The Ontario Construction Report – October 2009 – PAGE OCR 3
OGCA Awards recognize Ontario’s best builders
Winners are: Category 4 (More than $75 million) Category 4 – Over $75 million
STAFF WRITER
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Excellence in Industrial Builds (Indus- Maple Reinders Constructors Ltd. of EllisDon Corporation for the Art
trial/Infrastructure/Civil) Algonquin Power Energy-From-Waste Gallery of Ontario
The Ontario General Contractors Asso- Category 1 (up to $5 million) Steam Corridor, Brampton Owner: Art Gallery of Ontario; Archi-
ciation recognized the first Ontario Builder Somerville Construction of the Owner: Algonquin Power; Engineer: tect: Gehry International Architects Inc.;
Awards winners at the association’s Annual Rees/Simcoe WaveDecks, Toronto. Gryphon International Engineering Serv- Engineer: Mulvey & Banani International
General Meeting on September 25. Owner: Waterfront Toronto; Architect: ices Inc; Major Subtrade – Mattina Me- Inc; Major Subtrade: Antamex Interna-
A cross-section of larger and smaller du Toit Allsopp Hillier Architects; Engi- chanical Ltd. tional Inc.
general contractors received awards in in- neer: Halsall Associates Ltd.
dustrial and building categories, based on Excellence in Buildings (Commercial Honourable mentions: Category 1 and
project size. Category 2 ($5 million to $25 million) / Institutional) Category 2 Industrial, Ball Construction
Notably, the OGCA also recognized key Timbro Design Build Contractors, Category 1 – up to $5 million Ltd. for the Grand River Foods Addition in
architects, engineers and subtrades and pro- Royal Canin – New Production Plant and M.P. Lundy Construction (Ontario) Cambridge and Elmira Poultry – Plant Ad-
vided special plaques for the successful Corporate Office, Guelph. Limited of the Rideau Valley Conserva- dition, in Waterloo. Category 4 Industrial :
builders to recognize their contributions. Owner: Royal Canin Canada; Architect: tion Centre, Manotick. Vanbots, a division of Carillion Construc-
Ball Construction Inc. in Kitchener re- Reitz Consultants Ltd; Engineer: Gary L. Owner: Rideau Valley Conservation tion Inc. for the Honda Engine Plant in Al-
ceived the most awards: An Award of Ex- Hodgson & Associates; Canadian Architect: Centre, Manotick; Architect: Christopher liston. Category 1 Buildings:
cellence and two honourable mentions for Allen Chui Architects. Inc. Simmonds Architects Inc.; Engineer: Mor- Melloul-Blamey Construction Inc. for the
agri-business projects in southwestern On- rison Hershfield Limited. Hespeler Library in Cambridge; Category
tario. Category 3 ($25 million to $75 mil- 2 Buildings: Vanbots, a division of Caril-
Contractors submitted more than 30 lion) Category 2 — $5 million to $25 mil- lion Construction Inc. for Cambridge City
nominations. Ball Construction Ltd, for Maple lion Hall, and PCL Constructors Canada Inc. for
OGCA Chairman Frank DeCaria con- Lodge Farms – Live Receiving/Kill Ad- Ira McDonald Construction Limited Mountain Equipment Co-Op in Burlington;
gratulated the winners. “We received an dition of the Royal Botanical Gardens – Category 3, M. Sullivan & Sons Limited for
outstanding number of very worthwhile Owner: Maple Lodge Farms Ltd.; Ar- Camilla and Peter Dalglish Atrium and the new Kingston Police Headquarters; and
submissions for this first-time program, and chitect: Mallot Creek Associates Inc.; En- the Aldershot Escarpment Gardens, Category 4: Eastern Construction Company
we can only see it getting better over the gineer: Truax Engineering Ltd.; Major Burlington Limited for Caesars Windsor Hotel and
next several years.” subtrade: Dordan Mechanical Inc. Owner: Royal Botanical Gardens; Ar- Casino.
chitect: Diamond and Schmitt Architects Judges were Jim McEwen, Albert Chow
Incorporated; Engineers: MCW Consult- and Jim Barclay.
ants Ltd. and Halcrow Yolles. Rcepiients of individual awards include:
Chairman’s Award, Keith Gillam, for his
Category 3 — $25 million to $75 mil- outstanding leadership in both pioneering
lion and upholding the highest industry stan-
Eastern Construction Company Lim- dards; The Jack Tindale Award, Don Chut-
ited. of the Toronto Police Service Train- ter; and the Doug Chalmers Award for
ing Facility, Etobicoke. Safety, to Dan Padden.
Owner: Toronto Police Service Train- The deadline for submissions for the
ing Facility; Architect; Shore Tilbe Irwin & next awards is July 7, 2011.
Partners; Engineers: Halsall Associates
Safety award winners
Limited.
2010 OGCA Executive named
STAFF WRITER
Other OGCA executive “Despite the effect on our
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members are Jim Barclay, long-suffering manufactur-
first vice-chairman; Mike ing and auto industries, our
Frank DeCaria of East-
Reindeers, second vice- sector remained relatively
ern Construction Ltd. has
chairman; David Blake, stable.
taken the helm as 2010
honorary treasurer; Sam “Due to the large
chairman of the Ontario
Cutrizzola, honorary secre- amount of public sector
General Contractors Asso-
tary and Sandy Graham, work, there was a degree of
ciation.
immediate past chairman. calm, and proper planning
He has been an OGCA
OGCA President Clive ensured we continued to
board member since 1996,
Thurston said in his report: work,” Thurston said. “The
DeCaroa succeeds
“The start of 2009 saw a effect on OGCA member-
Sandy Graham, general
marked increase in tender ship? A few firms closed,
manager of North Bay’s
issues, not just clauses, but some others retreated by
Kenalex Construction Co.
the process itself was being dropping their membership,
Ltd.
abused. yet we maintained a steady
DeCaria joined Eastern
“Industry practice and number of new members
in 1978 after graduating
ethics are and continue to which continues to keep us
from the civil engineering
be under attack.” over the 200 mark.”
program at the University
He said the past year is The OGCA’s finances
of Toronto. During his ca-
one that the association will improved through 2009,
reer, he has held positions
remember as both success- with a gain in net assets
in both field operations and
ful and challenging. “Over from $713,036 to $759.603.
estimating. He was ap-
the year, the world entered The association maintained
pointed president and CEO
into a dramatic economic a balanced budget, with net
in 2004.
downturn,” Thurston said. revenues of $46,567.
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