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SAC releases new bond form for IPD projects
Designed to be used in conjunction with the CCDC-30 Integrated Project Delivery Contract, the new bond protects against default of one of the project principals.
April building permits battered
Ontario and Quebec recorded massive drops in permit activity as a result of construction-site shut downs across both provinces.
Watch: Priestly Demolition tears down Highway 401 overpass
A time-lapse video shows teams taking just 10 hours to pull down an overpass bridge in Aberfoyle.
Province requests bidders for Hwy 17 expansion
Expressions of interest are being accepted for the first stage of a project that will ultimately convert a 22.5-kilometre stretch of road in the Ottawa Valley from two lanes to four.
Housing activity increases in April
CMHC’s study of monthly housing starts shows a slight increase in activity in April, including a jump in starts in Ontario of 42 percent.