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NEW
SASKPOWER
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The new natural gas power facility will utilize
combined-cycle technology to provide up to 370 megawatts (MW) of power to roughly 370,000 homes in
Saskatchewan, particularly when wind and solar power
are not available. As of Oct. 31, 2024, the project is 27
per cent complete. All 1,350 piles are installed and the
site’s evaporation pond is also almost complete. Work
has begun on building foundations and underground
utilities, which continued through the winter months
into 2025.
CANADIAN NUCLEAR LABORATORIES
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2024 Rank: 74
Location: Chalk River, Ont.
Owner: Atomic Energy Canada Limited
Project Manager: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
IPD Team: Chandos Construction Inc., Bird
Construction Inc., M. Sullivan & Son Limited, Eclipse
Automation, JP2G Consultants, RJC Engineers,
Merrick & Company, Modern Niagara, MSE, Plan
Group and Siemens
Other Key Players: E.S. Fox; Accenture (contractor);
LEA Cosulting (engineer-planning & structural);
AtkinsRéalis; Turner & Townsend (cost/risk/
schedule management)
Funding: Public
Substantial Completion: 2028
HIGHWAY
Deerfoot Trail
Improvements
$800 MILLION
Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors
(TEC) is undertaking improvements to Deerfoot Trail,
the province’s busiest freeway that sees over 180,000
vehicles per day in some sections. Since Deerfoot
Trail was initially constructed in the 1970s, Calgary’s
population has doubled. The Province announced in
October 2024 the completion of new connections at
Beddington Trail NW and 11 Street NE. Improvements
to Deerfoot Trail are being completed in distinct
projects, prioritizing the most congested areas. It is
estimated that the remaining Deerfoot Trail improvements will be complete by fall 2027
TOP100PROJECTS.CA
Location: Lanigan, Sask.
Owner: SaskPower
Engineer, Procure, Construct (EPC) Partner:
Burns & McDonnell
Other Key Players: 2Nations Bird Construction
LP (foundations and underground utilities work);
Allan Construction (site clearing and preparation
activities); Solentanche Bachy Canada (piling)
Funding: Public
Substantial Completion: 2027
PUBLIC SPACES
Advanced Nuclear Materials
Research Centre
$800 MILLION
The Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Centre
(ANMRC) will be a state-of-the-art nuclear research
facility that supports and expands CNL’s research into
clean energy and production capabilities, radioactive
materials, advanced reactor fuels, existing fuels, nuclear medicine, environmental stewardship, and global
security. The 10,000-square-metre ANMRC is expected
to be critical to the life extension and long-term
reliability of existing reactors, including Canada’s fleet
of CANDU reactors and other designs deployed around
the world. Construction of the new laboratory research
complex is being managed via an integrated project
delivery (IPD) agreement.
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AECON
NATURAL GAS
Aspen Power
Station
$850 MILLION
2024 Rank: 86
Location: Calgary, Alta.
Owner: Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors
North Program ($69 million)—4 DBB contracts
Contractors: Aecon Transportation West Ltd. (Beddington Trail NW & 11 Street
NE/McKnight Blvd. NE); LBCO Contracting Ltd. (64 Ave. NE); 16 Avenue NE
Other Key Players: Associated Engineering (consulting)
South Program ($595 million)—1 DB contract
Contractor: Aecon Infrastructure Management (Ivor Strong Bridge/Anderson Rd.
& Bow Bottom Trail/Southland Dr./Glenmore Trail); COWI
Other Key Players: PCL Construction Management; Volker Stevin Contracting Ltd.
Engineer: Associated Engineering (consulting); McElhanney (site surveyor); Dillon
Consulting (planning); Parsons; AGAT Labs (environmental assessment); INTECH
(risk advisor); Stantec (design)
Legal: Norton Rose Fulbright (Volker Stevin)
Funding: Public
Substantial Completion: 2027
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