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TORONTO, Jan. 2, 2017 /CNW/ - Bird Construction Inc.
announced today that Fraser Health has selected Bird Design-Build
Construction Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, as the preferred
proponent to design and build a new mental health facility and
energy centre at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, British Columbia.
The new 75-bed Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) wellness
centre will be a four-storey building with approximately
13,000-square-metres that will provide both inpatient and
outpatient services. The MHSU building will include a two-level
bridge link to the existing hospital with one level for patient
movement and the other for hospital services. In addition, the
building will have a multi-level 450 stall parkade to service the
campus. The energy centre is designed to support the needs of the
existing campus in addition to the new MHSU building and is sized
to support future proposed redevelopment phases. It will also house
an IT communication hub which is designed to support Royal
Columbian Hospital's future information technology infrastructure
requirements. The project, targeting LEED Gold certification,
is expected to commence construction in early 2017 and be completed
in winter 2019. At this time there can be no assurances that
the Company will receive a contract award related to this
project.
Mr. Ian Boyd, Bird's President
and CEO, stated that "We are proud to be selected as the preferred
proponent on this project and look forward to enhancing our
existing relationship with Fraser Health. Projects like these
are technically complex, which remain a strategic focus for our
Company, and provide the opportunity for our staff to participate
in giving back to the New
Westminster community through the construction of a facility
that will have a lasting positive impact."
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SOURCE Bird Construction Inc.