Address: 13555 Boulevard de Pierrefonds
Type of project: Renovation or expansion
Program: Renovation, expansion, and construction of libraries (RAC)
Building footprint (area): Extension of 2,266 m2, Total area of 3,966 m2 (evaluation of the FTP)
Principal contractor: Borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Winner: Chevalier Morales Architectes and DMA architectes
First selection: Candidate submission
Second selection: Paid presentation
Number of competitors: 10
Number of finalists: 4
Scope: Provincial (Québec)
Targeted professionals: Architects with 10 years of experience on projects of $ 15M or more.
Type of presentation: Before a jury and public audience
Public presentation: 100 people
Professional advisor: Michelle Décary
Steering committee: Yes
Technical committee: Yes
Competition documents:
- Functional and Technical Program (PFT) prepared by the Direction de la culture, des sports, des loisirs et du développement social, the Borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Provencher Roy + Associés Architectes, the Direction des stratégies et transactions immobilières and the Service de la concertation des arrondissements et des ressources matérielles.
- The professional advisors prepared the competition rules.
Competition duration: 3,5 months
Launch of call for candidates: June 10, 2013
End of stage 1 (selection of finalists): June 27, 2013
End of stage 2 (selection of winner): September 11, 2013
Jury deliberations: September 24, 2013
Subsequent stages:
Ground-breaking ceremony: April 2017
Opening to public: May 23, 2019
Official inauguration: May 23, 2019
Funding sources:
- 40% from the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications
- 40% from the Ville de Montréal
- 20% from the Borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Competition budget: $318,750
Fees paid to the 3 finalists (amount subtracted from contract awarded to winner): $84,000
Other fees (e.g.: professional advisor, jury, technical experts, etc.): $66,750
Production budget: $18,430,000
Professional fees of the winners (architects and engineers) represent 5.97% of the project’s production budget.
Competition costs represent 1.73% of the project’s production budget.
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Press releases:
- June 11, 2013: Launch of an Architectural Competition as Part of the Pierrefonds Public Library Renovation and Expansion Project
- July 8, 2013: Architectural Competition for the Renovation and Expansion of the Pierrefonds Public Library - Four Finalists are Chosen!
- October 2, 2013: Chevalier Morales architectes and DMA architectes Consortium Laureate of the Architecture Competition for the Renovation and Expansion of the Pierrefonds Public Library
Emeritus Award, Canadian Architect, 2014