Address: 2385 Boulevard Thimens
Type of project: New construction
Program: Call for municipal projects of the Montréal UNESCO City of Design initiative to encourage the implementation of an urban project (with a dimension in design) by competition process (2010-2011 edition).
Building footprint (area): 14,520 m2 (gross)
Principal contractor: Borough of Saint-Laurent
Winner: Saucier + Perrotte Architectes - Hughes Condon Marler Architects / SNC Lavalin inc / Agence Ter, paysagistes, urbanistes
First selection: Candidate submission
Second selection: Paid presentation
Number of competitors: 20
Number of finalists: 4
Scope: Provincial (Québec)
Targeted professionals: Consortium of OAQ member architects (for 10 years) and OIQ engineers (for 10 years - civil, structure, mechanics, electricity), LEED Canada accredited professionals (architecture, mechanics / electricity), estimation consultant, consultant in building code and consultant in landscape architecture or urban design.
Type of presentation: Before a jury
Public presentation: None
Professional advisor: Louise Amiot
Steering committee: Yes
Technical committee: Yes
Competition documents:
- Program prepared by the Borough of Saint-Laurent.
- Summary program prepared by the professional advisor in collaboration with the Borough of Saint-Laurent.
- Regulation prepared by the professional advisor.
Competition duration: 5 1/2 months
Launch of call for candidates: August 6, 2010
End of stage 1 (selection of finalists): September 2, 2010
End of stage 2 (selection of winner): December 2, 2010
Jury deliberations: December 15-16, 2010
Subsequent stages:
Ground-breaking ceremony: August 2013
Opening to public: June 2017
Official inauguration: June 2017
Funding source(s):
- Building Montréal UNESCO City of Design project*
- Borough of Saint-Laurent
*An initiative of the Bureau du design de la Ville de Montréal and the UNESCO Chair in Landscape and Environment at the Université de Montréal funded equally by the Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine, the Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l’Occupation du territoire, the Conférence régionale des élus de Montréal and the Ville de Montréal.
Competition budget: $345,000
Fees paid to the finalists (amount subtracted from contract awarded to winner): $115,000
Other fees (e.g.: professional advisor, jury, technical experts, etc.): $87,000
Production budget: $52,000,000
Professional fees of the winner represent 6.35% of the project’s production budget.
Competition costs represent 0.66% of the project’s production budget.
Activities:
Press conference with the winner
Inauguration on June 16, 2017
Website of the progress of the project
Press releases:
- September 22, 2010 (in French): Les finalistes du concours d'architecture pour le complexe sportif sont choisis
- March 7, 2011: Saint-Laurent Sports Complex: The Saucier + Perrotte Architectes – Hughes Condon Marler Architects - SNC Lavalin team wins the architecture competition
- June 19, 2017: Inauguration of Complexe sportif de Saint-Laurent
- June 28, 2017: The Sports Complex welcomes the public for its first open activities