Established in 2002, the CDBI Awards of Excellence are presented annually
to recognize excellence in Canada’s design-build industry and to acknowledge
design-build teams whose projects contribute to the growth and stature of
the design-build profession. Award recipients demonstrate the highest standards
and principles in the design-build industry and the business community in pursuit
of excellence.

2011 Award Recipient

Design-Build Award of Excellence Winners

Community Development Category (1st Place)

Project:   Duchess Park Secondary School
Location:   Prince George, BC
Completion Date:   March 2010
Owner:  

School District No. 57 (Prince George)
Project Contact:   Karen Marler 604-732-6620
Design-Build Team:   Western Industrial Contractors Ltd., and Hughes Condon Marler
Architects
 
      
 
      

Community Development Category (2nd Place)

Project:   Gerald Schwartz School of Business
Location:   Antigonish, NS
Completion Date:   November 2010
Owner:  

St. Francis Xavier University
Project Contact:   Rick Buhr 902-835-8205
Design-Build Team:   Bird Design Build Inc., and Shore Tilbe Perkins + Will Architectural
Consultants
 
      
 
      

2010 Award Recipient

Design-Build Award of Excellence Winners

Community Development Category (1st Place)

Project:   Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Location:   Vancouver, BC
Completion Date:   May 2008
Owner:  

UBC Properties Trust
Project Contact:   Paul Raboud 416-620-7122
Design-Build Team:   Bird Design-Build Limited & Kasian Architects/HOK Architects
 
      
 
      

Community Development Category (2nd Place)

Project:   Durham Consolidated Courthouse
Location:   Oshawa, ON
Completion Date:   Nov 2009
Owner:  

Infrastructure Ontario
Project Contact:   Don Gilliland 905-276-7600
Design-Build Team:   PCL Constructors Canada Inc. & WZMH Architects
 
      
 

Industrial Category (1st Place)

Project:   Whistler Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility
Location:   Whistler, BC
Completion Date:   2009
Owner:  

BC Transit
Project Contact:   Eric Norman  604-632-1135
Design-Build Team:   Omicron Architecture Engineering Construction Ltd.
 
      
 
      

Industrial Category (2nd Place)

Project:  

Cascades Groupe Tissu-Lachute
Location:   Lachute, QC
CompletionDate:   Octobre 2009
Owner:  

Cascades Groupe Tissu-Lachute
Project Contact:   Louis Thériault 450-664-1300
Design-Build Team:   Construction Première Inc. & Blouin Tardif Architecture Environnement
 
      
 
     

2009 Award Recipient

Design-Build Award of Excellence Winners

Project:   156th Street/Highway 1 Underpass Design - Build Project
Location:   Surrey, BC
Completion Date:   April 2009
Owner:   City of Surrey
Project Contact:   Gary Bale 604-985-0611
Design-Build Team:   BA Blacktop Limited, McElhanney Engineering Services
 
      
 
      

Design-Build Award of Excellence Winners

Project:   Calgary Courts Centre
Location:   Calgary, AB
Completion Date:   July 2007
Owner:   Alberta Infrastructure
Project Contact:   Kim Connell 403-255-5521
Design-Build Team:   CANA Management Ltd., Kasian Architecture, & Stantec Consulting Ltd.
 
         
 
         

2008 Award Recipient

Design-Build Award of Excellence Winner

Project:   Anthony Henday Drive Southeast Leg Ring Road
Location:   Edmonton, AB
Completion Date:   October 2007
Owner:   Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation
Project Contact:   Ron Kubsch 780-733-6135
Design-Build Team:   PCL Construction Management Inc., MMM Group Limited, & Stantec Consulting Ltd.
 
         
 
         

2007 Award Recipient

Design-Build Award of Excellence Winner

Project:   Hamilton Centralized Compost Facility
Location:   Hamilton, ON
Completion Date:   May 2006
Owner:   City of Hamilton
Project Contact:   John H. Haanstra, 905-821-4844
Design-Build Team:   Maple Reinders and Associated Engineering
 
        
 
        

2006 Award Recipients

Design-Build Award of Excellence Winner

Project:   The Juno Building, Chiefs and Petty Officers’ and Officers’ Facility Project
Location:   Halifax, NS
Completion Date:   May 5, 2005
Owner:   Department of National Defence
Project Contact:   John Volcko, 902-481-8500
Design-Build Team:   PCL Constructors Canada Inc. and WHW Architects
 
        
 
        

Honourary Mentions

Project:   Accolade Project at York University
Location:   Toronto, ON
Completion Date:   January 17, 2006
Owner:   York University
Project Contact:   Don Gilliland, 905-276-7600
Design-Build Team:   PCL Constructors Canada Inc., The Design Consultant Team were B&H Architects and Zeidler Grinnell Partnership
 
            
 
Project:   Flat 17 Condominiums
Location:   Calgary, AB
Completion Date:   August 2005
Owner:   Tupelo Holdings
Project Contact:   John Brown, 403-229-4330
Design-Build Team:   The design-builder and Architect were Housebrand
 
        

2005 Award Recipients

Design-Build Award of Excellence Winner

Project:   The OPG Nuclear Support Building Project
Location:   Pickering, ON
Completion Date:   December 15, 2005
Owner:   Ontario Power Generation Inc.
Project Contact:   Paul Evans, 905-890-9193
Design-Build Team:   McKay Cocker Construction Limited
Canadian Urban Limited
Architect, Archxes Design Inc.
 
        
 
        

Second Place Winner

Project:   2 Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (2PPCLI)
Location:   CFB Shilo, MB
Completion Date:   August 31, 2004
Owner:   Department of National Defence
Project Contact:   Lewis Triemstra, 613-820-9600
Design-Build Team:   Joint Venture design-build team of Aecon formerly Westeinde Construction Ltd. and Caspian Construction Inc., and Griffiths Rankin Cook Architects in charge of the design team.
 
            

2004 Award Recipients

Design-Build Award of Excellence Winner

Project:   Renovation and Expansion of the Montreal Convention Centre
Location:   Montreal, QC
Completion Date:   July 2003
Owner:   The Quebec Real Estate Corporation
Project Contact:   Ali Ettehadieh, 514-340-1808
Design-Build Team:   Aecon / Divco / Genivar Inc.
 
            

Honourable Mention

Project:   Ricoh Coliseum, Exhibition Place
Location:   Toronto, ON
Completion Date:   October 2003
Owner:   Board of Governors of Exhibition Place, and Borealis
Project Contact:   Bruce Sonnenberg, 905-276-7600
Design-Build Team:   PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects
 
        

2003 Award Recipients

Private Category Winner

Project:   TransCanada Tower
Location:   Calgary, AB
Completion Date:   January 20, 2001
Owner:   H & R Real Estate Investment Trust
Project Contact:   Mark Taylor Project Manager , 403-291-4777
Design-Build Team:   PCL Maxam – A Joint Venture / The Cohos Evamy Partners
 
            

Public Category Winner

Project:   Canada and the World Park & Pavilion
Location:   Ottawa, ON
Completion Date:   April, 2001
Owner:   National Capital Commission
Project Contact:   Lew Triemstra, 613-820-9600
Design-Build Team:   Westeinde Construction Ltd. (Design-Build Division) /
Griffiths Rankin Cook Architects
 
            

Honourary Mentions

Project:   Infield Development Project – Lester B. Pearson International Airport
Location:   Toronto, ON
Completion Date:   December 2002
Owner:   Lester B. Pearson International Airport
Project Contact:   Neal Barkhurst, 416-596-2299
Design-Build Team:   PCL Contractors Canada Inc. / Bregman + Hamann Architects /
Halsall Associates Limited / Peter Sheffield and Associates
 
Project:   National Trade Centre, Exhibition Place
Location:   Toronto, ON
Completion Date:   March 31, 1997
Owner:   The Board of Governors of Exhibition Place
Project Contact:   Rob Holmberg, District Manager, 905-276-7600
Design-Build Team:   PCL Constructors Canada Inc. / Dunlop Architects Inc. /
Zeidler Grinnell Partnership Architects
 
Project:   Volex Manufacturing Facility
Location:   Kanata, ON
Completion Date:   June 2001
Owner:   Westeinde (FNP) Ltd.
Project Contact:   Lew Triemstra, 613-820-9600
Design-Build Team:   Westeinde Construction Ltd. (Design-Build Division) /
Griffiths Rankin Cook Architects

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