EBC Wins $178M Quinte Detention Centre Expansion in Napanee
EBC Inc. has won the Quinte Detention Centre expansion in Greater Napanee, Ontario, with construction expected to start later this year. According to ReNew Canada, Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and the Ministry of the Solicitor General awarded the general contractor a $178 million (CAD) fixed-price contract for the work.
The expansion adds space for 91 inmates, bringing total capacity to more than 300. It increases capacity for female inmates and improves recreational service areas. It also expands reception and visitation, admissions and discharge, health services and the infirmary, and the Institutional Crisis Intervention Team, among other operational areas.
ReNew Canada’s report does not give a construction schedule beyond the “later this year” start, and it does not list trade packages or bid dates.
What It Means for Subcontractors
- Go to EBC Inc., not IO. The prime is selected, so subcontract buyout runs through EBC. The report does not say which packages are open or when bids are due, so ask EBC directly. Because the $178M price is fixed, expect EBC to price trade packages tightly (our inference).
- Match your trade to the scope. The expansion covers health services, the infirmary, admissions and discharge, reception and visitation, and recreational areas. Our inference is that mechanical, electrical, security systems and site services contractors are the likeliest to be bought out, but the source does not name any packages.
- Get a mobilization date before committing crews. The source says construction begins “later this year,” which could mean a start within weeks or months, and gives no completion date. Ask EBC for its start date and sequencing before you schedule labor or order long-lead materials.
