Construction of a canopy to existing complex in order to accomodate agricultural/food exterior market.

Reliance completed the first three Fly Stores (Laval, St. Laurent and St. Hubert, Quebec) in North America building on designs and concepts brought to Canada by the French furniture chain to Montreal in 2002. Each store is between 60,000 and 75,000 sf and each was completed in less than 4 months. Our role in all three of these initial North American stores included the constant coordination and assistance to the building owner and design professionals to adapt the European design to the North American market (choice of materials, design techniques and building envelope solutions).

Reliance worked with the Zeller’s parent company – The Hudson’s Bay Company which is the oldest company in North America;to build three new stores and enlarge and renovate a total of nine existing Zellers stores throughout Quebec. Acting as team leader, Reliance directed logistics and design professionals in order to ensure that existing Zellers retail stores remained operational throughout the entire construction process.

Reliance has built and/or renovated twenty-seven Wal-Mart stores between 1994-2012 in eastern Ontario, and throughout Quebec. Wal-mart continues to be one of Reliance’s biggest clients. Stores range from the standard prototype 105,000 square foot store to the Canadian Super Wal-Mart stores including full service tire and auto centers, refrigerated areas for frozen foods and upgraded architectural features totaling 160,000 square feet.

Reliance has completed sixteen Rona home renovation stores, with full service parking areas, provisions for heavily loaded floors and enclosed lumber yards. Stores average 130,000 sf. In 2007 Reliance beat the Rona record for having completed a 100,000 sf store in a record of 84 days.

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.

The Forum, former home to the world famous Montreal Canadiens hockey team, had been empty for years. Rather than demolish the vacant building, Canderel and its partners, the Simon Property Group, DLJ Real Estate and Madison Marquette undertook the challenge of redevelopment, uniting the building's history and future to create a one-of-a-kind, modern entertainment venue, including movie theaters, restaurants and retail space at a cost of approximately 100 million dollars. The existing roof was raised 18'-0" to increase retail space and accommodate a 65'-0" IMAX screen, 3 levels of underground parking, 22 AMC movie theaters, a 3-storey restaurant/bar and smaller retail tenant spaces. The Forum remains one of Montreal's most recognizable landmarks.