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.

New distribution center of 332,000 square feet for The Brick retail store chain was built to satisfy its current needs in eastern Canada. This building serves as phase I of its eastern Canada expansion plan, allowing for an additional expansion of warehouse space of 195,000 square feet. The warehouse space is fully air-conditioned, with 40'-0"clear racking height, and superflat floor slabs of Fmin 65 for an electronic wire guide racking storage system. The 10,000 square foot regional office and customer service pick-up area form the balance of the building.

Construction of a new 230,000 sf multi-retail shopping facility spread over 5 pavilions including full site construction. Full site services were extended to three restaurant pavillions, and tenant fit-up of Winners and Business Depot were completed.

A 210,000 sf expansion of a refrigerated warehouse and addition of a new head office facility for Canadawide Fruits, the largest fruit and vegetable wholesaler in Canada. The project includes construction of 60,000 square feet of office space, and an indoor underground parking garage with 165 parking spots, including 33 spots for customers’ trucks and vans. 26 overhead doors were installed for deliveries and customer pick-ups. Adjacent to the warehouse is a refrigerated showroom with 20' ceilings and a two-storey atrium. A floating 500 psf live load capacity slab was built for the entire warehouse and showroom area in order to insulate the refrigerated sections properly. It is a concrete and steel structure with exterior brick and curtain wall facades.

This is a new 2 storey office, clinic and lab facility for SFBC Anapharm located in Quebec City, Quebec, consisting of 150,000 square foot gross constructed area, of which roughly 25,000 square feet is allocated for labs. Our participation on this project began during the initial lease negotiations through the entire design stage and subsequent construction period.

This project consisted of two retail anchor buildings, totaling 136,360 square feet, within a regional “Big Box” retail shopping Center in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Building ‘J’ is a multi-tenant 20,000 square foot retail building that was constructed for tenants such as Second Cup and Pier 1 Imports. Building ‘F’ was designed as a big box, multi-tenant retail comprising 116,360 square feet of gross construction, custom tailored to the individual specifications of the four more prominent retailers – Winners / Home Sense, Linen ‘N’ Things, Michael’s and the LCBO.

Construction of a two storey industrial facility including 13,000 sf of office space and 112,000 sf of 32' 0" clear warehouse space. Project was built for the possibility of a future expansion of 149,000 sf. The building includes 12 loading docks and one garage door as well as a slab on grade capable of supporting heavy loads. The building is equipped with ESFR sprinkler system and is built with access to railroad.

Warehouse built with 32'-0" clear structure, including 15 hydraulic loading docks, one drive-in dock and one compactor door. Also included in the building is 7,200 SF of office and the possibility of accomodating a second floor.

Reliance worked with the Zeller’s parent company – The Hudson’s Bay Company which is the oldest company in North America;to build three new stores and enlarge and renovate a total of nine existing Zellers stores throughout Quebec. Acting as team leader, Reliance directed logistics and design professionals in order to ensure that existing Zellers retail stores remained operational throughout the entire construction process.

Mitec Telecom’s head office, production facility and distribution center totaling 95,000 square feet, includes a full working cafeteria, 20,000 square feet of offices, and a fully air-conditioned 60,000 square foot production area complete with its anti-static floor covering, burn-in and refrigeration test chambers and 100 foot candle lighting levels.