Bird Fall Winter 2015

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Bird has completed phase two of the renovation and adaptive re-use of the 100-year-old Taché Residence Hall. Built in 1912, the building has two four-storey wings and a central block. The brick, limestone detailing, cornices and columns have all been restored, along with the central entrance fl anked by twin block towers. The original terrazzo fl ooring in the corridors has been restored, as well as original embossed wall panelling and crown mouldings for the glass-enclosed music library and listening room.

Balancing the restoration and new construction provided the team with many unique challenges including replacing the mechanical and electrical systems to ensure the building’s code compliance. All radiant heat was removed and replaced with individual fan coil units in each room. Similarly, the electrical services were non-compliant and required a new power supply and switchgear to power the redevelopment.

Affected by many unknown conditions, Bird worked closely with the design team to investigate the issues as they arose and provided imaginative solutions, while still maintaining the original design intent. Bird is currently working on the third phase, the Desautels Faculty of Music, a new 4,830 m2 addition. It contains custom-designed spaces for band, orchestra, choir, opera and electro-acoustical programs, and is expected to be completed in 2017.

TACHÉ HALL MUSIC, ART & THEATRE COMPLEX

LOCATIONWinnipeg, MB

CLIENTUniversity of

Manitoba

CONSULTANTLM Architectural

Group

CONTRACT TYPEStipulated Sum

CONSTRUCTION VALUE$55,000,000

(Phases 2 & 3)

PROJECT SIZE18,210 m2

(13,380 m2 Taché Hall & 4,830 m2 new music addition)

NATOAGANEG SCHOOL

LOCATIONMiramichi, NB

CLIENTEel Ground First Nation

CONSULTANTFowler Bauld Mitchell Ltd.

CONTRACT TYPEDesign-Build



PROJECT DURATION9 months

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Bird, in collaboration with its subsidiary, Nason, is completing work at two locations as part of Enbridge Pipelines (Athabasca) Inc.’s JACOS Pipeline project. This includes work at Enbridge Athabasca’s existing Cheecham Terminal and the JACOS Hangingstone steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) in-situ recovery site. This pipeline project and associated work will accommodate the need for increased crude oil transportation capacity and enable the delivery of crude oil to other existing pipelines and facilities.

Bird and Nason’s work at the existing Cheecham Terminal included collaborating with multiple contractors on the congested site. The team completed the installation of piping, structural steel platforms, as well as the installation of owner supplied equipment including a metering skid, a launching trap to assist in the maintenance and inspection of the pipeline, and various electrical equipment.

At the JACOS Hangingstone SAGD in-situ recovery site, the team constructed a two-pump booster station. Work included piling; concrete foundations and equipment pads; civil earthworks; structural steel supports and platforms; electrical and instrumentation; mechanical piping; and SCADA system equipment. Benefi ting the client, Bird and Nason self-performed the majority of the work including the off-site fabrication.

Bird implemented a robust quality management and document control system that aligned with Enbridge’s requirements and supported our client in meeting regulatory approvals. Close tracking of our quality, safety and environmental performance, in collaboration with Enbridge, allowed the team to identify opportunities for improvement and implement strategies to address them.

LOCATIONApproximately 75 km

south of Fort McMurray, AB

CLIENTEnbridge Pipelines

(Athabasca) Inc.

CONSULTANTWorley Parsons Canada

Services Ltd.




ENBRIDGE PIPELINES (ATHABASCA) INC. JACOS PIPELINE PROJECT

Targeting LEED® Gold certifi cation, the new Quarry Park Recreation Facility is comprised of a running track/fi tness area (YMCA), two swimming pools, gymnasium, daycare and the Calgary Public Library.

On the project site, Bird is using many digital tools including Navisworks, 3D building information modeling (BIM) software, to help realize the project and identify any confl icts in advance of production. Multivista, a computer application, is also being used to track visual changes through construction via photography, video and webcam services. The CORSafety e-Compliance Tool software is also being used to manage and control safety documents.

Earlier this fall, Bird hosted industry representatives and members of CanBIM at the site to showcase its integration of virtual design with construction. Bird leveraged BIM capabilities in clash detection to expedite construction activities, ensuring the integrity of the schedule was upheld. Subsequently, the project has successfully progressed without design confl icts and is set to open in spring 2016.

The new Natoaganeg School is a kindergarten to grade 8 school that can accommodate more than 125 students. Completed almost fi ve months ahead of schedule, the design-build contract model allowed Bird to effectively integrate with the design team and owner to streamline construction activities.

During the project, Bird was committed to building a school that not only functionally exceeded all requirements, but emphasized the local culture of the Eel Ground First Nation. The school features two wings of classrooms equal in length with an iconic central light drum room, topped with a seven metre diameter geodesic skylight. The design also included the unique arrangement of the brick cladding to mirror rammed earth, a method of early building in North America that used various layers of different coloured clay soils rammed into forms with primitive cement binding it all together.

The team, in partnership with the Eel Ground First Nation, developed a mentorship program that offered local First Nation residents the opportunity to work with skilled tradesmen in a fi eld of their choice during construction. Since the successful completion of the school, Bird hired the tradesmen for another project in the area.

QUARRY PARK RECREATION FACILITY

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LOCATIONCalgary, AB

CLIENTCity of Calgary

CONSULTANTGEC Architecture





BROCK UNIVERSITY’S MARILYN I. WALKER SCHOOL OF FINE & PERFORMING ARTS

LOCATIONSt. Catharines, ON

CLIENTBrock University

CONSULTANTDiamond Schmitt

Architects





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The Northern Rockies Regional Recreational Centre’s (NRRRC) aquatic centre is an addition to the 10,000 m2 complex built by Bird in 2011. The aquatic centre includes a six-lane, 25-metre competitive pool with up to three-metre-high diving boards, aquatic climbing wall, a combined leisure/two-lane learner’s pool, hot tub and a two-storey water slide. The second fl oor features a running track, exercise room, a nine-metre-high rock climbing wall and combination squash/racquetball court.

Bird began construction in July 2013 and was challenged to complete the building foundation work prior to the winter season. Due to the shortened building season in Fort Nelson, Bird fast-tracked exterior construction, allowing the team to facilitate the erection of structural steel and glulam beams during the winter months. Despite the weather challenges and the unforeseen contaminated soil that was discovered during the excavation for the pools, the team delivered this project on schedule.

During the grand opening of the facility, the David Bruce Room was unveiled in memory of a Bird employee who sadly passed away from cancer. The new activity room was named in his honour and presented to the Bruce family in attendance by Fort Nelson Mayor, Bill Streeper. Dave was the site superintendent during the rebuilding of the NRRRC — he and his wife Shirley immersed themselves into the community of Fort Nelson, exploring the great outdoors in every way possible. In Bird’s 95 year history, this is the fi rst Bird built project to ever have a space dedicated to a Bird employee.

LOCATIONFort Nelson, BC

CLIENTNorthern Rockies

Regional Municipality

CONSULTANTKasian Architecture Interior

Design & Planning





NORTHERN ROCKIES REGIONAL RECREATION CENTRE’S AQUATIC CENTRE

Nason, a subsidiary of Bird, has completed the construction of the new water treatment plant in Drayton Valley to replace the aging existing facility. The plant is able to produce 18 million litres of fresh water per day — more than doubling the previous capacity.

The new facility features an ultra-fi ltration membrane process complete with distribution pumping and full facility back-up power system along with an attached operations and administration building. The majority of the work was self-performed using Nason’s in-house trades, including mechanical process, electrical, HVAC and plumbing, instrumentation, PLC programming and carpentry. The building design for the new treatment plant consists of many sustainable features, such as a green roof system, solar photovoltaic array, and an HVAC system that uses a solar wall for outside air pre-heating and a heat exchanger on the raw water piping for building cooling.

An important aspect to the project was the smooth transition from the existing system to the new. The team worked closely with both the design consultant and Drayton Valley to ensure that the new treatment process was commissioned without impacting the community’s water supply. A detailed commissioning and communication plan for the residents of Drayton Valley was an essential element in successfully transitioning the affected community to the new water supply.

LOCATIONDrayton Valley, AB

CLIENTTown of Drayton Valley

CONSULTANTISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd.





DRAYTON VALLEY WATER TREATMENT PLANT

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Located on a site adjacent to a new performing arts centre, also built by Bird, the Brock University project involved the adaptive re-use of a former 19th century textile mill on St. Paul Street, the Canada Hair Cloth building, as well as renovation of an adjacent warehouse space.

The project scope included the construction of a 2,300-square-metre addition to house a theatre with retractable seating, art gallery, lobby space, study areas and dressing rooms. The re-purposing of the fi ve-storey facility required six custom diamond trusses (pictured to the right), spanning almost 14 metres and weighing 2,260 kilograms each, to allow the existing columns to be demolished, creating a clear span on the fourth fl oor for the painting and drawing rooms. Life safety systems were upgraded and acoustic separations were installed. The Bird team reclaimed the existing brick façade, wood fl ooring, pressed tin ceiling tiles and fi re doors to showcase the building’s heritage.

Bird provided over two million dollars in cost savings to the client to maintain the project’s budget. This included over two months of value engineering with revisions to the original helical pile system to a rammed aggregate pier system to ensure the building’s structural integrity was maintained by modifying soils surrounding the piers.

Bird has completed two projects for Dalhousie University: the Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB) (pictured to the left) and the Wallace McCain Learning Commons (WMLC) (pictured above). The CHEB is a fi ve-storey learning facility featuring a 200-seat lecture hall, a library and learning commons, and specially designed homecare, rehabilitation and hospital settings to enable realistic, simulation-based learning. With advanced technological infrastructure, the building enables interactive classes and remote broadcasting.

The WMLC, an addition to the Life Sciences Centre, contains collaborative workspaces, study rooms and meeting spaces. The WMLC has a partial green roof and an ultra-effi cient system for heating and cooling, known as variable refrigerant fl ow. Both facilities are targeting LEED Gold certifi cation. Bird also used virtual design software for the projects to communicate construction phasing to the client via 3D animated renderings.

Challenged by the tight footprint and neighbouring buildings on both project sites, Bird worked with the client and city to effectively communicate and schedule construction activities at favourable times. This ensured classes were not interrupted and road congestion was minimized. After the successful completion of the two projects Bird continues its relationship with Dalhousie University on the four-year phased dentistry clinical renewal project.

COLLABORATIVE HEALTH EDUCATION BUILDING & WALLACE MCCAIN LEARNING COMMONS

LOCATIONHalifax, NS

CLIENTDalhousie University

CONSULTANTBarrie & Langille Architects

Ltd. (CHEB) & Harvey Architecture (WMLC)


CONSTRUCTION VALUE$21,100,000 (combined)

PROJECT SIZE9,660 m2 (CHEB)

1,300 m2 (WMLC)

PROJECT DURATION24 months (combined)

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Across the company, our teams and individuals have been recognized for their efforts and commitment to the construction industry.

The Saskatchewan Joint-use Schools Project 1 and 2 has won the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships’ (P3) Silver Award in the Innovative Partnerships category of the 2015 National Awards for Innovation and Excellence in P3s. As the largest new schools construction project in Saskatchewan’s history, the P3 project includes the design and delivery of 18 state-of-the-art schools on nine joint-use sites in the communities of Regina, Saskatoon, Martensville and Warman.

Fraser McIntosh from our Vancouver district has been awarded the Vancouver Regional Construction Association’s Award for the U40 Excellence in Construction — U40 is a network of young construction professionals under the age of 40. As a founding member and past chair of the U40, as well as past VRCA Board of Director member, Fraser has participated in the organization of many VRCA functions and events.

Bird Vancouver is part of the winning project team for the AMS Student Nest at the University of British Columbia. The project has received the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction’s 2015 BC Steel Design Award.

The Winnipeg district has received an award nominee for employer of the year from Apprenticeship Manitoba for its outstanding contribution to apprenticeship in the province, as well as their involvement in the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program.

AWARDS

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H.J. O’Connell (HJO), a division of Bird, has completed Phase 1 of the Maggie Lake Development for the Iron Ore Company of Canada. HJO’s scope of work included tree clearing of approximately 78 hectares, dewatering approximately 35 million gallons of water in Maggie Lake and Third Pond, and the removal of over 760,000 cubic metres of overburden.

The team mobilized in January to begin brush cutting and stripping. As the project progressed, record cold temperatures made excavation extremely diffi cult.

Leveraging our equipment fl eet, we procured additional resources to ensure the project schedule was upheld. With the additional equipment, on-site maintenance of equipment was critical. Our mechanical and production personnel worked around the clock to expedite production. Despite the challenging conditions, HJO completed the project on schedule and injury free.

MAGGIE LAKE DEVELOPMENT PHASE 1 LOCATIONLabrador West, NL

CLIENTIron Ore Company of Canada

CONSULTANTTetra Tech

CONTRACT TYPEUnit Price

PROJECT SIZE78 ha tree clearing35 million gal dewateringOver 760,000 m3 overburden removal

DURATION OF PROJECT4 months

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTWe are committed to supporting causes that matter to our clients, our employees and our communities. Our Winnipeg district’s Adam Rice

has participated in the Brave the Shave fundraising event for Breast Cancer ACTION Month. Pink hard hats, gloves and stickers were made available to promote awareness and worn at many Bird Winnipeg jobsites. In the end, Adam achieved his ultimate goal and raised over $20k and is

now sporting a new ‘do sans hair and beard (pictured centre).

Bird’s Toronto and corporate district raised over $14,000 at the staff Christmas party for The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). As well, 10 volunteers helped wrap gifts at Holidays Helpers, a charity that provides personalized Christmas packages to low-income families. The Shoebox

Project was another success with 21 gift boxes created for women living in shelters.

Our Winnipeg district participated in the 37th annual Manitoba Marathon, contributing to Manitoba Marathon Foundation to support projects for people living with an intellectual disability. Each year the district’s goal is to acquire new recruits for the marathon. This year, the district recruited 31 new people to participate, bringing the group total to 51 people.

Bird contributes to many post-secondary institutions including the Nova Scotia Community College. The Bird Construction Award has been established in support of the Construction Association of Nova Scotia to recognize the value of education and the role of the construction sector in the growth of the province’s economy. At the Red River College in Winnipeg, Bird annually presents two scholarships — one to a student entering architectural/engineering technology studies and another to a student in their fi nal year of the program.

Thank you to all who contributed to their communities this year, through your participation and donations — together, we can build and strengthen our communities.

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Bird Construction is a leading general contractor in Canada with offi ces coast to coast and has been providing construction services to a long list of new and repeat clients for decades. The company also provides pre-construction services and has acted as a key member on many public-private partnerships. With its wide scope, Bird’s clients include pre-eminent fi rms in the commercial, institutional, retail, multi-tenant residential, industrial, mining, water and wastewater, energy and civil sectors.

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50 YEAR CLUB SAFETY LEADERSHIPDuring an evening celebration on October 9, 2015 in Edmonton, we honoured the career of Lynn Hanna, whose time at Bird has spanned five decades. Lynn joins two other members in the 50 Year Club — Richard Turchinetz and Don Eckstein. That evening Lynn celebrated with his fellow coworkers, friends and family, as well as 25 Year Club and 50 Year Club members.

In 1965, Lynn joined the company in our accounting division at the Edmonton offi ce, performing payroll and accounts payable duties. In two short years, he was transferred to the construction division, beginning work as an estimator and project coordinator. In 1976, Lynn became a senior estimator and in 1981, he was appointed to chief estimator. In 1986, Lynn joined the Toronto district for two years as a senior estimator, returning to Edmonton in 1988 as a senior estimator, a role he fulfi lls, to present day.

Please join us in congratulating Lynn and thanking him for a half a century of dedication to Bird.

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RECENT AWARDS ONGOING PROJECTSSaskatchewan Joint-Use

School ProjectVarious locations in SK

Stanton Territorial HospitalYellowknife, NWT

$255 million

Calgary Composting FacilityCalgary, AB $135 million

University of Toronto CEIE Engineering Building

Toronto, ON

Moncton Event Centre Moncton, NB

Suncor Energy Plant Tailings Line ReplacementFort McMurray, AB

Salt Cavern Storage Brine Pond & Pumphouse

Strathcona County, AB

Mattagami Lake Dam Civil WorksTimmins, ON$22 million

Multi-Residential DevelopmentSt. John’s, NL$15 million

Bible Hill RCMP FacilityBible Hill, NS

$8 million

East Rail Maintenance FacilityWhitby, ON

Hamilton Transit CentreRichmond, BC

$66 million

Fort McMurray Schools PackageFort McMurray, AB

$52 million

Casey House HospiceToronto, ON$32 million

Fort Hills Utilities & OffsitesFort McMurray, AB

Soldiers Pond Synchronous Condenser Facilities

Soldiers Pond, NL

Torbay Grades 5-7 SchoolTorbay, NL$20 million

Winnipeg Soccer Federation North Complex

Winnipeg, MB$20 million

Cabela’s Retail StoreOttawa, ON$15 million

Guysborough Memorial HospitalGuysborough, NS

$5 million

Bird’s Saint John district has been awarded the New Brunswick Construction Safety Association’s Leadership Award for its exceptional safety standards in training, development and implementation of program policies. Earl Affl eck, safety manager for the district, has also received the NBCSA’s Safety Professional of the Year Award for his exemplary dedication and contributions to the fi eld.

We are incredibly proud of the commitment and effort we see towards safe production every day at Bird. It is refl ected in our safety performance, in the well-deserved reputation we have earned among our clients and subcontractors, and in the sense of family that exists among Bird employees. It is a proud legacy that we are committed to nurturing and sustaining so that Safety Leadership|Built by Bird continues to be recognized across our industry as not just a tagline, but a proud testament to who we are.

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