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Description:

This project is meant to strengthen the emergency management capacity within Public Safety Canada’s regional offices.  This initiative consists of co-locating regional offices, improving communications and information technology capabilities as well as conducting essential renovations to retrofit operations facilities to meet the accommodation guidelines for Federal Emergency Operations Centres (FEOC).

The Department is currently managing projects in Montreal (Quebec), Yellowknife (Northwest Territories), Winnipeg (Manitoba), Vancouver (British Columbia) and Toronto (Ontario).

Project Phase:

This project is composed of a series of seven sub-projects that are similar in nature for each centre. Most of these sub-projects are at the implementation phase.

Leading and Participating Departments and Agencies

Lead Department	Public Safety Canada
Contracting Authority	Public Safety Canada and Public Works and Government Services Canada
Participating Departments	Public Safety Canada and Public Works and Government Services Canada

Prime and Major Subcontractor(s)

Prime Contractor	Public Works and Government Services Canada manages all major contracts
Major Subcontractor(s)	Public Works and Government Services Canada manages all major contracts

Major Milestones

List of Major Milestone		Date
Regina (Saskatchewan)	Project completed	February 2011
Fredericton (New Brunswick)	Project start – Identification of needs
	Request for Information (RFI – find a location)	July 2009
	Site visits	August 2010
	Launch of Request for Proposal (RPF – Award a leasing contract)	October 2010
	Planning design phase	November 2010
	Construction phase	August 2011
	Fit-up phase	December 2011
	In-service	January 2012
Montreal (Quebec)	Project start – Identification of needs	June 2010
	Request for Information (RFI – find a location)	November 2010
	Site Visits	January 2011
	Launch of Request for Proposal (RPF – Award a leasing contract)	February 2011
	Planning design phase	October 2011
	Fit-up phase	January 2012
	In-service	April 2012
Yellowknife (Northwest Territories)	Project start – Identification of needs	July 2009
	Crown-owned building – determine location	November 2010
	Planning design phase	October 2010
	Fit-up phase	February 2012
	In-service	May 2012
Winnipeg (Manitoba)	Project start – Identification of needs	July 2009
	Request for Information (RFI – find a location)	December 2010
	Site visits	January 2011
	Launch of Request for Proposal (RPF – Award a leasing contract)	June 2011
	Planning design phase	October 2011
	Fit-up phase	TBD
	In-service	September 2012
Vancouver (British Columbia)	Project start – Identification of needs	July 2009
	Request for Information (RFI – find a location)	July 2011
	Site visits	September 2011
	Launch of Request for Proposal (RPF – Award a leasing contract)	February 2012
	Planning design phase	April 2012
	Fit-up phase	July 2012
	In-service	November 2012
Toronto (Ontario)	Project start – Identification of needs	July 2009
	Determine location	November 2010*
	New proposed location – site visit	January, 2012
	Award leasing contract	TBD
	Planning design phase	TBD
	Fit-up phase	TBD
	In-service	September 2013

* Location to be confirmed based on PWGSC’s ability to provide a suitable Crown owned building.

Project Outcomes

• Project Outcome: Integrated Public Safety Canada teams in the regions with strong leadership.
  • Performance indicators:
    • Number of Public Safety Canada offices consolidated.
    • Leadership positions established and staffed.
  • The recipients of this project are the Public Safety Canada regional offices and the Department at large.

• Project Outcome: Strengthen the emergency management capacity within Public Safety Canada’s regional offices
  • Performance indicators:
    • Number of Public Safety Canada offices consolidated.
    • Leadership positions established and staffed.

Progress Report and Explanations of Variances

1. Treasury Board approved the regional co-location project with an estimated cost of $10.7M over the 2008-2012 timeframe.
2. Since the outset of this project, Public Safety Canada experienced several scheduling delays, which directly impacted the annual distribution of funds. A portion of the funds were reallocated to fiscal year 2012-13; however, the project is still on budget.
3. The new completion target date is set for March 2013.

Industrial Benefits

Given that these sub-projects are conducted within the regions, local contractors and suppliers are being awarded to complete the refit construction work. Local economy is stimulated in these locations:

• Regina (Saskatchewan),
• Fredericton (New Brunswick),
• Montreal (Quebec),
• Yellowknife (Northwest Territories),
• Winnipeg (Manitoba),
• Vancouver (British Columbia)
• Toronto (Ontario)