VRCA News Supplement C9
Business in Vancouver July 12–18, 2011
The Vancouver Regional Construction Association is B.C.’s largest construction association, representing more than 700 union and non-union construction companies in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. Member benefits include networking, access to construction opportunities, education, industry news and advocacy and access to the Construction Job Centre.
The VRCA welcomes the following new members Allied Service
We specialize in the renovation of large grocery stores.
Computer Guidance Corp. Victoria Satran 15035 75th St. North, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 P: 480-444-7000 F: 480-444-7004 vsatran@computerguidance.com www.computerguidance.com Founded in 1981, Computer Guidance Corp. is the trusted provider of construction management software for architecture, engineering and construction companies.
Final Choice Construction Inc. Edmond Law 8495 Ontario St. Unit 302, Vancouver V5X 3E8 P: 604-324-1101 F: 604-324-1106 edmondlaw@finalchoice.ca www.finalchoice.ca Our company focuses on commercial and high-end residential construction and renovation projects.
Associate Level 5 Consulting Ltd. Brenda Shaw, P.Eng. 324 8th St. East, North Vancouver V7L 1Z3 P: 604-929-9693 F: 604-929-9683 brendashaw@level5.cc www.level5.cc Building-envelope consulting for new construction and older building retrofits. Master Municipal Documents Association (MMCD) Neil Nyberg 211 Columbia St. Suite 102, Vancouver V6A 2R5 P: 604-681-0295 F: 604-681-4545 admin@mmcd.net www.mmcd.net
General Contractor Canada CIBS Investment and Trade Inc. Bo (David) Zhong 1066 Hastings St. West, 20th Floor, Vancouver V6E 3X2 P: 604-601-8518 F: 604-601-8526 lf_cibs@hotmail.com A three-year-old global construction company. Our main business in China, the Middle East and Africa and we are now offering services in Canada. EarthCo Underground Ltd. Chris Webb 19892 Silverthorne Pl., Pitt Meadows V3Y 2W4 P: 604-460-1885 F: 604-460-1884 earthcoltd@shaw.ca Civil contractors, storm sewer water, plumbing and piping. Elias Tkachuk Contracting Ron Tkachuk 1168 Hamilton St. Suite 304, Vancouver V6B 2S2 P: 604-662-8822 F: 604-662-8820 ron@elicontracting.ca www.elicontracting.ca
Julnes & Sons Constructors Inc. Tristan Julnes 1859 Stainsbury Ave. Suite 116, Vancouver V5N 2M6 P: 604-537-5773 F: 604-697-0821 tristan@jandsconstructors.com www.jandsconstructors.com Julnes & Sons Constructors Inc. is a multiservice company that provides project management, carpentry, millwork and stone/ tile installations in the high-end residential market. Pacific Coast Civil Works Inc. Sunny Bhangu PO Box 410, 7231 120th St., Delta V4C 6P5 P: 604-537-4212 pacificcoastcivil@hotmail.com Specializing in roadwork, utility construction, earth works, site services, trucking and land clearing. SimplexGrinnell - a Division of Tyco International of Canada Ltd. Mike Abbey 1485 Lindsey Pl., Delta V3M 6V1 P: 604-515-8872 ext. 110 jpetersen@simplexgrinnell.com www.simplexgrinnell.com We serve over one million customers in the United States and Canada, providing a comprehensive array of fire alarm, fire sprinkler, fire suppression, integrated security, sound and communications and nurse call systems and services. Tasa Construction Denis Brunet 8557 Government St. Suite 106, Burnaby V3N 4S9 P: 604-522-8212 denis@tasaconstruction.com Turner Construction Co. Darin Postma 13955 Bridgeport Rd. Suite 400, Richmond V6V 1J6 P: 604-244-7343 dpostma@tcco.com www.turnerconstruction.com General contractor focusing on sustainability, commercial interiors, health care, data centres, life sciences, higher education and commercial buildings. Whistler Excavations Ltd. Paul Boulanger Box 1145, Whistler V0N 1B0 P: 604-932-6143 F: 604-932-8748
paul@whistlerexcavations.com www.whistlerexcavations.com Commercial or residential site servicing installation work specializing in difficult sites as well as ski run work. We also maintain a fleet of heavy duty highway trucks.
M&S Guillevin International Co. Randy Martel 5344 Lougheed Hwy., Burnaby V5B 2Z8 P: 604-438-8661 F: 604-434-6210 rmartel@guillevin.com www.guillevin.com Electrical wholesale distribution. Icon Agency Dan Cramer 1525 Broadway St. Unit 114, Port Coquitlam V3C 6P6 P: 778-285-4288 F: 778-285-2776 dan.cramer@iconagency.ca www.iconagency.ca Representing: Belanger, Brymer Brass, Cheviot Products, Giant Water Heaters, Jaga Water Radiators, Laing Pumps, Maax, Onex Stainless Steel Sinks, Weil-McLain, Wilkins Backflow and Zurn products. K.M. Roberts & Associates Brian Le Cappelain PO Box 74030, RPO Fraser Heights, Surrey V4N 5H9 P: 604-882-8488 F: 604-882-8678 blecappelain@kmroberts.com www.kmroberts.com Manufacturer’s representative for B.C. of electrical metering, heating, lighting, power factor capacitors, transformers, tray and support systems and ventilation fans. Moen Inc. (Canada) Jerry Fairborn 2816 Bristol Circle, Oakville, ON L6H 5S7 P: 905-829-3700 F: 905-829-3008 jerry.fairborn@moen.com www.moen.ca Meaningful innovation is the goal of Moen’s commercial division. Providing superiorperforming faucets, shower systems and washroom products that exceed the end users’ needs while delivering lower lifetime costs for today’s facilities. Sanderson Concrete Inc. Jan Arntorp 12665 116th Ave., Surrey V3V 3S6 P: 604-580-4108 F: 604-580-4111 jan@sandersonconcrete.com www.sandersonconcrete.ca Custom precast concrete: windowsills and lintels, wall panels, signage, coping caps and stair treads. Site furnishings: steps, bollards, treegrates, planters benches, tables and garbage cans.
SouthCoast Petroleum Ltd. Terry Dyck 8027 Enterprise St., Burnaby V5A 1V5 P: 604-945-4391 F: 604-945-7107 tdyck@southcoastpetro.ca www.southcoastpetro.ca SouthCoast Petroleum Ltd. is a lubricant, fuel and related services provider throughout southwest British Columbia with facilities throughout the Lower Mainland. We offer a wide variety of services including on-site refuelling, fuel delivery into tanks, lubricant technical info and fuel tank rentals/sales.
Trade Contractor Action Electric Ltd. Willy Disler 1277 Georgia St. East, Vancouver V6A 2A9 P: 604-734-9146 F: 604-222-8575 action@actioncom.ca www.actioncom.ca The Action Group of Companies is locally owned and operated, providing clients with technology systems integration and network infrastructure. We stay focused on technology developments and increased client requirements to meet the demands of global competition. Alpha Contracting & Tile Inc. Zelimir Visekruna 281 Holdom Ave. Suite 328, Burnaby V5B 3T9 P: 778-887-4410 zelimirv@yahoo.ca Alpha Contracting & Tile is responsible for the installation of tile (ceramic, porcelain, marble and granite) and all kinds of natural and cultured stone and wooden floors. Crystal Image Ent. Ltd. J.P. Waraich 6301 180A St., Surrey V3S 4L7 P: 604-727-4299 F: 604-575-8406
Interested in becoming a member of the VRCA? Join now by visiting www.vrca.bc.ca or call 604-294-3766.
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Luktor Lighting Inc.
Elpol Electrical Services Peter Pawelec 2844 Binbridge Ave. Suite 84014, Burnaby V5A 4T9 P: 604-760-4493 F: 604-737-4833 peter@elpol.ca www.elpol.ca
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Exact Drywall Systems Ltd. Eric Stenersen 20171 92A Ave. Suite 109, Langley V1M 3A5 P: 604-455-1230 F: 604-455-1231 estenersen@exactdrywall.com www.exactdrywall.com Exterior and interior steel studs, insulation, drywall, acoustic ceilings and wall panels, stucco and EIFS.
Luktor Lighting is the first B.C. distributor
Garnees Dev-Ex Cont Ltd. Garnet Janus PO Box 3069, Mission V2V 4J3 P: 604-826-7752 F: 604-826-7209 ghjanus@shaw.ca All aspects of civil works including bulk excavations, watermain, sewer main, storm main, retaining wall structures, hydro and tell raceway, vaults and other related works. Groundforce geoDrilling Solutions Inc. Barry Milner 4611 Viking Way Unit 260, Richmond V6V 2K9 P: 778-879-1518 bmilner@groundforcedrilling.com www.groundforcedrilling.com Groundforce geoDrilling Solutions is a comprehensive drilling contractor that specializes in geothermal (geoexchange) drilling operations. Taking our extensive experience, equipment and oilfield work ethic, we bring a new professional approach to the commercial geothermal drilling sector.
24985 32nd Ave., Aldergrove V4W 2A1 P: 604-626-0871 F: 604-856-9868 tracyg@luktor.com www.luktor.com to incorporate BPL data networks into commercial energy management systems. Precisionwerkz Architectural Woodwork & Cabinetry Jay Wu 4155 McConnell Dr., Burnaby P: 604-422-8920 F: 604-422-8921 jwu@precisionwerkz.com www.precisionwerkz.com Precisionwerkz Inc. is an architectural woodwork and cabinetry company servicing the commercial, hospitality, institutional and residential industry across North America. River City Electric Ltd. Steen Rasmussen 408 East Kent Ave. South Suite 121, Vancouver V5X 2X7 P: 604-210-4383 F: 604-210-4390 steenr@rivercityelectric.ca www.rivercityelectric.ca
One year: Buildings fully operational East Pandosy building will be a three-storey, the East Pandosy Building. The Centennial 84,500-square-foot building connected to KelBuilding provides a new patient-care tower owna General Hospital by an enclosed bridge as well as space for the UBC faculty of medi- across Pandosy Street to the 360,000-squarecine and Interior Health Clinical Academic foot Centennial Building. Campus. The East Pandosy Building is part of “It’s exciting to know that in a mere year the $448 million Interior Heart and Surgical from now these buildings will be fully operaCentre project. Its construction will support tional, adding to the exceptional service prothe relocation of existing hospital departments vided here at Kelowna General Hospital,” said to allow for the state-of-construction building Steve Thomson, MLA for Kelowna-Mission. in 2012. The East Pandosy Building will house In addition, the provincial government has laboratory and clinical support departments. just announced it has short-listed three teams Construction of the six-storey Centen- who are competing to build a $448 million MT_VAN-constrution 12/16/10 4:36 PM Page 1 nial Building began in November 2008. The cardiac centre at Kelowna. u from Hospital, C8
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