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BUILDING ON HALF A CENTURY OF SUCCESSFUL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
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Looking back over general contractor Pomerleau’s half-century in the business is a bit like recounting the history of the construction industry in Québec. Year after year, with thousands of projects to its credit, this family business has stayed true to its founder’s values, always with an eye to the sectors and construction techniques of the future. The company’s goal for the years to come: to further strengthen its position as a major player from coast to coast. INTERVIEW BY SUZANNE GAGNÉ POMERLEAU (UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED)
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Let’s celebrate together!
Congratulations to Pomerleau Inc. on its 50th anniversary.
National Bank would like to recognize the contribution of Pomerleau Inc., an outstanding Canadian business. nbc.ca/business
THE POMERLEAU FAMILY IN ANOTHER ERA, LEFT TO RIGHT: PIERRE, HERVÉ, LAURETTE, GABY, ÉLAINE AND FRANCIS
The 1960s saw many important changes around the world and here at home. The Quiet Revolution was emerging in Québec. In 1964, the government enacted the Labour Code and set up the Conseil provincial du Québec des métiers de la construction (Québec Provincial Building Trades Council). In St-Georges-de-Beauce, a young man named Hervé Pomerleau was dreaming big. From a very early age, young Pomerleau spent his working hours on construction sites, but he always wanted more — and better. In 1964, he seized the opportunity to go into business, second nature for this dedicated worker. His first team included five men. “When I went into business, I worked hard and I wanted to be the best,” he says. And he succeeded: in 1966, Pomerleau incorporated his thriving company. Always on the lookout for emerging opportunities in the market, he took advantage of the high school and CEGEP building boom that started in 1967. He would go on to build no fewer than 78 educational institutions over the next few years. In fact, he made a name for himself and built across the province, carefully avoiding major centres, as he knew very well that slow and steady was the way to go, having seen other contractors stumble and fall.
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In 1978, Pomerleau took a calculated risk and made a first foray into real estate with the new design-build and lease mode, enabling Hydro-Québec to finance its administrative facilities in Montmagny. “This type of tendering process was new at the time,” says François Fecteau, the first engineer hired by Pomerleau. “Hydro-Québec was using performance specifications and asked that we finance their project over 20 years. At the end of that period, they became the owners of the building. Pomerleau completed several projects of this type in design-build mode for HydroQuébec. For us, it was a solid niche because they were a first-class tenant.”
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IN 1970, POMERLEAU WON ITS FIRST MAJOR CONTRACT OUTSIDE THE BEAUCE REGION: THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE VALCARTIER HOSPITAL.
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Pomerleau surrounded himself with people who had complementary talents. In 1972, he was one of the first general contractors to hire an engineer, François Fecteau. He was also committed to taking good care of his employees, a value he would pass on to his children. For instance, in 1974, he implemented a deferred profit-sharing plan. That year, the company’s annual sales had reached $13.8 million. Pomerleau was always curious, visiting as many construction sites as possible here and abroad, often taking his sons along. He also kept abreast of all the latest trends. By 1974, he was already working according to the new design-build mode, which involved constructing a building as the plans were drawn, rather than for a lump sum after the plans and specifications had been completed.
In 1980, refusing to be discouraged by an initial experience in Montréal a few years before, Pomerleau and his team set up a regional office in the city. Within two years, the company was awarded its first major private contract in Montréal, to build the Rockland Centre, a shopping complex, again in design-build mode. Soon after, the company won the contract to refurbish the high-profile Windsor Hotel in Montréal, a $12-million project. And then the recession hit. Pomerleau, who likes to say he’s “not an engineer, but ingenious,” felt the pinch, but made every effort to keep his men working. Then, due to non-payment, the company became the owner of four regional shopping centres. That meant it went into real estate and in the space of 10 years, amassed a real estate portfolio totalling four million square feet, made up of shopping centres, hotels and office buildings, among others. MONTRÉAL ECONOMIC MAGAZINE : : 2016 EDITION
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Fortunately, the recession didn’t last and business rebounded, with multiple projects in the works. “We put the experience we’d gained in construction and in the market in general to good use to help our clients reach their goals and to serve them well. We were continuously adapting to them,” Fecteau recalls. And that strategy certainly bore fruit: by 1986, Pomerleau had become the number one general contractor in Québec.
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IN 1983, THE COMPANY WAS AWARDED ITS FIRST MAJOR CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT, THE REYNOLDS PLANT IN BAIE-COMEAU.
In 1981, Pomerleau applied its expertise in the construction of concrete structures to building the structure of the new Québec City court house as a subcontractor. Beaubois, a Pomerleau subsidiary specializing in architectural woodwork, handled the interior finishing work. Founded in 1977, Beaubois has been awarded several major contracts for non-traditional woodwork in Québec and outside the province – for instance, in court houses, casinos and large hotels in the United States.
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PLAYING IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES
Since the late 1980s, Pomerleau has undergone a major transformation. After inaugurating a regional office in Montréal, it opened a second regional office in Québec City in the late 1980s, and a third in Ottawa in the early 1990s. It also diversified its business to include concrete, steel doors, glass doors, curtain walls, fenestration, and more.
At the time, Pomerleau also made a breakthrough that would definitely put it in the big leagues, with two projects that marked its history.
Olympia & York filed for bankruptcy in 1992, dragging the whole real estate market into the abyss and leading to a recession in construction. The company, like so many others, went into survival mode.
The first was the construction of the tallest building in Montréal, 1000 De La Gauchetière, from 1989 to 1991. Around the same time, Pomerleau, in a joint venture with European giant Bouygues, built the first run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant as part of the LG-1 project at James Bay. “During the previous few years, we’d been looking for ways to make the company progress further,” says Fecteau. “With LG-1, we learned a tremendous amount about technical approaches, and also about how to carry out a project in partnership with another company. In retrospect, I believe that the challenges of building LG-1 and 1000 De La Gauchetière helped Pomerleau gain maturity and make the leap from adolescence to adulthood at the corporate level.”
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In 1997, the company was transferred to Hervé Pomerleau’s sons, Pierre and Francis, both engineers and experienced businessmen with MBAs.
“We saw a rapid climb in the 1980s, followed by a similarly rapid decline in the early 1990s,” says current president and CEO Pierre Pomerleau. “There wasn’t a crane in sight in Montréal. Real estate took a plunge around the world. The period between 1992 and 1997 was very dry. We had to become much more competitive.”
Before that, there was only one way to undertake projects. The market has evolved towards construction management services and value-added services. Today, there are many contractual variations to satisfy different clients and project requirements.” And so Pomerleau was reborn.
In fact, the entire construction market altered dramatically at the end of the 1990s recession. First, people were more careful about their ways of doing business. Also, consortia and partnerships were on the rise, and construction modes were changing. More and more projects were carried out in construction management mode. The rules of the game were also changing, and the Pomerleau team decided it was time to restructure. The business model needed to be reinvented. In 1995, Pomerleau set up its first Board of Directors made up of external members. Among other things, this promoted a better strategic perspective on decision-making and an improved approach to risk assessment. Moreover, the new structure facilitated the succession. In 1997, the company was transferred to Hervé Pomerleau’s sons, Pierre and Francis, both engineers and experienced businessmen with MBAs. “Then we divested ourselves of several subsidiaries and focused on our construction business,” says senior vice president Francis Pomerleau. “We also developed new services with different contractual approaches. We wanted to be at the leading edge in our core businesses.
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globatech is pleased to congratulate Pomerleau as it celebrates 50 years in the construction business. This grand adventure in the demanding sphere of construction is the result of inspired leadership, team spirit, efficiency and attention to performance – never losing sight of customer satisfaction. We’re celebrating too! Through our six divisions, globatech is celebrating
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our 45th anniversary of serving property managers, so we can fully appreciate the hard work that has gone into achieving such high levels of performance. Our partnership with Pomerleau on the
which sells and installs parking and building security equipment. Our av-tech division has a reputation for expertise in all aspects of maintenance and repairs in the security and HVAC industry, as well as the parking industry. Our .ct tech division designs and builds Parknet, our own line of products for the automated parking solutions market. Another major division, gesti-clean, operates in the industrial cleanup market for mid-sized to large institutions and plants. Our most recent addition, select-tech, offers technical staff recruiting and leasing to meet our clients’ ever-changing manpower needs. globatech is a proud partner recognized for reliability in our business environment. Our workforce now numbers 600, all trained in workplace health and safety. We guarantee complete satisfaction – managers can call on us for service 24/7.
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To erect the tallest building in Montréal, 1000 De La Gauchetière, the Pomerleau team achieved a first in the province of Québec with the “climbing form” technique. Workers create a concrete cage in the centre of the building (where the stairs and elevators are located) and build the steel structure around the core. Using the new technique at 1000 De La Gauchetière cut the time required for the formwork, reinforcement and concrete operations per storey by 50%. “We proceeded with a rigorous analysis of the project,” says Fecteau, “and decided upon a contractual mode where some elements were lump sum, others in construction management mode, and others turnkey, based on client objectives.” In the end, Pomerleau was able to reduce costs by $45 million, respecting the client’s original budget without changing the concept for the 55-storey office tower which included commercial spaces and a five-level underground parking structure and a total area of 153,300 m2.
IN 1994, POMERLEAU CARRIED OUT ONE OF ITS FIRST CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS, THE CANADIAN EMBASSY IN ALGIERS, ALGERIA. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE COMPANY WON A HIGH-PROFILE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CONTRACT FOR THE HULL CASINO.
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During the construction of LG-1, the first run-of-the-river hydroelectric project at James Bay, Pomerleau entered a joint venture with European giant Bouygues. This was the largest fixed-price contract to be awarded by the James Bay Energy Corporation. The $300-million project required 1,500 workers and 400,000 m2 of concrete. “That was the equivalent of a stretch of concrete mixer trucks, bumper to bumper, covering the distance between Montréal and Saint-Georges-de-Beauce, passing through Québec City!” says Fecteau. Pomerleau completed the work five months ahead of the original schedule – a feat that was all the more remarkable considering that no fewer than 5,000 change orders were made to the originally-planned work.
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DIVERSE EXPERTISE Over the past 15 years, Pomerleau has completed construction projects of all types in the fields of buildings and civil engineering, and expanded further by opening offices outside Québec and making several strategic acquisitions.
“Our rule for the past 15 years has been simple, but not necessarily easy to implement,” says Francis Pomerleau. “At all times, approximately one-third of our sales stem from markets or expertise that did not exist for us three years ago. For instance, we barely knew what public-private partnerships were five years ago, but today, we pursue them regularly. We’re always looking for new opportunities.” Another example: the Pomerleau team had been interested for some time in the mining and energy markets. In 2007, it acquired Génivar Construction and, in partnership with the American company Blattner, created Borea Construction ULC, specializing in the promising market of wind farm construction, a market that looked very promising at the time. Borea now holds 50% of the market in Canada. “Wind farms are becoming more and more prominent in Ontario and across Canada,” says chief operating officer Rocky Roy. A similar unfolding was happening on the civil engineering front, a field in which the company had been active for some time, but consolidated in 2012 with the acquisition of Neilson Inc. “Neilson’s capability in heavy civil works was the missing link in our civil engineering division, which require heavy machinery and large equipment,” says Roy. “This allowed us to expand the range of work our civil division performs.” 58
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In 2012, Pomerleau acquired the assets of Santerre, a Baie Comeau-based company that specializes in high-voltage work. The acquisition of this expertise complemented Pomerleau’s civil and building projects. In 2015, Pomerleau acquired most of the assets of Aecon’s Atlantic Building Division and of Québec-based Verreault Construction. The Aecon acquisition strengthened Pomerleau’s regional operations because of that company’s in-depth knowledge of construction management. Verreault Construction,
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"Pomerleau is a family. It’s a large company that’s managed rather like a small company—with its heart. We know each other well, we know where we’re going and where we’re coming from." – Nancy Pomerleau, executive assistant
one of Pomerleau’s main competitors in Québec, enhanced Pomerleau’s knowledge of construction management and boosted its expertise in the pharmaceutical and health sectors. In the future, one of the company’s main objectives is to have a strong presence in every Canadian province by 2020. “We’re already a market leader in Ottawa and the Atlantic region,” says Pierre Pomerleau. “We’re now working hard on our operations in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. We may consider other acquisitions in new markets to accelerate the process. The strategy would then be to mix the Pomerleau and local cultures to gain a solid foothold in each market.” After 50 years, what does he consider the company’s greatest achievement? “The 3,000 employees who come to work every day.” he says. “There is no greater achievement than that: our employees have made it possible for us to manage more than 125 construction sites simultaneously in 10 provinces while enjoying a solid reputation as a reliable company that makes the health and safety of our employees a priority.” MONTRÉAL ECONOMIC MAGAZINE : : 2016 EDITION
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PLACE BELL The Pomerleau team is currently designing and building Place Bell in Laval, a multipurpose sports and cultural complex. It includes a 10,000-seat arena that can be transformed into a concert hall, an Olympic-sized ice rink with space for 2,500 spectators, a community skating rink that can accommodate 500 spectators, a gym, a physiotherapy and sports medicine centre, meeting rooms, commercial and office spaces, as well as 700 parking spaces. The $155-million project is slated for completion in 2017. The use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) allows Pomerleau to ensure close coordination between all participants, and create a master plan used by all consultants.
CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Pomerleau built the prestigious Centre for Sustainable Development in Montréal in 2011. The building obtained LEED Platinum certification – the highest level of certification awarded by the Canada Green Building Council. The six-storey building has a total surface area of 7,250 m2 and houses various organizations with social and environmental orientations. A true “living laboratory,” it has been the subject of several research projects and is equipped with a sophisticated monitoring system, enabling its energy and other performances to be tracked in real time.
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EVERY YEAR, POMERLEAU ORGANIZES “SUMMITS,” WHICH ARE MEETINGS FOR EMPLOYEES WHOSE TASKS ARE SIMILAR IN NATURE, PROVIDING TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCUSS AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES.
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FOSTERING FUN AND RELATIONSHIPS, THE THIRD ATHLETIC CHALLENGE ORGANIZED BY POMERLEAU IN MAY 2014 RALLIED NEARLY 200 EMPLOYEES WHO RAN FROM MONTRÉAL TO NEW YORK (A DISTANCE OF 609 KM) IN 10-KILOMETRE RELAYS OVER THREE DAYS.
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The CHUM Research Centre was the first phase of the redevelopment of the Université de Montréal hospital centre. Pomerleau was part of Accès Recherche CHUM, a consortium mandated to construct the new centre under a public-private partnership (PPP) procurement model. The project essentially consisted of the design, construction, financing and maintenance of a new 68,000-m2 research centre. “This was a major project, with many participants,” s ay s I a n K i r o u a c , V i c e P r e s i d e n t – Construction,“ and we had to ensure efficient communication and a high-quality exchange of information to minimize the risk of errors on the construction site. We also had to integrate the client’s changing needs. For instance, physicians specified that certain pieces of equipment were a necessity, but technology changes so quickly that these requirements had evolved before we even delivered the project.”
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Just a few of the projects we’ve completed as a sub-contractor for Pomerleau Considered as being the leading contractor in Québec, Pomerleau has played a pivotal role in a wide range of major projects, from rural schools in the Beauce to huge hydroelectric projects at James Bay, not to mention youth centres, hospitals, sports complexes, office buildings and international projects. Since the Pomerleau team made their first successful foray into the Montreal market in 1984, the company has achieved a dazzling growth rate, notably becoming Quebec’s largest construction company. Lambert Somec is proud to have been business partners with Pomerleau for more than 45 years. On your 50th anniversary, we salute you and your impressive achievements. 2014 - McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) - Montreal
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KEY TO THE POMERLEAU CULTURE Despite the highs and lows of the construction market, Pomerleau has achieved consistent growth over the past few years. “I believe that’s because we’re committed to innovation,” says President and CEO Pierre Pomerleau. “When ISO came on the scene, we were the first to be certified. After that, we were the first construction company in Québec to become a member of the Canada Green Building Council. And when it was time to implement global computerized systems,” he explains, “we were the first to do that. We want to be on the forefront, and we don’t believe in half measures.” For instance, the Pomerleau team embraced Building Information Modeling (BIM), which includes Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) early on. This involves digitizing as much information as possible to model buildings. It can help predict the reality of site construction much more precisely and facilitates the integration of different building disciplines (structure, mechanics, etc.) in order to limit conflicts, as well as errors and extra costs. In the beginning, building modeling was used mostly by designers, but today, builders also use it. As early as 2004, Pomerleau was using it for cost estimation and scheduling simulations. In 2012, the company set up a dedicated BIM team, which has grown to approximately 30 employees. According to Ivanka Iordanova, director of BIM-VDC, preconstruction and the robotization of certain procedures will be more and more prevalent in the future. “This will help save money because the process will be less and less fragmented,” she explains. “The quality of the built environment will improve,
"The quality of the built environment will improve, and the work atmosphere on construction sites will be more cooperative, organized and safe." IVANKA IORDANOVA Director BIM-VDC
and the work atmosphere on construction sites will be more cooperative, organized and safe.” Pierre Pomerleau says digitization is the way of the future: “Before, it took several years to erect a building, from concept to completion,” he says. “Today, we can construct a building much faster, but with significantly more complexity and so many more pieces of information. We make this information ‘live.’ Now changes can be made on line. We can propose solutions to the client in very little time. I believe this technology is used at a fraction of its capacity right now. It’s a revolution: we’re heading towards total virtual construction.”
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VIDÉOTRON CENTRE Thanks to BIM, among other things, the total cost of the Vidéotron Centre in Québec City was reduced by $30 million. The $370-million project, carried out between 2012 and 2015, was the largest public investment in the history of Québec City. The 67,000-m2 centre will be used for ice sports and various major events, cultural and otherwise. This project is seeking LEED Silver certification. “The greatest challenge in this project was coordinating the building trades and consultants on a tight schedule,” says Ian Kirouac. “This is where BIM proved its worth. It made thorough coordination between all participants possible, helping us to minimize contingencies and their impact on the construction site. The contractor and all subcontractors used BIM, and that’s how we were able to use this technology to its full potential.”
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LEFT TO RIGHT: CLAUDE BÉDARD, DEAN OF RESEARCH (ÉTS), YVES BEAUCHAMP, DIRECTOR GENERAL (ÉTS), DANIEL FORGUES, PROFESSOR AND POMERLEAU CHAIR HOLDER, SHERYL STAUB-FRENCH, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, RÉAL LAPORTE, PRESIDENT OF HYDRO-QUÉBEC ÉQUIPEMENT ET SERVICES PARTAGÉS, AND PIERRE POMERLEAU, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF POMERLEAU INC.
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In 2013, transforming the company’s commitment to new technologies into action, the École de technologie supérieure inaugurated the Pomerleau Industrial Research Chair, co-founded by Pomerleau, Hydro-Québec, and the National Research Council Canada, to study the integration of construction practices and technologies. The Chair focuses on three main subjects: BIM, integrated design and Lean construction, which is designed to maximize value and minimize waste.
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LANSDOWNE PARK After having taken the lead in the Québec market, Pomerleau is pursuing growth in the rest of Canada. Between 1990 and 2013, the company opened offices in Ottawa, Halifax, Toronto, and St. John’s (Newfoundland). It is gradually becoming a key player in every Canadian province. The company took its first steps outside Québec in the early 1990s, when Francis Pomerleau began leading the Ottawa operation. “Our office was small and it wasn’t easy because we weren’t known outside our home province,” he says. He believes it takes several years to develop a foothold in a new market. The team persevered. “We started by carrying out projects outside the province here and
there, but these were one-time opportunities rather than a real presence. Our first major project was the construction of a building at the University of Ottawa. It was followed by others in the hospital and transportation fields. Today, we are very present in the region, and also in Eastern Ontario, in the Atlantic, and we are now gaining a foothold in Western Canada.” Francis Pomerleau believes that construction remains a mostly local industry. “It’s good to have local experience and demonstrate that we use local subcontractors,” he says. “We need to have a network and teams in each province. Everything is built one project at a time...”
Lansdowne Park in Ottawa is a genuine urban village. The $180-million project was completed over 18 months with 1,500 workers on site. “There’s an amphitheatre and a whole commercial village around it,” says Francis Pomerleau. “It was like building an amphitheatre and a major shopping centre at the same time!” Pomerleau was responsible for refurbishing the existing stadium and building new bleachers, an underground parking level and the services required for these structures. The company installed more than three kilometres of underground services and built two underground reservoirs to store rainwater. The project is seeking LEED certification for Neighbourhood Development.
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HALIFAX HARBOUR SOLUTIONS A first major contract in the Atlantic: in 2009, Pomerleau designed and built Halifax Harbour Solutions, three rainwater and wastewater treatment plants for the Halifax Regional Municipality. The mandate included architectural, civil engineering and structural engineering work, as well as sludge and grit tanks, clarifier tanks and process flow channels. Since then, the company has carried out seven other water treatment projects in the Atlantic and QuĂŠbec regions.
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RETHINKING THE CLIENTSUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP In the construction industry, general contractors go from project to project, and clients and subcontractors often change, which does not foster close relationships. One of the goals of the Pomerleau team is to forge long-term relationships with its clients and subcontractors. “Whatever the project, there are always obstacles and challenges,” says Ian Kirouac. “With the values, attitude and competency of our people, we work with our clients to solve problems and reinforce relationships based on trust.”
Pomerleau is currently building a series of high-end seniors’ residences for All Seniors Care Living Centres. Pomerleau becomes involved very early in the development process for these projects. The first of these residences was built in 2009 in Aylmer, Québec. Today, Pomerleau has nine other construction projects ongoing for the company in Québec, Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, the latter its first in this province. The residences are between four and seven storeys high, with an average of 180 apartments per building. Major challenges on these projects include working simultaneously on several projects for the same client across Canada and finding quality subcontractors for each project. To date, the company has already built 40 seniors’ residences for various clients.
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Pomerleau: a 3,000-strong team in eight cities across the country.
Congratulations
to Pomerleau on celebrating 50 successful years!
We have 40 years of experience in engineering design, estimates, manufacturing and installing commercial, industrial and institutional steel frames. 675 Trotter Street, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QuĂŠbec J3B 8J8
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POMERLEAU IN A NUTSHELL INCORPORATED IN 1966 QUÉBEC’S LEADING GENERAL CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS CIVIL ENGINEERING WORK APPROXIMATELY 3,000 EMPLOYEES OFFICES IN 8 CITIES ACROSS CANADA
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Your satisfaction is our priority!
Keep up the excellent work we’re delighted to be one of your partners.
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In construction, as in any other field, "birds of a feather flock together." Pros hang out with pros – their way of staying on top. The more complex the challenges, the more they need to be able to count on sub-contractors and other professionals to come through, every time. Here, some experts who’ve been involved in projects spearheaded by Pomerleau have a few words to say about the value of expertise.
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Béton Provincial Ltée
MEASURING UP TO THE MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECTS An active player in the construction sector since 1960, Béton Provincial is firmly entrenched throughout eastern Canada. With 75 ready-mixed concrete plants and many quarries, gravel pits and sand pits, the company possesses high-level expertise and offers unparalleled service.
Béton Provincial would like to take this opportunity to thank Pomerleau for showing such confidence over the many years we’ve worked together. Of course, we do know our field pretty well... Whether you need ready-mixed, precast or asphalt concrete, crushed or aggregate products, we can rise to meet the most ambitious engineering challenges in terms of concrete or paving. We congratulate Pomerleau and its distinguished 50-year history, with so many achievements in the Québec construction industry and elsewhere to its credit. Quality concrete made from hydraulic binders containing 10% to 30% mineral additives provides enhanced performance and durability. Béton Provincial uses high-performance Tercim cement, which goes above and beyond all North American standards. It is particularly well adapted to northern conditions and designed for all types of projects – residential, commercial, industrial, mining and energy. ICÔNE AND POMERLEAU: A HIGH-PROFILE PROJECT BPL’s track record includes many major projects. Most recently, the company delivered 28,300 m3 of concrete to Pomerleau for the Icône project, a 39-storey residential tower in downtown Montréal.
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The project presented many technical challenges. First of all, site management was a logistical puzzle, as the arrival and removal of transmixers had to be orchestrated and concrete supplied with minimal impact on traffic in the downtown core. Choosing the right type of concrete for the project was also an arduous task, notes Michel Labrosse, Béton Provincial’s sales manager for the Montréal region. “Choosing the best type of concrete for the circumstances was one of the most critical issues on that project. “On some floors, we had to use up to five different types of concrete to pour a single slab,” recalls Pomerleau project manager Stéphan Lacombe. Despite the complexity of the project, however, Lacombe says that they were able to meet these challenges successfully, thanks to Béton Provincial’s expertise and excellent cooperation between the teams. Béton Provincial – a solid partner in the Québec construction industry
MICHEL LABROSSE, T.SC.A. Sales Manager, Montréal region Béton Provincial Ltée
Maçonnerie Maçonnerie Rainville Rainville et et Frères Frères
BUILDING BUILDING ENVELOPE ENVELOPE EXPERTS EXPERTS SINCE SINCE 1968 1968 Maçonnerie Rainville et Frères Inc., founded in 1968, specializes in the restoration of heritage properties and stonework. Maçonnerie Rainville et Frères Inc., founded in 1968, specializes in the restoration of heritage properties and stonework.
The masonry company began to expand The masonry began to expand in the 1980s,company when they shifted their in the 1980s, when they shifted their practice to stonework restoration. Sepractice to stonework restoration. Senior executives Gino Ouellet and Maxime nior executives Gino Ouellet and Maxime Lorrain have headed the company since Lorrain have headed the company since 2004, recruiting exceptional profession2004, exceptional professionals to recruiting provide high-quality work on a als to provide high-quality work on a rock-solid foundation. rock-solid foundation. With 45 years of experience, the comWith 45 years the company has forgedofanexperience, enviable reputation. pany has forged an enviable No wonder architects have reputation. such great No wonder in architects have such offers great confidence the team, which confidence in the team, offers top-notch service, highlywhich competent top-notch service, highly competent staff and everything required to fully staff and everything required to fully meet clients’ needs. For that purpose, meet clients’ needs. For that purpose, Rainville runs a state-of-the-art natural Rainville runsGroupe a state-of-the-art natural stone plant, Roc Concept, that stone plant, Groupe Roc Concept, employs experts in natural stone that and employs experts in natural stone and professional sculptors. professional sculptors. Rainville et Frères is frequently called Rainville Frères is frequently called upon by et professionals to provide inupon by professionals to provide inspection and expertise on façades spection and expertise on façades of buildings of five or more storeys. of buildings of fiveoforBillmore Since the adoption 122, storeys. the Act Since the adoption of BillAct 122, the Act to amend the Building mainly to to amend the Building Act mainly to modernize safety standards, Rainville modernize standards, Rainville experts havesafety completed many visual inexperts completed many envelope visual inspectionhave mandates on building spection mandates on building envelope components, working alongside other components, working alongside other building professionals. Using cranes, building professionals. Using cranes, platforms or scaffolding, Rainville et platforms oronscaffolding, Rainville et Frères works all types of buildings. Frères works on all types of buildings.
MAJOR PROJECTS MAJOR PROJECTS The company has an impressive list The company hasthroughout an impressive list of major clients eastern of majorfrom clients throughout eastern Canada, Ottawa to Quebec City Canada, from Ottawa to Quebec and of course in Montréal. RainvilleCity et and ofhas course in Montréal. Rainville on et Frères partnered with Pomerleau Frères has partnered with on the Montreal Museum of Pomerleau Fine Arts prothe of Fine project,Montreal the Price Museum Building and theArts Château ject, the Price Building and the Château Frontenac, and is currently working on Frontenac, and isreconstruction currently working on the high-profile of the the high-profile reconstruction the armoury in Quebec City, amongofother armoury projects. in Quebec City, among other projects. HONOURS AND AWARDS HONOURS AND AWARDS 2013 – Quebec Ministry of Labour: 2013 – Quebec Ministry of Labour: Skills investment Skills investment 2010 – Sustainable development 2010 – Sustainable development award award 2008 – Bruno-Riverin Award 2008 – Bruno-Riverin Award “Coup de Coeur” “Coup de Coeur” 2004 – Association des entrepreneurs 2004 – Association desdu entrepreneurs en maçonnerie Québec en maçonnerie du Québec (AEMQ), honourable mention, (AEMQ), Project ofhonourable the Year mention, Project of the Year 1996 – Ville de Montréal and Heritage 1996 – Ville de Montréal and Award, Heritage Montreal, Tradesman Montreal, Tradesman Award, Montreal Architectural Heritage Montreal Architectural Heritage
Vice-President MAXIME LORRAIN and President GINOMAXIME OUELLET, Vice-President LORRAIN and Maçonnerie Rainville et Frères President GINO OUELLET, Maçonnerie Rainville et Frères
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Beaudoin Hurens BRINGING YOUR PROJECTS TO FRUITION Quick quiz: What do the Mosaïcultures internationales de Montréal, the Westmount Arena, Griffintown and le Square at Quartier DIX30 have in common? That’s easy: the common thread is Beaudoin Hurens Consulting Engineers – an active partner in each of these major projects... and so many others!
Having met the challenges of highly complex projects and imagined the most effective and economical solutions for more than half a century, Beaudoin Hurens is known as the uncontested leader in building engineering (structural, mechanical and electric systems), civil engineering, transportation, energy, industrial, environment and water treatment. Quite a vast array of knowledge – all concentrated under the same roof. With 270 professionals working in eight offices in Québec, the reliable, dedicated Beaudoin Hurens team can see the most varied projects through to fruition. A PASSION FOR ENGINEERING Thanks to the expertise Beaudoin Hurens has acquired over the years, the firm has expertly tackled many different projects, including Place Bell in Laval, the CHUM research centre (CRCHUM), the Maison des étudiants at the École de technologie supérieure, the Bibliothèque du Boisé in Saint-Laurent, and many other successful projects – schools, municipal buildings, health-care institutions, airports, and industrial, cultural and residential buildings. “What sets us apart is our passion for engineering and a job well done,” says Norman Hurens, Executive Director of
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Beaudoin Hurens and Chairman of the Board of Directors. “We work in synergy with the client, and with contractors onsite, and we walk our clients through the whole process, including commissioning and industrial processes.” Shared values and a shared desire to do more and better every time have made Beaudoin Hurens and Pomerleau frequent partners on major projects, such as the CRCHUM, the Westmount Arena, and Place Bell. The firm uses 3D modelling, as technological innovation is central to everything Beaudoin Hurens does. “That means we can choose the best possible solutions and anticipate technical complications,” says Hurens. Many Beaudoin Hurens buildings have been certified BOMA BESt, LEED Gold or even LEED Platinum, in addition to winning high-profile awards and honours. The Bibliothèque du Boisé won a Canadian Green Building Award, and the Westmount Arena won first prize from the Union of Québec Municipalities. Beaudoin Hurens has built its sterling reputation on broad, in-depth experience, an expert team and a strong commitment to excellence.