Bird Construction Inc.
Head Office:
5403 Eglinton Ave W
Toronto ON
Phone: 416-620-7122
Fax: 416-620-7121
Email: corporate.info@bird.ca
Web: www.bird.ca
Branches: St. John's, NL; Halifax, NS; Saint John, NB; Wabush, NL; Montréal, QC; Winnipeg, MB; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Vancouver, BC.
Date of Incorporation: 1930
Nature of Ownership: Public
Key Personnel:
Paul R. Raboud, P. Eng., Vice Chair
Tim J. Talbott, P. Eng., President and CEO
Stephen R. Entwistle, CA, CFO and Assistant Secretary
Dave T. Toronchuk, VP, Industrial
Ken W. McClure, VP, Operations Central
James J. Brennan, P. Eng., Sr. VP
Gross Revenue: $845.90 million
Area of Expertise: General contractor, design-build, construction management, public-private partnerships, commercial, retail, renovation and restoration, residential/multi-tenant, institutional, manufacturing, industrial, civil and mining.
Corporate Profile: Founded in 1920 in Moose Jaw, SK, and incorporated in 1930, Bird Construction is one of Canada’s top general contractors, operating coast to coast. The company offers a range of services in the areas of design-build, lump sum, construction management, preconstruction and public-private partnerships to its industrial, commercial and institutional clients. Some of its high-profile projects across Canada are RCMP headquarters in Surrey, BC, Athabasca water treatment plant in Fort McMurray, AB, Canadian Forces station in St. John’s, NL, Thunder Bay Consolidated Courthouse in Thunder Bay, ON, and the OPP Modernization Project in 16 communities throughout Ontario.
Major Projects: Potash Corporation Product Storage Building, Rocanville, SK
Water Treatment Plant Upgrades, Fort McMurray, AB
Neepawa Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility, Neepawa, MB
Shell Control, Administration, Security and Satellite Building, Edmonton, AB Suncor Firebag 3 Village Camp, Fort McMurray, AB
Mildred Lake Maintenance Bay, Fort McMurray, AB
Osgoode Hall Law School Addition and Alterations, York University, Toronto, ON Biological Sciences Building Addition and Alterations, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Hazel McCallion Campus of Sheridan College, Sheridan College, Mississauga, ON
Sheridan Center for Social Innovation, Davis Campus, Sheridan College, Brampton, ON
—updated November, 2011
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