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NS: Feds award $59M contract for RCMP headquarters
By Aly Thomson, Metro Halifax

Source: Metro Halifax, July 14, 2010

[DARTMOUTH, NS] — The Government of Canada has awarded PCL Constructors Canada Inc. $59 million to build a new RCMP headquarters in Dartmouth.

PCL is the largest general contracting organization 
in Canada and the eighth largest in the United
 States with an annual construction volume over 
$6 billion. Its operations in the civil infrastructure, heavy industrial, and buildings markets are supported by offices located across North America, including one in Dartmouth.

The RCMP H Division headquarters is currently comprised of 14 leased and two Crown-owned buildings in 10 different locations found across the Halifax Regional Municipality.

The new headquarters will generate 150 fresh jobs, said Defence Minister Peter MacKay in a news release.

The funding comes in addition to a previous commitment for a total investment of $100 million.


Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose turn sod at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new RCMP H Division headquarters in Burnside. The new building is scheduled to be completed by December 2013. — Ryan Taplin, Metro Halifax photo

The five-storey building will be developed over three years with the aim of receiving a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating. The design includes the installation of a green roof, dimming fixtures that adjust to natural light and use of natural gas.

If everything goes as planned, the building should be ready in December 2013, the release said.