It will be a roofing job like no other.
B.C. Pavilion Corporation advertised Friday for construction management and general contracting companies to replace B.C. Place Stadium's fabric roof, which was originally inflated 26 years ago next month.
Tendering documents and instructions will be available to companies after 2 p.m. on Nov. 3 with a Nov. 17 deadline for application.
"Selection will be made on the basis of a combination of financial resources, bonding capability, staffing, qualifications and price," said the notice on the B.C. Bid website.
The replacement of the existing roof with a German retractable fabric system was announced in May by Premier Gordon Campbell. He did not reveal a cost for the job, which will be completed after the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In September, PavCo chairman David Podmore announced $65 million of pre-Olympic renovations to the stadium, which opened June 19, 1983.
The 2010 Winter Olympics open at B.C. Place on Feb. 12, 2010.
Bob Mackin reports for Vancouver's 24 Hours.
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Van Isle
3 years ago
Right off the top (pardon
Right off the top (pardon the pun) There are a couple of things wrong. 1) Gordo wants to put a brand new roof on an old building? To me, that is just outright stupid. Any builder would tell you the best way to deal with this is to tear down the existing building and start with a complete new building and a proper roof; not a retro-fit. 2) Do they really need a retractable roof? How many days in a year would they open it up? I don't think the cost of a retractable roof versus a fixed roof would warrant it with the amount of times it would be opened up. 3) Gordo is now talking about cutting back on expenses with the economy, will this project be killed? B.C. debt under the NDP 1991-2000, $17 billion to $34 billion. B.C. debt under the Liberals 2001-2008, $34 billion to $100 billion. And the NDP were called bad money managers?