Pierrefonds Public Library

Architecture Competition
General information

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

Competition format

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.
Timetable

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

Financial information

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.

Awards and prizes (as of September 2016)

Emeritus Award, Canadian Architect, 2014