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RCMP E Division Headquarters by John T.D. Keyes s of Dec. 23, 2012, the 2,700 officers, administrative officials and support staff of the RCMP, previously based in 25 far-flung detachments throughout the Lower Mainland, are finally united in one state-of-the-art complex in the Green Timbers area of Surrey, B.C. The precise date is significant, because an absolutely firm occupancy date was one of preconditions of the performancebased agreement forged as a P3 project less than three years ago by the Government of Canada, representing Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and a consortium called Green Timbers Accommodation Partners. This latter group included Infrared, Bouygues Building Canada and ETDE FM Canada. The design and build phase was subcontracted to Bouygues Building Canada and Bird Design Build Construction Inc. in a joint venture, and the operation phase to ETDE Facility Management Canada. They, plus the architects and consultants who then joined the project, had been responsible for the design and construction of the Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre. As with that facility, ETDE will run the operational aspects of the new RCMP E Division A RCMP E Division Headquarters p46-51RCMP.indd 47 photo: Kasian Architecture Interior Design / courtesy the government of canada Headquarters for the next 25 years, providing property maintenance and engineering expertise, housekeeping, landscape services and energy management, among other duties. Franck Lombard, project director for Bouygues Building Canada, points to five aspects that made the project a challenge: the size of the building footprint, the fast-track schedule, the technological requirements of the individual buildings on site, the security aspect that had to be monitored through the construction process, and the requirement to meet LEED Gold and Energy Consumption Target. ���There would be penalties if we didn���t meet energy performance commitments, so there was lots of pressure,��� says Lombard. ���We were committed to not exceed certain consumption levels, so we had to be very confident in our design and systems.��� According to Nick Joosten, CEO of Green Timbers GP Limited, it helped immensely that the government articulated its myriad objectives from the outset. ���There was a clear vision,��� says Joosten, who jokes that he took to walking around with the objectives ���stapled to my forehead.��� The new facility had to support ���easy coordination of various integrated units both physically and electronically.��� While meeting current policing needs, it needed flexibility not only to support organizational and technological change but to perhaps accommodate another tenant entirely. While maintaining appropriate security, it should ���present itself as open to the public.��� Meeting national standards for design and security, it had to attain LEED Gold certification. It had to maximize the value of each dollar spent to build and operate the facility. Last but not least, it had to be ready for occupancy on schedule. These were ambitious goals, Joosten admits. ���The RCMP may not be the tenant the entire time, or its needs may change in the future, so we designed it to be flexible space. At the same time, it is purpose-built, and some of the requirements are geared to a high-security facility.��� february 2013��� ��� /47 13-01-22 3:24 PM

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