Three teams have been selected to participate in the request for proposal (RFP) process for the Royal BC Museum’s new Collections and Research Building in Colwood.
The proposed 150,000 square foot facility will provide dedicated research labs and learning spaces, and improve access for British Columbians to the museum’s vast collections.
The three teams are:
Kinetic Construction Ltd. Smith Bros. & Wilson (B.C.) Ltd. and Wright Holdings Inc.
- Diamond and Schmitt Architects, Inc.
- Aspect Structural Engineers Canada Ltd.
Ledcor Design-Build (B.C.) Inc. and Knappett Projects Inc.
- John McAslan and Partners
- Fast + Epp Structural Engineers Inc.
Maple Reinders Constructors Ltd.
- Michael Green Architecture Inc.
- Equilibrium Consulting Inc.
The RFP is the second stage of the procurement process to select a design-build team. Only proponents who were shortlisted during the first stage, the request for qualifications (RFQ) process, are invited to participate in the RFP process.
Partial compensation in the amount of $1 million will be paid to each unsuccessful proponent in accordance with the terms of the RFP and is intended to partially cover the cost to participate in the RFP process. This is standard business practice for major infrastructure design-build procurements, led by Infrastructure BC, to ensure robust competition and high-quality, responsive submissions.
Site preparations are underway for the new facility on eight acres of land in Royal Bay. The province expects to break ground in summer 2022 and complete the project in 2025.
This is the first phase of the Royal BC Museum modernization project. The main museum and public galleries will remain at the downtown site in Victoria.
