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July 31, 2003 - BACKGROUNDER
Construction dream team volunteers to advise government and organizers on olympic projects
The 2010 Construction Leaders Taskforce was recently formed to provide expert advice to the government and Olympic organizers on the cost-efficient and timely construction of games and related infrastructure projects. The taskforce comprises twenty top-level BC construction industry executives with over 400 years of collective industry experience. The companies represented completed over $1.1 billion of construction projects in BC in 2002, including road and transportation infrastructure, sporting facilities, high-density housing and large-scale public facilities.
The 2010 Winter Olympics is expected to create over 6,000 direct new construction jobs through an investment of $620 million in building and upgrading games-related facilities alone. Investment in allied projects including a $600-million upgrade to the Sea-to-Sky Highway, the expansion of the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre and the proposed RAV line will total approximately $2.7 billion and create over 23,000 construction jobs.
Taskforce Membership
Chair: Philip Hochstein, Executive Vice President,
Independent Contractors and Businesses Association
| Ken Nakagawa, Branch Manager |
Bird Construction |
| Dennis Burnham, President and CEO |
Dominion Fairmile Construction |
| George Davis, Executive Vice-President |
EllisDon Corporation |
| R.J. Hasell, CEO |
Emil Anderson Construction |
| W.D. Frost, Branch Manager |
Graham Construction & Engineering |
| Peter Rezansoff, President and CEO |
Intertech Construction Group |
| John Miller, President |
JJM Construction |
| Bill Gyles, President and General Manager |
Kinetic Construction |
| John Knappett, President |
Knappett Construction |
| Len Robinson, President |
Ledcor Construction |
| Don Voth, President |
Metro-Can Construction |
| Norrie Stevenson, Partner |
Norson Construction |
| Anibal Valente, Vice President and District Manager |
PCL Constructors Canada |
| Frank Margitan, Area Manager |
Peter Kiewit Sons’ |
| Steve Knoblauch, President |
RAM Construction |
| John Scott, CEO |
Scott Construction |
| Don Goedbloed, Senior Vice President, BC |
Stuart Olson Constructors |
| John Hiebert, President |
TASK Construction Management |
| Jim Laurence, President |
Vanbots Construction |
For more information:
Philip Hochstein, Chair
Office: 604.298.7795
Cell: 604.880.7700
Email: chair@constructionleaders.ca
| ICBA is the voice of BC's construction industry. For further information, or if you have any questions or comments regarding this article, please contact ICBA. |
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