Saint-Laurent Sports Complex

Architecture Competition

Complexe sportif Saint-Laurent
Source:
Olivier Blouin
General information

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

Competition format

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.
Timetable

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

Financial information

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.