• Orleans developer unveils plans for hotel, office space

  April 26, 2012 - 16 h 33

  Six years after entering a public-private partnership with the City of Ottawa, Forum Equity Partners Inc. announced Thursday plans to begin construction of a new hotel and office building in Orleans.

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• Construction permits up 84% in March

  April 24, 2012 - 8 h 25

  Ottawa’s construction sector recorded its best first quarter in at least four years, according to municipal records.

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• Carleton to expand maintenance building

  April 19, 2012 - 10 h 54

  Carleton University is looking to prequalify general contracting firms for the renovation of its maintenance building on the southeast side of the campus.

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• Sears spends $2M on Iris move

  April 13, 2012 - 13 h 10

  Department store retailer Sears is planning to spend $2 million on fitting up its new location in the Ikea plaza.

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• Unitrin, Triform to build retail complex on brownfields land

  April 2, 2012 - 12 h 54

  Two local developers will build a retail and restaurant complex on brownfields land at 280-300 West Hunt Club Rd.

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• PCL poised to pick up Bayshore expansion contract

  April 2, 2012 - 8 h 55

  PCL Constructors appears set to lead the massive expansion of Bayshore Shopping Centre, a project that will add more than 200,000 square feet to Ottawa's fourth-largest mall, documents filed with the city show.

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• Construction permits up 34% in February

  March 30, 2012 - 11 h 15

  A smaller number of larger construction permits this February boosted the combined value by 34.3 per cent year-over-year, according to municipal records.

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• City declares default on Strandherd bridge contractor

  March 26, 2012 - 8 h 07

  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 USL Ltd., in default of its obligations.

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• UPDATE 2: Concrete woes halt footbridge construction on parkway

  March 22, 2012 - 10 h 45

  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.

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• Remedies available if bridge construction slips: city

  March 21, 2012 - 14 h 20

  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 if the construction schedule stalls or slips.

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Other news

• March 20, 2012 UPDATE: Strandherd bridge contractor in receivership
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• February 29, 2012 417 widening to be folded into LRT project
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• February 21, 2012 Delcan receives $1.2M bridge replacement design contract
• February 17, 2012 McCormick Rankin wins Chaudière Crossing contract
• February 17, 2012 Ottawa housing starts expected to decline
• February 13, 2012 Association buys Montreal Road property
• February 9, 2012 Ottawa businesses court LRT bidders
• January 27, 2012 Construction permits soar 132% in December
• January 27, 2012 Macdonald-Cartier Bridge rehab contract awarded
• January 26, 2012 U of O fast-tracks new sports stadium
• January 17, 2012 Feds to solicit bids for bridge upgrades
• January 16, 2012 Longevity key in winning light-rail work: industry rep
• January 4, 2012 Construction permits jump 47% in November