Royal British Columbia Museum Collections and Research Building Project
Seeking a partner to design and build a new Collections and Research Building in Colwood, British Columbia to protect and preserve the province’s collections and archival records.
Royal British Columbia Museum Collections and Research Building Project
Project Details
Project Description: The Royal British Columbia Museum is seeking a partner to design and build a new Collections and Research Building in Colwood, British Columbia to protect and preserve the province’s collections and archival records.
The building will be constructed utilizing mass timber and will implement sustainable strategies to achieve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The project will be procured using a design-build model to provide the best value to British Columbians, leveraging private sector innovation and expertise.
The Project will include:
Key program areas include public viewing and learning spaces, research and laboratories, collections storage areas, archive storage and reference rooms.
| Client: | Royal British Columbia Museum |
| Project delivered by: | Transportation Investment Corporation |
| Project Budget: | approx. $170 million |
| Partner: | TBD |
| Project Status: | In procurement |
| Project Website: | Click to visit |
Milestones
| Request for Qualifications issued | June 24, 2021 |
| Request for Qualifications closed | September 8, 2021 |
| Request for Proposals issued | October 26, 2021 |
| Request for Proposals closed | May 17, 2022 |
| Contract Award (anticipated): | June 2022 |
| Construction to begin (anticipated): | June 2022 |
| Construction Completed (anticipated): | Winter 2024 |
Project Updates
- Royal BC Museum collections and research building moving forward with procurement
- Museum modernization reaches new milestone
- New energy-efficient building to protect B.C.’s history
Procurement Documents
- RBCM CRB RFP (Conformed)
- RBCM CRB Fairness Reviewer Report RFQ (October 8, 2021)
- RBCM CRB Fairness Reviewer Interim Report RFQ – (September 22, 2021)
- RBCM CRB RFQ (CONFORMED)
Project Map
Project Contacts
Julien Bahain
Infrastructure BC
Email: julien.bahain@infrastructurebc.com