August 24, 2007
Pump it up
DETRA BUILDERS INC.
Work continues on the new equalization tank at the Newmarket Pumping Station at 380 Bayview Parkway in Newmarket, Ontario. General contractor Detra Builders Inc. began the project in November 2005 and completion has been scheduled for September. The prime consultant is R.V. Anderson Associates Ltd. Subcontractors include: Detra Builders (excavation/shoring/caissons); Warwick (shoring/caissons); Harris Rebar; MJR Contractors Ltd. (formwork); Innocon Inc. (concrete supply); King Contracting Masonry; Detra Builders Inc. (mechanical/electrical); and Creative Asphalt and Landscape.
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