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City declares default on Strandherd bridge contractor

The City of Ottawa will use a $23-million performance bond to see the construction of the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge through after declaring the general contractor, ConCreate

UPDATE 2: Concrete woes halt footbridge construction on parkway

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Disintegrating concrete on a $5-million pedestrian bridge in progress over the Airport Parkway may delay construction for another full season, according to the area councillor.

Remedies available if bridge construction slips: city

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A day after announcing the receivership of Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge general contractor ConCreate USL, a city general manager emphasized Wednesday that there are remedies in place

UPDATE: Strandherd bridge contractor in receivership

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A group including the general contractor for Ottawa’s Strandherd-Armstrong bridge was at risk for abandoning construction projects unless it filed for receivership, according to court

Construction permits up 11% in January

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The value of local construction permits was up $2 million, year-over-year, in January, according to municipal records. The city issued 483 permits with a combined

417 widening to be folded into LRT project

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The contract to build Ottawa’s light-rail line is slated to become far more lucrative for the successful bidder. City staff are now proposing to bundle

Public Works preps for watermain reconstruction

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The federal government is looking for construction companies to complete a six-figure reconstruction of the watermain servicing the Cliff Heating and Cooling Plant. Solicitation documents

Delcan receives $1.2M bridge replacement design contract

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The Ottawa office of infrastructure engineering firm Delcan Corp. has landed a contract worth nearly $1.2 million from Public Works for design work to replace

Ottawa housing starts expected to decline

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Despite a surge in housing starts this January and during the past year, a decline in new home In January, the seasonally adjusted, annual rate

McCormick Rankin wins Chaudière Crossing contract

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The Ottawa office of a Canadian engineering consulting company has received the latest contract as part of the federal government’s efforts to rehabilitate several interprovincial