b'COVER STORYOf course, the pandemic has loomedpandemic. It just took a higher degree large over every project as contractorsof coordination between our trades and compete for materials that are in shortsuppliers to make sure that the materials supply. More than anything else, it waswe need are going to be there when we just a higher focus on scheduling andneed them.coordination of these long lead items that we tend to run into, says Andrew VanPandemic-related material issues also Beilen, Project Manager with Dawsondidnt require the design team to modify Wallace Construction, explaining thethe design, because it was tendered strategy to mitigate for pandemic-relatedwhen the pandemic was just starting. supply issues. We pre-plan it and pre- That created some major unknowns, prep it and just stay on top of so many ofexplains Brennan, but with the way the these products that we take for grantedindustry wasand we found this with day-to-day that are harder to get in theother projects, toowe came in a million dollars under budget. There were a lot of hungry contractors not knowing what was going to come of the next period of business, so they secured work, and the industry was very aggressive during that tendering period. We had a good contractor; Dawson Wallace has been very on the ball and proactive with this, taking into account that COVID might be an issue, so there havent been anymaterials delays.Pandemic challenges aside, the school board wanted to fast track the project and complete it a year sooner than initially planned, which was accomplished with Valleyview Secondary SchoolExpansion, Kamloops, BC (Photo Credit: Station One Architects) an innovative approach to the tendering. We worked with them and ended CONSTRUCTION FOR THE FUTURE up tendering the project twice, notes Since 1987, our passion has been to succeed. As we build meaningful relationshipsBrennan. We did the earthworks tender with our valued clients and trusted industry partners, were committed to delivering best-in-class construction services across each sector we serve. package as Phase One, which included Vancouver | Calgary | Edmonton | Lethbridge a brand-new sports field, the retaining Construction Management | Design-Build | General Contractorwww.dawsonwallace.com walls and parking lot, and getting the whole building stripped down to the base slab for Phase Two. Thats when Dawson Wallace comes in and continues. Going with an earthworks tender versus going with one complete tender definitely sped up the project and allowed us to get that set of drawings and finalize the design; it definitely reduced the timeline of the whole [project].When complete, the addition will have a significant impact on the school and the surrounding area. Currently there are 12 portables on the site, explains McDonald. When the expansion is complete, all the portables will be removed from the site, which will allow for re-instating areas that soarchitects.com have been displaced by the portables. The new building will have interior gathering a past you can trust and spaces for the students, which are generally missing from the current building. Once a future you can depend on the new expansion is completed, there will be sufficient space for future enrolment growth for many years.56 SOUTHERN INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION'