2025 Top 50 Water Projects Report - Report - Page 30
TOP 50 WATER PROJECTS 2025
DRINKING WATER
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Collingwood, Ont. Water
Treatment Plant Expansion • $270 million
Key Players: AECOM (Engineer, Design &
Engineer, Consulting)
Substantial Completion: 2031
THE NEW water treatment plant expansion on
the shores of Georgian Bay marks a signi昀椀cant
milestone for the Town of Collingwood. The
project is expected to support residential,
commercial, and industrial growth in the community for the next 25 years or more.
Collingwood took a proactive approach by
pre-qualifying general contractors early in the
design process. This strategy helped ensure
that only reputable and experienced contractors would bid on the work. The prequali昀椀ed
contractors participated in workshops to discuss contract considerations and constructability issues, providing valuable feedback that
was incorporated into the design. The goal is a
robust design that minimizes issues, con昀氀icts,
and changes during construction.
Construction began in July 2024. •
WASTEWATER
20
Barrie Wastewater
Treatment Facility • $261 million
2024 Rank: 18
Location: Barrie, Ont.
Owner: City of Barrie
IPD Delivery Team: Maple-Bird Joint-Venture
(Maple Reinders; Bird Construction); WSP
Canada; Stantec
Substantial Completion: 2030
ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION began in 2024 and is
scheduled to be completed in 2030. It includes
upgrading or replacing electrical substation
infrastructure to service future needs and converting the high purity oxygen biological system
to a conventional 昀椀ne bubble aeration system.
The upgrades also include new 昀氀ow facilities to
address the peak 昀氀ows at the plant and the construction of a fourth digester to increase solids
handling capacity. •
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