm ConstructionPenticton | 250-495-4905
Allen Markin Inc.West Kootenay | 250-365-7287
Allied Blower & Sheet MetalVernon | 250-503-2533
Allmar InternationalKelowna | 250-491-3000
Alpha Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc. – KamloopsKamloops | 250-374-0181
Anchor Construction Services Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-9036
Andrew Sheret Limited – KamloopsKamloops | 250-372-7720
Andrew Sheret Limited – KelownaKelowna | 250-762-5205
Andrew Sheret Limited – VernonVernon | 250-545-1381
Andrew Sheret Ltd. – PentictonPenticton | 250-493-9369
Anvil Ironworks Ltd.Kamloops | 250-573-1115
Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc.Kamloops | 250-376-1133
Aplin & Martin Consultants Ltd. – KelownaKelowna | 250-448-0157
Arcona Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-2818
Argus Properties Ltd.Kelowna | 250-763-6789
Armada SteelKelowna | 250-769-3510
Arterra Construction Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-869-2416
Arthon Contractors Inc.Kelowna | 250-868-6550 Ext 208
Artistic Awning Co. Ltd.Kelowna | 250-861-3855
Ashton & Associates Recruiting Inc.Kamloops | 250-574-5869
Aspen Electric Ltd.Kamloops | 250-554-1622
Aspen Point ConstructionOther | 250-863-8540
Aura Wealth Management | Raymond JamesKelowna | 250-979-2718
Avkon Construction Ltd.Kelowna | 250-717-7796
Ayres Fencing InstallationsKamloops | 250-371-2777
BB.A. Robinson Co. Ltd.Penticton | 250-492-2000
B.C. Fasteners & Tools Ltd.Kelowna | 250-868-9222
B.F. Roofing Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-693-5412
BA Dawson Blacktop Ltd. – KamloopsKamloops | 250-374-0341
Baron Insurance Broker GroupVernon | 250-545-6565
Bartle & Gibson Co. Ltd.Kelowna | 250-807-4050
BAT Construction Ltd. – KamloopsKamloops | 250-573-1222
BC HousingPenticton | 250-493-0301
BC Hydro – VernonVernon | 250-260-7219
BC Tech Engineering Services Inc.Kelowna | 250-491-9282
BCCA Employee BenefitsOther | 604-683-7353
BDO Canada LLPKelowna | 250-763-6700
BDO Canada LLP (Kam)Kamloops | 250-372-9505
Bear Mountain Construction Ltd. – KelownaKelowna | 250-768-3565
Bennett Contracting Ltd.Kelowna | 250-491-0400
Best Integrated Technologies (BIT) Electrical & Gas Fitting Ltd.Kelowna | 250-808-8666
Betts Electric Ltd.Penticton | 250-492-3221
Big Steel BoxKelowna | 250-763-9660
Black & McDonald Ltd. – KelownaKelowna | 250-448-4361
BLJC – WSI – KamloopsKamloops | 250-314-3081
BMS Integrated Services (SICA)Other | 604-676-0136
Bolt Security SystemsKelowna | 250-861-1001
Bonaparte Indian BandKamloops | 250-457-9624
Border Holdings Ltd.East Kootenay | 250-427-3628
BPR Construction Ltd.Kelowna | 250-491-2763
SICA Membership Listings 2013-14
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SBraddik Roofing and Sheet Metal (2010) Ltd.Kamloops | 250-319-7373
Brekco Builders Corp.Kelowna | 778-480-4288
Brentwood Enterprises Ltd.Kamloops | 250-372-1191
Bricor Mechanical Ltd. DBA – Ace Plumbing & HtgKelowna | 250-861-6696
Bridgeport The Floor Store Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-7144
Britco LPKelowna | 250-766-0009
Britech HVAC Ltd.Kelowna | 778-753-5575
Broadway Management Limited (BML)Kamloops | 780-792-8190
Brock White Canada (Steels)Kelowna | 250-765-9000
Brock White Canada (Steels)Kamloops | 250-374-3151
Bronag Contracting Ltd.Kelowna | 250-868-3320
Bryco Projects Inc.Other | 604-422-0046
Bry-Mac Mechanical Ltd.Vernon | 250-558-3975
BTR Fire Protection Ltd.Kelowna | 250-707-1377
Buccaneer Contracting Ltd.Penticton | 250-486-3239
Burnco Rock Products Ltd.Kelowna | 250-769-7865
Butler & Butler Tile Setting Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-5000
CC & G Insulation 2003 Ltd.Kelowna | 250-769-3303
C & J Erectors Ltd.Kamloops | 250-682-3528
Cabete Construction Inc.Kelowna | 250-864-0761
Caliber Sport SystemsVernon | 1-855-718-9787
Callahan Property Group Ltd.Kelowna | 250-717-3000
Canadian Joist & Deck Corp.Other | 519-962-9637
Canadian Western Masonry & Concrete ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-8960
CanCADD Imaging Solutions Ltd.Kelowna | 250-860-3425
Cantex-Okanagan Construction Co. Ltd. – PentictonPenticton | 250-492-7622
Capri Insurance Services Ltd.Vernon | 250-542-0291
Capri Insurance Services Ltd. – KamloopsKamloops | 250-828-2135
Capri Insurance Services Ltd. – KelownaKelowna | 250-869-3813
Carbon Copy DigitalKelowna | 250-575-7716
Cardan Enterprises Ltd.Kelowna | 250-861-8823
Care Systems Services Ltd.Vernon | 250-558-5409
Carrier Enterprise Canada, LPKelowna | 250-491-2665
Carver Construction Ltd.Kelowna | 778-753-3800
Cascade Aqua-TechKelowna | 250-868-1331
Cascade Stucco Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-7663
Caseline Holdings Ltd.East Kootenay | 250-428-6683
Central Okanagan Mechanical Insulation Ltd.Kelowna | 250-766-9213
Certified Coatings Specialists Inc.West Kootenay | 250-365-5900
Chapman Mechanical Ltd.Vernon | 250-545-9040
Chapman Sand & Gravel Ltd.Vernon | 250 546 3340
Christman Plumbing & Heating Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-0066
CIMA+Kelowna | 250-860-2257
City of ArmstrongVernon | 250-546-3023
City of Cranbrook, Corporation of theEast Kootenay | 250-489-0219
City of EnderbyVernon | 250-838-7230
City of KamloopsKamloops | 250-828-3450
City of KelownaKelowna | 250-469-8724
City of KimberleyEast Kootenay | 250-427-5311
City of NelsonWest Kootenay | 250-352-8204
City of Nelson, Nelson HydroWest Kootenay | 250-352-8240
City of PentictonPenticton | 250-490-2555
City of Salmon ArmVernon | 250-803-4000
City of VernonVernon | 250-550-3646
Clark BuildersOther | 780-395-3300 ext. 3409
College of the RockiesEast Kootenay | 250-489-2751 ext 3529
Colonial CountertopsKelowna | 250-765-3004
Columbia Diesel – A Division of Weir Consolidated Ltd.East Kootenay | 250-344-6647
Combined Mechanical Contractors Ltd.Vernon | 250-542-6213
Command Construction Ltd.Kelowna | 250-768-1018
Commercial SignsKelowna | 250-808-2793
Community Roofing Co. Ltd.Vernon | 250-549-4500
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Con-Ex Civil Contractors Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-1588
Constructive Solutions for BusinessOther | 604-878-8100
Copcan Contracting Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-362-3382
Coral Environments Ltd.Kelowna | 250 762 8626
Core Engineering Services Ltd.Kamloops | 250-314-9999
Corix Water Products Ltd. (Kel)Kelowna | 250-765-8668
Corix Water Products Ltd. (Kamloops)Kamloops | 250-374-7909
Corix Water Products Ltd. (Vernon)Vernon | 250-545-8998
Cortez Construction Ltd.Kamloops | 250-372-5950
Corwest BuildersKelowna | 250-869-4960
Cox Painting Ltd.Kelowna | 250-762-8516
Cranbrook Flooring 1999 Ltd.East Kootenay | 250-426-8471
Cranbrook Interior Woodwork LimitedEast Kootenay | 250-426-8562
Cruiser Contracting Ltd.Kelowna | 250-860-2839
CSL Masonry Ltd.Vernon | 250-558-0995
Cumming Construction Ltd.Penticton | 250-492-5955
Custom Concept PaintingVernon | 250-503-2530
DD & G Mechanical (1997) Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-4422
D & S ElectricOther | 250 392 1015
D & T Developments Ltd.Kamloops | 250-372-2852
Dalgleish Construction Ltd.Kamloops | 250-372-8448
Dan Maglio Contracting Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-352-9734
Danmar Construction Ltd.Kamloops | 250-819-7662
Dannburg Contract Floors Ltd.Kelowna | 250-762-7337
Darrel Worthington Drywall Ltd.Kamloops | 250-851-5095
Daryl-Evans Mechanical Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-3555
Dawson Construction Ltd. – KamloopsKamloops | 250-374-3657
Decor 8 Painting (1990) Ltd.Kamloops | 250-828-8718
Delnor Construction Inc.Kelowna | 250-765-7351
Delterra Engineering Ltd.Kelowna | 250-215-7663
Demidoff Equipment Ltd.Kamloops | 250-299-2144
Dependable Automatic Door & Gates Ltd.Kelowna | 250-878-1649
Desjardins Contracting Ltd.Kelowna | 250-764-4076
DHC Communications Inc.West Kootenay | 250-352-0861
Diamond Lil’s Trucking Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-1549
Dig It Contracting Ltd.Kelowna | 250-450-9300
Dilworth Painting & Decorating Ltd.Kelowna | 250-491-0681
District of ElkfordEast Kootenay | 250-865-4000
District of SicamousVernon | 250-836-2477
District of SummerlandPenticton | 250-494-6451
District of West KelownaKelowna | 778-797-8877
DJM Contracting Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-362-2151
DMC Fire Protection Ltd.Kamloops | 778-469-1273
Donald’s Machine Works Ltd.Vernon | 250-542-5557
Dow Building SolutionsOther | 604-472-7266
Dueck Enterprises Inc.East Kootenay | 250-426-5460
Dulux PaintsKamloops | 250-372-8133
Dusk Building SystemsEast Kootenay | 250-341-6075
EE.H. Price Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-7226
Ecco Supply Adv Ecco Heating Products Ltd.Kelowna | 250-860-6451
Eckert Electric Ltd.Penticton | 250-492-8001
Edgecombe Enterprises Inc.Kelowna | 250-491-8655
Eecol Electric (Sask) Corp. – KamloopsKamloops | 250-372-0630
Eecol Electric Ltd.Kelowna | 250-762-0557
Elite RoofingKelowna | 250-558-3545
EllisDon CorporationKelowna | 1-604-247-1072
Emco Corporation – KamloopsKamloops | 250-372-0186
Emco Corporation – KelownaKelowna | 250-765-3653
Emco Corporation Ltd.East Kootenay | 250-426-6251
Emil Anderson Construction (EAC) Inc – KelownaKelowna | 250-762-9999
Empac Engineering Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-365-8455
ENCO Construction Ltd.Kelowna | 250-575-9104
Erban ConstructionKelowna | 250-317-1034
Evans Fire Protection Ltd.Kamloops | 250-376-0296
Evolution Metals Ltd.Kelowna | 250-870-0755
Excel Ventilation Ltd.Kelowna | 250-769-5202
Expocrete Concrete Products Ltd. (SICA)Kelowna | 604-270-8411
Extreme Excavating Ltd.Kamloops | 250-372-5454
FFairway Insulation Ltd.Kelowna | 250-212-8330
Falcon RefrigerationKelowna | 250-769-8741
Farrer RentalsVernon | 250-545-9108
FBCKelowna | 250-861-8006
Felka Drywall (2008) Ltd.Kelowna | 250-862-4807
Finish It by MJ Homes Ltd.Kamloops | 250-682-0873
Firesafe Sprinkler Systems Inc.Vernon | 250-833-0994
Flynn Canada Ltd. – KelownaKelowna | 250-766-6070
Focus CorporationKelowna | 7782144891
Foothills Acoustics Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-1089
Forma Construction Ltd.Vernon | 250-542-2858
Fortis BC Inc.Kelowna | 250-717-0809
Forward Law LLPKamloops | 250-434-2333
Fretz Construction Ltd.Kamloops | 250-376-2959
Friction Fit Insulation Inc.- SurreyOther | 604-572-5288
Fulton & CompanyKamloops | 250-372-5542
GGabe’s Painting & Decorating Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-4331
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SGarry Tomporowski ArchitectureKelowna | 250-979-1668
Gateway Mechanical Services – KelownaKelowna | 250-763-7076
GE Capital CanadaKelowna | 250-762-5120
Genelle Improvement DistrictWest Kootenay | 250-693-2362
Geometrik Manufacturing Inc.Kelowna | 250-769-1500
Geotility Geothermal Installation Corp.Kelowna | 250-762-5776
Gipman Millwork & Design LimitedEast Kootenay | 250-426-4974
Glass Canada Inc.Kelowna | 250-454-9923
Glen McKillop & Associates Inc.Kelowna | 250-765-2204
Glendinning Insurance Services (561910 BC Ltd)Kelowna | 250-764-0142
Global Payments DirectOther | 800-361-8170 ext 76004
Global Roadway MaintenanceKelowna | 778-755-5810
Go Geo Drillers Ltd.Vernon | 250-832-1960
Graham Construction & Engineering Inc. – KelownaKelowna | 250-765-6662
Grant Thornton LLPKelowna | 250-712-6800
Grayhawk Industries Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-1531
Great West Refrigeration Ltd.Kelowna | 250-763-4117
Greenscape Landscaping Ltd.Penticton | 250.492.7596
Greyback Construction Ltd.Penticton | 250-493-7972
Grizzly Metal Fab Inc.Kelowna | 250-766-1566
Ground Source Drilling Ltd.Kelowna | 778-753-2778
Guillevin International Co. – KelownaKelowna | 250-860-2259
HHancon Constructors Ltd.Vernon | 250-306-4230
Harris RebarKelowna | 250-766-0608
Harrison Industrial Contracting Ltd.Kamloops | 250-828-1996
Hebditch Holdings Ltd.Other | 250 426 3835
Heimann & Sons Masonry Inc.Vernon | 250-546-8633
Heritage Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-354-2066
High Point Plumbing & Heating Ltd.East Kootenay | 250-426-5352
Hil Tech ContractingWest Kootenay | 250-364-0900
Home Building CentreVernon | 250-545-5384
Homes and Land MagazineKelowna | 250-764-8858
Horizon Electric Inc.Kelowna | 250-861-4777
Horizon North Manufacturing a division of Horizon North Camps and Catering Partnership – KamloopsKamloops | 250-828-2644
Houle Electric – KamloopsKamloops | 250-828-7939
Houle Electric Limited – KelownaKelowna | 250-765-9660
Howell Electric (1984) Ltd. – KamloopsKamloops | 250374-5771
Howell Electric (1984) Ltd. – KelownaKelowna | 250-860-7511
Hub International Barton Insurance BrokersKamloops | 250-372-3155
Huxley Interiors Ltd.Kamloops | 250-571-0379
HW McLean Construction Ltd.Other | 250.689.0220
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Ideal Home & Commercial PaintingKelowna | 250-717-7569
Infinite Source Systems Corp.Other | 604-294-6557
Inland Glass & Aluminum Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-7306
Inland Technical Services Ltd.Kamloops | 250-828-2767
Integrated Fire Protection Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-3482
Interior Health AuthorityKelowna | 250-870-5831
Interior Plumbing & Heating Ltd.Kamloops | 250-372-3441
Interior Reforestation Co Ltd.East Kootenay | 250-426-5988
Interior Roofing (2011) Ltd.Penticton | 250-492-7985
Interoute Construction Ltd. dba BA Blacktop (Cranbrook)East Kootenay | 250-426-7205
Inter-Valley ElectricKelowna | 250-767-3149
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Jardine Lloyd Thompson Canada Inc.Other | 604-583-9800
JC PaintworksKamloops | 250-574-4690
JDS Energy & Mining Inc.Kelowna | 250-763-6369
Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP (SICA)Other | 604-895-3158
Jordans Contract Sales – KamloopsKamloops | 250-372-7515
Jordans Contract Sales – KelownaKelowna | 250-861-8656
JVL Excavating Inc.Kelowna | 250-769-5556
kK & C’s Construction & Renovations Ltd.Kamloops | 250-319-6104
Kal TireVernon | 250-542-2366
Kal West Contractors Ltd.Vernon | 250-542-2307
Kal-West Mechanical Systems Inc.Kelowna | 250-765-6610
Kalwood CabinetsVernon | 250-549-1927
Kamco Installations Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-3934
Kami Carpets Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-7787
Kamloops Indian BandKamloops | 250-314-1542
Kamloops Tile Works Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-1300
Keale Construction Services Ltd.Kelowna | 250-469-2805
Keldon Electric & Data Ltd. – KelownaKelowna | 250-861-4255
Keldon Electric & Data Ltd. – PentictonPenticton | 250-493-7177
Kelowna Lite KastKelowna | 250-491-8425
Kelowna Roofing (1984) Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-4441
Kelowna Steel Fabricators Ltd.Kelowna | 250-763-5117
Kemp Concrete ProductsKamloops | 250-374-1552
Ken Olson Ltd. (Olson Construction)East Kootenay | 250-344-0277
Kentash Holdings Ltd.Penticton | 250-488-1375
Kettle Valley Moulding & MillworkKelowna | 250-765-1521
Kimberley ElectricEast Kootenay | 250-427-5115
Kimco Controls Ltd.Kelowna | 250-491-2282
King Creek Enterprises Ltd.East Kootenay | 250-402-9081
KM Contracting ( R1310 Holdings Ltd.)Kamloops | 250-319-7276
Knox Fire Protection Inc.Kelowna | 250-979-1616
Kodiak Drywall Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-3033
Kon Kast Products (2005) Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-1423
Kone Inc.Kelowna | 250-491-1838
Kootenay A-Plus SystemsWest Kootenay | 250-368-9253
KPMG MSLPKelowna | 250-979-7150
K-Rod Steel Ltd. A Div of Varsteel Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-5253
Krueger Electrical Ltd.Kelowna | 250-860-3905
K-West Commercial Flooring Ltd.Kelowna | 250-575-3613
LL & S Contracting Ltd.Kelowna | 250-860-2331
Laing Roofing Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-3866
Lakeside Development Corp.Vernon | 250-260-1822
Landmark Mechanical Install. Ltd.East Kootenay | 250-367-9903
Latina Landscapes & MaintenanceKamloops | 250-372-0994
Ledcor Construction Ltd. – KelownaKelowna | 250-491-2991
Lennox Industries Canada Ltd.Kelowna | 250-768-4460
Levelton Consultants Ltd.Kelowna | 250-491-9778
Litewood Services Ltd.Other | 250-869-2124
Littco Insulation and DrywallKelowna | 250765-6444
Lloyd and Gale Construction Services Ltd.Kelowna | 250-470-3827
LNB Construction Inc.Kamloops | 250-378-4524
LoomisKelowna | 250-470-4618
Lortap Enterprises Ltd.Kelowna | 250-769-9460
Lutcor ConstructionVernon | 250-241-0055
Lynx Brand Fence Products (2004) Inc.Kelowna | 250-765-1468
MM & K Plumbing & Heating Co. LimitedEast Kootenay | 250-426-7448
M & K Ready Mix Ltd.Vernon | 250-545-7238
M. Weiss Masonry Inc.Kelowna | 250-762-7259
M3 Steel & Fabrications Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-1074
MacKay LLPKelowna | 250-763-5021
Maddocks Construction Ltd.Vernon | 250-546-9551
Madge Contracting Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-1180
Maglio Building CenterWest Kootenay | 250-352-6661
Maglio Installations Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-352-7939
Maloney Contractors Ltd.Kelowna | 250-769-2395
Maple Reinders Inc. (SICA)Kelowna | 250-765-8892
Marquardt Mechanical (BC) ULCKelowna | 250-763-2770
Marson Mechanical Ltd.Kamloops | 250-319-0359
Martech Electrical Systems Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-365-2115
MBE ContractingKelowna | 250-878-0112
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SMcGregor & Thompson HardwareKelowna | 250-860-6282
McNiven MasonryKelowna | 250-765-7042
MDG Contracting Services Inc.East Kootenay | 250-425-9943
Meiklejohn Architects Inc.Penticton | 250-492-3143
Mercury Steel Ltd.Other | 800-661-1613
Mertion Excavating Ltd.Vernon | 250-542-9394
MGC ConstructionKelowna | 250-448-0020
Mibroc Developments Inc.Kamloops | 250-374-0224
Mid City Roofing Sheet Metal (2008) Ltd.Kamloops | 250-376-7663
Mid Kam Installations Ltd.Vernon | 250-542-8407
Midvalley Sheet Metal Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-8688
Miller Equipment Rentals Ltd.Kelowna | 250-769-0960
Mills BasicsKelowna | 250-212-9667
MJB Wall & Ceiling Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-7051
MM Insolutions Ltd.Kelowna | 250-460-1320
MNP LLPKelowna | 250.763.8919
Modern Paint & FloorsKelowna | 250-860-2444
Modern PURAIRKelowna | 250-765-6828
Mountain View Electric Ltd.Vernon | 250838-6455
MQN ArchitectsVernon | 250-542-1199
Myron’s Door & Gate Systems Inc. (Kel)Kelowna | 250-860-0516
Myron’s Door & Gate Systems Inc. (Kam)Kamloops | 250-374-5655
NN & H Contracting Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-1323
National Concrete Accessories – KamloopsKamloops | 250-374-6295
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National LeasingOther | 250-764-0252
Network Bonding & Insurance Services Inc (SICA)Other | 604-294-1236
Network Telsys Inc.Other | 403-294-3030
Nexbuild ConstructionKamloops | 250-573-2103
Nielsen Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd.Penticton | 250-492-3916
Nightingale ElectricKamloops | 250-550-0217
Nixon Wenger LLPVernon | 250-542-5353
Norelco Cabinets Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-2121
Norgaard Ready-Mix Ltd.Kamloops | 250-378-5121
Norsteel Building Systems Ltd.Other | 250-769-3846
Northern Hardware Ltd.Kelowna | 403-243-5401
Northern Trailer, a division of Horizon North Camp & Catering PartnershipKelowna | 250-765-1349
Nufloors PentictonPenticton | 250-492-0627
OO.K. Excavating (Div. of Green Leaf Ent. Ltd.)Kelowna | 250-765-4902
Ogopogo Stucco & Masonry Inc.Kelowna | 250-575-8124
OK Builders Supplies Ltd.Kelowna | 250-763-3622
OK Project SolutionsKelowna | 250-878-5292
Okanagan Aggregates Ltd.Vernon | 250546-3088
Okanagan Audio Lab Ltd.Vernon | 250-542-1686
Okanagan CollegeKelowna | 250-762-5445 ext 4606
Okanagan Drywall Ltd.Kelowna | 250-769-0187
Okanagan Fire Protection Services Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-0660
Okanagan Indian BandVernon | (250) 542-4328
Okanagan Materials TestingKelowna | 250-860-9955
Okanagan Plumbing & Gas Fitting Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-4505
Okanagan Stainless Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-6549
Okanagan Valley Masonry & Stone Works Ltd.Kelowna | 250-870-1432
Olympic Roofing Ltd.Kamloops | 604-690-8654
Onward IndustriesKelowna | 250-808-2382
PP J S Systems Inc.Other | 604-395-4164
P5 Millwork & DesignVernon | 250-550-7255
Pacific Western Fire Protection Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-3473
Palladian Developments Inc.Other | 2507600058
Paradise Climate Controls Inc.Penticton | 250-809-0600
Parastone Developments Ltd.East Kootenay | 250-423-4136
Pashco Blasting Ltd.Kamloops | 250-828-7970
PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. – KelownaKelowna | 250-868-8394
Performax Painting Ltd.Kelowna | 250-870-6662
Peters Bros Construction Ltd.Penticton | 250-492-2626
Petrocom Construction Ltd.Kelowna | 780-481-5181
Piedmont Sheet Metal (Okanagan) Ltd.Penticton | 778-476-5953
Pihl Law CorporationKelowna | 250-762-5434
Pipe Dreams Fire Protection Ltd.Kamloops | 250-682-3388
Pittman Construction Ltd.Kamloops | 778-469-2063
Plan B Contractors Inc.Kelowna | 250-717-8234
Ploutos Enterprises Ltd.Kelowna | 250-860-7740
Points West Audio VisualOther | 250-861-5424
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SPowder Ventures Excavating Ltd.Kamloops | 250-851-1021
Power Paving Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-551-6141
Power VacKelowna | 250-404-4255
Powermax Contracting Ltd.Kelowna | 250-276-8560
Powertrend ElectricPenticton | 250-809-1767
Premier Plumbing & HeatingEast Kootenay | 250-489-4131
Pro Crete Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-2350
Professionals’ Choice Painting & Restoration Ltd.Kelowna | 250-808-5918
Pronto Enterprises Ltd.Kamloops | 250-372-9644
Pushor MitchellKelowna | 250-762-2108
QQualico PaintingKelowna | 250-868-6002
Quantus Electric Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-1400
RR & R Reinforcing Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-2077
R.A. Bruce & Associates Inc.Kelowna | 250-491-9210
R.S. Foundation Systems Ltd.Other | 403-569-6986
R355 Enterprises Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-9860
Radian Mechanical Inc.Kelowna | 250-861-4636
Rambow Mechanical Ltd.Kelowna | 250-762-8999
Ramco Floor & TileKelowna | 250-860-2277
Raven Glass Ltd.Kelowna | 250-454-9650
RBC Royal BankKelowna | 2508684196
Redbuilt LLCKelowna | 250-212-6864
Refrigerative Supply Ltd.Kelowna | 250-763-3114
Regional District of Central OkanaganKelowna | 250-469-6170
Regional District of North OkanaganVernon | 250-550-3729
Regional District of Okanagan SimilikameenPenticton | 250-490-4103
RH Drywall Insulation Ltd.Kelowna | 778-363-4100
Riemann Painting (2003) Inc.East Kootenay | 250-426-6597
Rite-Way Fencing Inc. – KamloopsKamloops | 250-314-9569
Rivermist Holding Ltd.Kamloops | 778-471-6441
Robertson’s Clothing &Shoes Inc.Kelowna | 250-762-4424
Romanesque InterlockKelowna | 250-470-8121
Rona Inc.Kamloops | 250-372-2236
Roys Shoes Boots and RepairsKelowna | 250-763-5696
Rutland Glass (1994) Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-9400
Rydal Contracting Inc.Kelowna | 250-801-5531
SS&K Forming Ltd.Kelowna | 250-491-7535
Saenger Enterprises Ltd.Kamloops | 250-393-2427
Sagebrush Environmental Systems Inc.Kamloops | 250-376-6163
Salvador Ready Mix LPEast Kootenay | 250-426-7283
Sawchuk Developments Co. Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-3838
School District #05 Southeast KootenayEast Kootenay | 250-417-2054
School District #06 – Rocky MountainEast Kootenay | 250-342-9243
School District #08, Board of EducationWest Kootenay | 250-354-4871
School District #10 (Arrow Lakes)West Kootenay | 250-265-3638
School District #22Vernon | 250-549-9210
School District #23 – Central OkanaganKelowna | 250-491-4000
School District #53Penticton | 250-498-3481
School District #58 (Nicola-Similkameen)Kamloops | 250-315-1113
School District #67 – Okanagan SkahaPenticton | 250-770-7700
School District #73 – Kamloops/ThompsonKamloops | 250-851-4420
School District #83Vernon | 250-832-9415
Scott Alan PlumbingKelowna | 778-753-1101
Scuka Enterprises Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-0136
Secure-Rite Mobile Storage Inc.Kelowna | 250-861-3955
Select Window FashionsKelowna | 778-753-5970
Selkirk CollegeWest Kootenay | 250-365-7292
Shanahan’s Ltd. – KelownaKelowna | 250-765-5255
Sierra Landscaping Ltd.Kelowna | 250-766-2312
Silver Springs Venture (1994) Ltd.Kelowna | 250-860-3047
Silver Spur Construction Ltd.Kamloops | 250 371 3413
SilverRock Land Corp.Vernon | 250 558-0999
South Okanagan Concrete Products Ltd.Penticton | 250-495-7556
Southgate Electric Ltd.Kamloops | 250-828-2206
Southwest Glass Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-5303
Specialty Machine Works Ltd.Penticton | 250-493-4310
SplatsinVernon | 250-838-6496 Ext 215
SRM ConcretePenticton | 250-494-9889
St. John AmbulanceKelowna | 250-762-2840
Standard Roofing CorporationVernon | 250-833-1992
Stantec Consulting Ltd.Kelowna | 250-860-3225
STBR Consulting Ltd.Kelowna | 250-979-8260
Steel-Craft Door Products Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-4765
Stemmer Enterprises Ltd.Vernon | 250-832-7357
Stewart Mortgage Corp.Kamloops | 250-372-1995
Sticks and Stones Design GroupKelowna | 250-712-9282
Straight Line Contracting Ltd.Kamloops | 250-319-0635
Strathcona Mechanical Ltd.Kelowna | 250-763-3879
Structurlam Products Ltd.Penticton | 250-492-8912
Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd. – Kelowna Kelowna | 250-763-2798
Sun Valley Painting & Decorating Corp.Kamloops | 250-372-0027
Sunco Drywall Ltd.Kelowna | 250-807-2270
Superior Propane – KamloopsKamloops | 250-374-2285
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SSystematic Mill Installations Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-0028
TT.A. Rendek & Associates Ltd.East Kootenay | 250-428-9445
T118 Enterprises Ltd.Kelowna | 250-769-2903
TaliusVernon | 250 832-7777 Tamarack Centre (Pellex Holdings Ltd) East Kootenay | 250-426-2231
Taylor & Son’s Ltd.Kamloops | 250-828-0045
Taylor Pro Training Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-7624
Team Construction Management (1981) Ltd.Kelowna | 250-868-8326
Team Foundation Systems Ltd.Kelowna | 250-686-8325
Terracom Systems Ltd.Kelowna | 778-755-5808
Terry’s Masonry and RenovationsKamloops | 250-319-6418
TGC Consulting Ltd.Kelowna | 250-766-4110
The Cat Rental Store – KelownaKelowna | 250-491-9512
The Guarantee Co. of North America (GCNA)Other | 604-687-7688
Thermo Design Insulation Ltd.Kelowna | 778-754-5670
Thompson Nicola Regional DistrictKamloops | 250-377-8673
Thompson Valley Erectors Ltd.Kamloops | 250-377-3533 Ext 205
Thompson Valley Painting Contractors Ltd.Kamloops | 250-372-9923
Thompson Valley RoofingKamloops | 250-851-5269
Thunder Hill Sand & GravelEast Kootenay | 250-349-5275
Thyssenkrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited – KelownaKelowna | 250-763-2804
Tin Craft Heating & Air Conditioning Ltd.East Kootenay | 250-919-3517
TKI ConstructionKelowna | 250-491-1130
Tomtar Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-8122
Top 40 Woodworks Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-9002
Top Gun Painting Ltd.Vernon | 250-547-0166
Topline Vehicle Centre Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-7899
Total OfficeKelowna | 250-717-1626
Town of OsoyoosPenticton | 250-495-6191
Trail Roofing Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-364-2900
Trainor Mechanical Contractors Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-352-7588
Trane – KelownaKelowna | 250-491-4600
Travelers Insurance Company of CanadaOther | 604-682-2663
Tri City Canada Inc. – KamloopsKamloops | 250-372-5576
Triggs Engineering Ltd.Kamloops | 250-372-3687
Tri-West Fence & Gate Ltd.Kelowna | 250-491-4445
Tri-Wik Fire Protection Inc.Kelowna | 250-868-2311
True Construction Ltd.Kamloops | 250-573-4631
True Consulting Group – KamloopsKamloops | 250-828-0881
Tundra Windows Doors & Hardware Inc.Penticton | 250-492-0069
Turn-Key Controls Ltd.Vernon | 250-549-4753
Twin River Plumbing & HeatingKamloops | 250-376-0221
Twin Rivers Controls Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-365-2009
UUnderhill Geomatics Ltd.Kamloops | 250-372-8835
United FloorsKamloops | 250-374-1223
United LandscapesKelowna | 250-860-3753
United Rentals – KamloopsKamloops | 250-374-8818
Universal Solar Films Ltd.Kelowna | 250-712-9818
University of British Columbia – Okanagan CampusOther | 250-807-8613
Urban Appeal Landscaping Ltd.Kamloops | 250-318-5604
Urban Systems Ltd. – KamloopsKamloops | 250-374-8311
Urban Systems Ltd. – KelownaKelowna | 250-762-2517
VValhalla Environmental Consulting Inc.Vernon | 250-275-1471 Ext 3
Valley Canvas & Awning(1994)Ltd.Kelowna | 250 860 6628
Valley Curbing Ltd.Kelowna | 250-860-8742
Valley Plumbing & Valley HeatingKelowna | 250-491-0680
Van-Kel Irrigation A Div Emco CorporationKelowna | 250-762-3180
Vector Projects Group Ltd. – KelownaKelowna | 250-763-1013
Venture Mechanical Systems Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-365-4999
Vernon Paving Ltd.Vernon | 250-546-3163
Village Green HotelVernon | 250-542-3321
Village of LumbyVernon | 250-547-2171
Village of NakuspWest Kootenay | 250-265-3689
Vision Painting Ltd.Kamloops | 778-471-4745
VVI Construction Ltd. (Vic Van Isle)Vernon | 250-837-2919
VVI Construction Ltd. – KelownaKelowna | 250-861-5768
WWales McLelland ConstructionOther | 604.638.1212
Warnaar Steel Tech Ltd.Kelowna | 250-765-8800
WCG International HR SolutionsKelowna | 250-491-4287
Wells Drywall Acoustics Ltd.Kamloops | 250-371-7048
Wesco – CastlegarWest Kootenay | 250-365-0545
Wesco Distribution – Canada Inc. – KelownaKelowna | 250-862-8200
Wesco Distribution Canada Inc. – KamloopsKamloops | 250-374-2112
West Kelowna Plumbing &Solar Heating Ltd.Kelowna | 250-769-7477
West Kootenay Mechanical 2001 Ltd.West Kootenay | 250-364-1541
Westbank First NationKelowna | 250-769-4999
Westburne Electric – KelownaKelowna | 250-860-4988
Westburne Electric Supply – CranbrookEast Kootenay | 250-426-6263
Westburne Electric Supply (BC) – KamloopsKamloops | 250-374-1331
Westcana Electric Inc.Kelowna | 778-484-5523
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SWestern Financial Group (Network) Inc.Kelowna | 250-762-2217
Western One Rentals & SalesKelowna | 778-755-2600
Western Roofing Master Roofers – CranbrookEast Kootenay | 250-426-0156
Western Roofing Master Roofers Ltd.Kamloops | 250-374-0154
Western StorageKelowna | 250-769-8551
Westhills Aggregates Limited PartnershipPenticton | 250-492-2225
Westside Tile Division of 575266 B.C. Ltd.Kelowna | 250-861-9099
Westway Plumbing & Heating (2011) Inc.Kamloops | 250-372-1277
Westwood Fine CabinetryKelowna | 250-860-3900
Wilco Contractors Northwest Inc.Other | 780-447-1199
Wildstone Construction & Engineering Ltd.Penticton | 250493-3947
Willex Metal WorksKelowna | 778-478-9644
Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services (Kelowna) Inc.Kelowna | 250-763-3840
Winn RentalsKelowna | 250-491-1991
Winter Plumbing & Heating Ltd.Kelowna | 250-491-2106
Wolseley Mechanical – KamloopsKamloops | 250-374-7711
Wolseley Mechanical Group – KelownaKelowna | 250-860-4991
Wolseley Waterworks Group – Central Water & SewerKelowna | 250-765-5186
WSR Equipment Sales & RentalsKelowna | 250-769-7606
ZZap WeldingWest Kootenay | 250-352-6978
Zenith Metal Cladding Ltd.Vernon | 250-832-0428
Zirk Mechanical East Kootenay | 250-919-0341
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