Canada Post’s $80,000,000 headquarters, located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, features 800,000 square feet of office space in two ten story towers, a separate, above-ground parking facility for 950 cars and a space-age network control centre (see Advanced Technology Section – Canada Post Control Center). Undertaken on a fast-track basis for the developer, Standard Life, the project was completed in just sixteen months – six months ahead of schedule. It has won multiple awards for energy efficiency and architectural design and was the feature on the Canadian postal 38 cent stamp for most of 2002 and 2003.

Mitec Telecom’s head office, production facility and distribution center totaling 95,000 square feet, includes a full working cafeteria, 20,000 square feet of offices, and a fully air-conditioned 60,000 square foot production area complete with its anti-static floor covering, burn-in and refrigeration test chambers and 100 foot candle lighting levels.

Demolition, enlargement and renovation of popular underground shopping mall on Ste-Catherine Street in downtown Montreal, including conversion of sub-basement foodcourt to public parking garage, construction of new food court on retail level, closing of atrium spaces, creation of new retail areas;all performed without interruption of normal business operations.

Construction of a heavy truck sales center complete with showroom, full service garage, wash bays and lubrication pits.

Fit-up of 30,000 sf for an airy, two-level bookstore with dramatic spiral staircase in downtown Montreal.

A 190,000 sf aluminum casting facility for an aerospace industry manufacturer. Tight tolerance levels of floors and stringent mechanical and electrical requirements were met to the exacting specifications of the manufacturer. Separate, specific environments were required for each of the different process departments.

The center of the largest and most popular ski resort in Eastern North America, Chateau Mont Tremblant is a $35,000,000 development located at the edge of Mont Tremblant Park in Quebec’s Laurentian Mountains. Currently owned and managed by Fairmont Hotels, it includes a four-star, 317-room hotel, a shopping promenade, sports complex and a 40,000 square foot conference centre: all built by Reliance. The work was completed in just thirteen months, on schedule and within budget.

This project was a precast and glass building including medical clinics, offices, two levels below grade for parking and a retail pavilion. Medical clinics required highly zoned ventilation systems with specific isolation requirements, provisions for laboratory equipment and high sanitation standards.

A 205,000 sf multi-tenant cargo warehouse facility constructed at Montreal'sPierreTrudeau Internationalairport for air freight carriers. Designed, built and made fully functional in less than 8 months. The facilty was built in "fast track" mode in order to replace the existing facility at Montreal's Mirabel Airport, which was relocated to Dorval.

Mitel Corporation's 47,000 square foot clean room designed for the fabrication of semiconductor devices is an excellent example of Reliance's high-tech proficiency. Located in Bromont, Quebec, the facility was built on a fast-track basis in just six months. The extraordinary protocols employed during construction to avoid contamination were so effective that in certification tests carried out immediately after completion, the facility scored the equivalent to class 1, surpassing by far the class 10 standard that had been the original target.