RJG Construction Ltd. builds $6.6 million project in Burin Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue Lifeboat Station connects heritage with modern lifesaving services Atlantic Construction News special feature A new $6.6 million Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue Lifeboat Station is being constructed in Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador by RJG Construction Ltd. The contractor is replacing an existing 50-year-old wharf and operations building. In making the announcement, Hon. Keith Ashfield, Min- ister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, said: “The safety of mariners is a top priority of the Canadian Coast Guard. As part of our ongoing efforts to upgrade and replace Coast Guard resources across Canada, this new facility will pro- vide critical lifesaving search and rescue service for years to come.” The station will be home to Canadian Coast Guard Cut- ter W. Jackman, a search and rescue vessel providing 24- hour coverage. The new station will also include living quarters for the vessel’s four-person crew and storage fa- cilities. Shamrock Truss is committed to being the BEST source of engineered wood products in the community. • Engineered Wood Trusses for Residential Farm & Commercial • Engineered Wood Beams • I – Joist Floor System 20 Corey King Dr., Mt. Pearl, NL A1N 0A2 709-747-2771 Fax: 709-747-7725 Work includes construction of a two-storey 405 sq. m. operations building and a 155 sq. m. two-bay garage for vessels required for fast rescue operations. “The wharf is 46 m. long and has a 6.1 m. concrete deck, a diesel fuelling tank and waste oil tank,” said RJG project manager Michael Anthony. “There is also a bi- ogreen sewage treatment system which will ensure no sewage will be discharged into the waters of the bay.” The exteriors of both buildings have been clad with Cape Cod siding and topped with two-ply modified roofing and asphalt shingles. “The use of the Cape Cod blends the new construction in with the heritage buildings common in the area. Burin has a long history dating back to the early 1700s.” Additional capacity will be built in to allow for operation of rigid-hulled inflatable boats from the Conservation and Protection Branch of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Anthony says building materials for the station were ac- quired locally and local trades were employed at various stages of the project. Construction began in the spring of 2013 and is 99 per cent complete. Anthony says initial work required the re- moval of contaminated soil and the challenge of removing rock to create the building site and uplands area before work on the buildings and wharf could begin. The station is scheduled to be operational by March 2015. Stella-Jones is a leading North American manufacturer of pressure treated wood products. 2 Hardwoods Road, Clarenville, NL A5A 1H2 Tel: 709-466-7941 Fax: 709-466-2170 Email: bstrowbridge@stella-jones.com The Canadian Design and Construction Report — February - March 2015 – 27