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from the Ottawa Business Journal

Search begins for Congress Centre builder
By Ottawa Business Journal Staff
Thu, Feb 21, 2008 1:00 PM EST


The hunt is on for a company to build Ottawa's new Congress Centre.

The board of the Congress Centre began an official search earlier this week for a company that will demolish the existing building, and design, build and finance the new centre.

"This marks a major step forward in our redevelopment process for Canada's new convention centre," OCC chair Jim Durrell said in a statement. "It is our intention through this process to partner with the best in the industry so that we complete the construction and meet every specification, on time and within budget."

Applications for the initial stage, a "request for qualifications," are due by March 17. The board will review the submissions and announce a short-list of three proponents by the end of March.

"The project is moving ahead on schedule which will enable our marketing team to book meetings and conventions for opening day in April 2011 and for years to follow," said OCC president Patrick Kelly.

The short-listed proponents will be asked to respond to a "request for propsal" to be issued in April. The three final proposals are required to be submitted in June, and the successful bidder will be selected by the end of July. Final project agreements are to be signed in September and demolition of the existing building will begin immediately after.