Government Projects
Vehicle and Equipment Management Agency Heavy Duty Shop
Client: Manitoba Infrastructure & Transportation
Location: Beausejour, MB
Completion: 2016
Project Details: Parkwest Projects Ltd was the project’s General Contractor. The addition links two existing buildings dating from the 1970s; the first being a two-storey shop/office facility, the second, a heavy equipment storage building. By linking and combining two existing buildings into one large facility, major upgrades to the life safety systems were necessitated, including the addition of a new sprinkler system and addressable fire alarm system throughout. The addition consists of a new four-bay heavy equipment shop with related second storey mechanical space. The structure includes a structural concrete slab to support extremely high dead and live loads and a structural steel frame with concrete block infill walls. The envelope consists of a high performance exterior insulation assembly and standing seam metal cladding. Clerestory windows provide natural light to the entire shop. The new shop is equipped with a twelve-ton overhead crane and vehicle exhaust extraction system that serve all four shop bays. The new bays are contiguous with the original structural grid, permitting longer equipment to occupy space in both the addition and original shop area. The project also involved extensive work within the existing buildings, including structural and ventilation upgrades, addition of a new fire alarm and sprinkler system throughout and asbestos remediation. Coordination of existing program activities and construction phasing was required to ensure ongoing use of the facility.
Canada Post McDermot Letter Carrier Depot
Client: Canada Post
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Completion: 2011
Project Details: When Canada Post announced that it was moving their sorting facility to be near the airport in Winnipeg, it created the need for a new letter carrier depot. A downtown location off of McDermot was selected, and Parkwest Projects was used as the General Contractor to construct the 20,000 square foot facility.
MPI Lexington
Client: Manitoba Public Insurance
Location: 40 Lexington Park, Winnipeg, MB
Completion: 2010
Project Details: Parkwest Projects Ltd. was the General Contractor for one of the five new Customer Service Centres that were constructed in 2009 for Manitoba Public Insurance across the province. This ~$12M, 4,088 square meter building that combined both office space and garage space to merge the claims process, driver and vehicle licensing and driver testing functions into the same building. A target for the project was to construct a facility that environmentally sustainable. This included a targeted LEED Silver building designation as well as the successful award of a Green Globe award.
Churchill RCMP Station
RM of Springfield Admin
Little Grand Rapids RCMP Detachment
Client: Public Works Government Services
Location: RCMP Modular Detachment Building
Completion: 2010
Project Details: Parkwest Projects Ltd. was the General Contractor for the construction of new RCMP Detachment building.This building was assembled using prefabricated modular components.
