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Feds closer to cooking up better heating and cooling system for capital region buildings

The federal government is moving closer to awarding a big contract to transform the aging heating and cooling system in the capital region.

Components of the current generation and distribution system are between 50 and 100 years old. The system heats 80 buildings and cools 67 buildings in the capital region, including the Parliament Buildings. The feds want a more energy-efficient system that will save temperature-control costs over the long term, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

More than $3 billion in federal money has been made available for the modernization project.

In spring 2019, the feds plan to sign a public-private partnership contract lasting at least 35 years to design, build, finance, maintain and operate the district energy system.

Miguel Martin, the project manager with Public Services and Procurement Canada, walked city council’s environment committee through the work on Tuesday.

In June 2019, Innovate Energy, a consortium consisting of ENGIE Services Canada, PCL Constructors Canada, PCL Investments Canada and Black & McDonald, closed a 35-year public-private partnership contract to modernize, maintain and operate the district energy system that heats 80 buildings and cools 67 buildings, including the Parliament Buildings, in Canada’s capital region. This mandate is part of the Government of Canada’s Energy Services Acquisition Program (ESAP) and it will contribute to the Government’s goal to reduce its energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its own operations by 40% by 2030.

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