Projects | Office Buildings

Office building and corporate campus construction is a constant activity. From offices and research labs to high end class ‘A’ company headquarters, we look after design conception, programming requirements and even interior decorating and finish selections. Recently, Reliance’s newly constructed office buildings have been LEED certified as clients become more willing to marginally increase hard construction costs in order to generate a benefit to the environment while lowering operating costs.

Working with developers, REIT’s, pension funds or intended occupants, we build some six to ten office facilities every year, each representing between 35,000 and 600,000 square feet of interior space and contract values between $4,000,000.00 and $200,000,000.

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Place Canada Trust 1989  |  325,000 sf
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This $30,000,000, twenty-three storey office complex, built in downtown Montreal for First Quebec Corporation (original developers), represents some 325,000 square feet of interior office space. Construction was significantly complicated by the fact that the structure envelops a massive, pre-existing substation and rectifier station providing power and ventilation to the entire Montreal subway system. A pedestrian tunnel below the street to the existing metro was also part of the project which was completed within budget, and within the scheduled eighteen month time period.
Kodak 1991  |  120,000 sf
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All aluminum and glass curtain wall office building. One of the first office buildings on Nun's Island, in Montreal, including 113,000 SF of office for Kodak as well asseveral levels of underground parking for employees.
Nortel 1992  |  158,000 sf
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All aluminum and glass curtain wall office building, 158,000 sf of office for Nortel, including demised retail spaces and several levels of underground parking.
National Headquarters Canada Post Corporation 1993  |  800,000 sf
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Canada Post’s $80,000,000 headquarters, located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, features 800,000 square feet of office space in two ten story towers, a separate, above-ground parking facility for 950 cars and a space-age network control centre (see Advanced Technology Section – Canada Post Control Center). Undertaken on a fast-track basis for the developer, Standard Life, the project was completed in just sixteen months – six months ahead of schedule. It has won multiple awards for energy efficiency and architectural design and was the feature on the Canadian postal 38 cent stamp for most of 2002 and 2003.
Ericsson 1984 - 2002  |  550,000 sf
Contract delivery :
Construction Management, Design Build Mechanical
Over the course of 7 consecutive years, Reliance formed an integral part of the project team acting as General Contractor for Ericsson’s North American Research and Development Center. Once completed, Reliance had built over 550,000 square feet of new construction, consisting of 4 buildings and had completely renovated 250,000 square feet of existing space. Each building included separate underground parking linked by underground tunnels. All office areas were constructed to Class ‘A’ specifications and included details such an open atrium, a cafeteria with a full commercial kitchen and recreational facilities. All phases of the project were executed on a fast track basis.
Liberty Industrial Park 1993 - 2002  |  12 office buildings totalling 700,000 sf
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Fixed Price
These twelve office buildings featuring class A office fit-ups averaging over 60,000 square feet each, were built between 1993 and 2002 for Liberty Sites Inc. Each structure’s exterior and interior design are unique and were constructed using select materials and finishes, making these facilities some of the most sought-after office space components in Montreal and a benchmark for comparison for new suburban office buildings. In addition to completion of each building’s core and shell for Liberty, Reliance successfully completed tenant fit-ups for clients such as Sony, Motorola, Simmonds, Consoltex, Bell Mobility, Rhone-Poulec Rorer, Robin Hood, Abbott Laboratories, Pitney Bowes, ABB and Medis.
Pfizer 1999, 2002  |  100,000 sf
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Construction Management
Construction activities at Pfizer's Canadian head offices wereperformed in phases, without interruption at any time to the office environment. The first phase, totaling 75,000 sf of new construction and completed in 1999, consisted of 3 new office levels including one level below grade with a 3 storey atrium including a large skylight. In 2001 Reliance was retained to add a 25,000 sf4th storey above the 1999 office building including a new skylight. The last phase, completed in 2002, involved the renovation of the reception area, drop-off area and new landscaping; the office remained in full operation during the expansion.
Telus 2002  |  156,000 sf
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Fixed Price
Part of Liberty Industrial Park, this 156,000 square foot concrete structure, built as a head office for Telus Canada, includes a 24,000 square foot underground parking facility, a call centre, administrative offices, a full cafeteria, conference facilities and classrooms.
Novartis 2003  |  140,000 sf
Contract delivery :
Fixed Price
The new Canadian head office for Novartis Pharmaceuticals, features 140,000 square feet of finished office space including a state of the art, independently constructed basement computer room complete with a FM-200 system and stand-alone Liebert units, a cafeteria including a full commercial kitchen, fitness center and a modern conference and training center.
Public Works and Government Services Canada 2003  |  364,000 sf
Contract delivery :
Design Build, Fixed Price
A 10 storey office building totaling 364,000 SF of gross constructed area built on a design-build basis for Alexis Nihon Group including the tenant fit-up work for the Canadian Government Department of Public Works. The building includes 7 elevators and a precast/glass façade and features energy consumption that is 45% less than the Model National Energy Code for Buildings. In March 2003, the building was selected as a candidate for the Canadian Design Build Institute’s Annual Design-build competition.
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