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www.ottawaconstructionnews.com $19.95 SERVING EASTERN ONTARIO MAY 2020 VOL. 30 NO. 5 PSPC further scales back construction projects, but work on Centre Block continues 70 per cent of sub-trade contractors denied work opportunities on $1 billion Parliament Hill Centre Block renovation: Merit Ontario Photo by Raymond Leveille 70 per cent of sub-trade contractors denied work opportunities on $1 billion Parliament Hill Centre Block renovation: Merit Ontario Ottawa Construction News staff writer An association advocating for open shop businesses says about 70 per cent of contractors who would otherwise be able to bid on sub-trade work for the massive Par- liament Hill Centre Block renovation are being denied access to the work work because they are not signato- ries to collective agreements with the major construction trade unions. A joint venture of PCL Construc- tors Canada Ltd. and EllisDon Cor- poration (PCL/ED) was the only Photo by Raymond Leveille Photo by Heavy Civil Construction • Road Construction • Building Excavation bidder for the project valued at more than $1 billion, following a re- Float Service • Heavy Equipment Rental • Topsoil & Aggregates • Winter Maintenance quest for qualifications initially re- leased in 2015. After years of planning and preparation – and work to complete the West Block renovation – the joint venture contractors began invit- ing bids from sub-trades earlier this year. Walter Pamic, Merit Ontario’s past board chairman, said after re- viewing the bidding documents, he T: 613.838.5042 found his business, Power-Tek Elec- www.goldiemohrltd.ca trical Services, along with dozens of other contractors that haven’t signed with the International Broth- Providing MOHR Value Since 1960 erhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) or others affiliated with the major construction trade unions, were shut out of the bidding opportuni- ties. Public Works and Government 103 Breezehill Ave. Ottawa, ON K1Y 2H6 Services Canada (PWGSC) de- Tel.: (613) 728-1819 Fax: (613) 728-0827 scribes the project as its “largest and most complex heritage rehabili- www.lenmurraysupply.com tation project ever” on its website. Our service is Only a phOne call away The work includes restoring the building envelope, a seismic up- grade, excavation of the basement, new mechanical and electrical sys- tems, new information technology, security upgrades, restoration of • GREENLEE • BOSCH • MILWAUKEE • heritage spaces and adjustments to • RIDGID • CADDY • UCAN • GENERAL WIRE • SASCO STRUT • allow additional seating in the • FEATHERLITE LADDERS • RAMSET • TEK SCREWS • LENOX • House of Commons and Senate • JET • MATERIAL HANDLING • ABRASIVES • SAFETY PRODUCTS • chambers. PAGE 2 – MAY 2020 – The Ottawa Construction News Both PCL and EllisDon are signatories to labour agreements with the trade unions, and are bound under provincial labour laws to observe their col- lective agreements. Generally this restricts them to using unionized subtrades on their projects. “We are all in this together,” Pamic said in a statement. “It is an extremely difficult time for workers and companies during the COVID-19 pan- demic, therefore governments should not be creat- ing an unfair system for local contractors and their workers,” he said. “If the companies they work for aren’t even al- lowed to bid on construction projects that their tax dollars are paying for, how can their company com- pete and how can they stay employed. In a time of a global pandemic and limited government funds, we all have a responsibility to hardworking Cana- dian taxpayers to ensure that every dollar the gov- ernment spends goes as far as possible. Closed tendering means lost opportunities and wasted tax siTe develOpmenT cOnTracTOrs dollars.” Pamic said Merit Ontario is “going to explore ev- ery option” to open up the project to all sub-trade contractors. “If errors were made, purchasing protocols not The Masonry Experts followed, and on federal laws, can these provincial legislation rules not apply, we need to look into this,” he said in an interview. “Parliament Hill belongs to all Canadians and all 613.728.2693 Canadian workers and companies should have a 100 Bayview Road, Ottawa shot at competing for this work,” he said in the www.merkleysupply.com statement. “The federal government needs to en- sure rules are followed to allow fair and open bid- ding on these projects. In a 2016 email to PostMedia (publishers of The Ottawa Citizen and Sun), the department said it so- licited construction industry feedback before devel- oping the evaluation criteria in the Request for Qualifications. “Despite these efforts, only one response was received,” it said, adding that the PCL/EllisDon re- sponse was “fully assessed and determined to meet the mandatory requirements,” Postmedia re- ported. While PCL/EllisDon was the only bidder, the work will still be “reviewed and assessed against • FABRICATION • BAR SUPPORTS well known industry benchmarks to ensure best value for Canadian taxpayers,” PWSGC said then. • DETAILING • WIRE MESH As well, the work is only for construction man- • PLACING • BAR SPLICES agement. The government said then that more • EPOXY COATING than 90 per cent of the contract’s value will be completed by subcontractors, whose work it said will be competitively tendered. 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