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April 11, 2008
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Concrete pumping continues at the Maple Leaf Culinary Centre in Mississauga, Ontario.
Concrete keeps pumping at EllisDon’s Maple Leaf Culinary Centre project
Design-build contractor EllisDon Corp. started work on the Maple Leaf Culinary Centre in September 2007. Completion of the project is scheduled for March 2009.
Designed by Adamson Associates Architects, the six-storey facility features office space, cooking facilities and a penthouse mechanical room.
Consultants are Stephenson Engineering Ltd. (structural); Sprint Insight Inc. (d-b mechanical); Bernie Electric (d-b electrical); and Baker Turner Inc. (landscape).
Subtrades include: Niran Construction Ltd. (site work/excavation/asphalt); Drillco Foundation Co. Ltd. (shoring/caissons); Diplock (formwork); Salit Steel (rebar supply); Advanced Precast; and Tresman Steel Industries Ltd. (structural steel).
Also on the subtrades list are Innocon Inc. (concrete supply); Kappeler Masonry Corp.; C & H Fire Suppression Systems Inc. (fire protection); DMC Mechanical ltd. (sheet metal); Vixman Construction Ltd. (metal deck); Applewood Glass & Mirror; Kone Inc. (elevators); and Bothwell-Accurate Co. Ltd. (roofing).
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