SRO Renewal Initiative
Meeting the goal of providing the homeless with access to stable housing with integrated support services is a key priority for BC Housing. The single room occupancy (SRO) Renewal Initiative project will renew and restore 13 SRO hotels located in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, currently home to more than 900 residents.
SRO Renewal Initiative
Project Details
Project Description: Meeting the goal of providing the homeless with access to stable housing with integrated support services is a key priority for BC Housing. The single room occupancy (SRO) Renewal Initiative project will renew and restore 13 SRO hotels located in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, currently home to more than 900 residents. The project is expected to deliver numerous benefits and improvements for residents, including the quality of maintenance, services and programs delivered. The project also requires the preservation of SRO hotels with historical significance that form part of the City of Vancouver’s and Parks Canada’s National Historic Site registries.
| Client: | BC Housing Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas, ministry responsible for Housing |
| Capital Cost: | $143.3 million |
| Partner: | Habitat Housing Initiative (HHI) |
| Project Status: | Complete |
| Project Report: | Click to access report |
| Project Website | Click to access website |
| Project Video | Click to play video |
| Case Study: | Click to access case study |
Milestones
| Request for Qualifications issued | October 20, 2011 |
| Request for Qualifications closed | December 8,2011 |
| Shortlist | February 15, 2012 |
| Request for Proposals issued | February 15, 2012 |
| Contract award | December 20, 2012 |
| Construction to begin | December 20, 2012 |
| Construction completed | Spring 2017 |
Project Updates
- Affordable housing, heritage preservation SRO completion legacy (March 24, 2017)
- News Release: Historic Gastown Hotel officially re-opens in Vancouver (February 27, 2015)
- News Release: Ground-breaking P3 Project Wins Silver Award for Social Housing Innovation (November 1, 2013)
- Information Bulletin: Agreement will revitalize 13 Downtown Eastside hotels (January 10, 2013)
- Report of the Fairness Advisor: The RFP Process (November 21, 2012)
- News Release: Renovation project moves ahead on Downtown Eastside (October 26, 2012)
- Partnership to renovate hotels in Downtown Eastside (March 2, 2012)
- The Shortlist: Six teams responded to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ), which closed on December 8, 2011. Following the evaluation of the responses received, three teams were shortlisted. Team profiles are outlined below, including office locations.
Habitat Housing Initiative:
- Team Lead: Brookfield Financial Corp. (Vancouver) and Forum Equity Partners Inc. (Toronto)
- Design Team: Merrick Architecture – Borowski Sakumoto Fligg Ltd (Vancouver)
- Construction Team: Ameresco Canada Inc. (Vancouver) and Darwin Construction (Canada) Ltd. (North Vancouver)
- Facilities Maintenance Team: Ameresco Canada Inc. (Vancouver) and Crosby Property Management Ltd. (Vancouver)
- Community Engagement: GreenRoots Strategies, Inc. (Vancouver)
- Legal: Torys LLP (Calgary)
Integrated Team Solutions:
- Team Lead: Integrated Team Solutions (EllisDon Inc. and Fegate Capital Management Ltd.)
- Equity Providers: EllisDon Inc. (London) and Fengate Capital Management Ltd. (Toronto)
- Design Team:
- EllisDon Corporation (Richmond)
- Acton Ostry Architects Inc. (Vancouver)
- Donald Luxton & Associates Inc. (Vancouver)
- Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. (Vancouver)
- MCW Consultants Ltd. (Vancouver)
- MCW Custom Energy Solutions Ltd.
- CitySpaces Consulting Ltd. (Vancouver)
- GHL Consultants Ltd. (Vancouver)
- Construction Team: EllisDon Corporation (Richmond)
- Facilities Maintenance: COFELY Services Inc. (Vancouver)
- Legal: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Vancouver)
Concert Partnership Works:
- Team Lead: Concert Infrastructure Ltd. (Vancouver)
- Equity Providers: Concert Infrastructure Fund and Concert Real Estate Corporation (Vancouver)
- Design Team: dys Architecture (Vancouver), Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership (Vancouver) and Robert Lemon Architect Inc. (Vancouver)
- Construction Team: Concert Properties Ltd. (Vancouver) and BOSA Construction (Burnaby)
- Facilities Maintenance – Concert Realty Services Ltd. (Vancouver)
- Community Engagement: Lizette Parsons Bell & Associates (Vancouver)
- Non-Profit Housing Consultant – Terra Housing Consultants (Vancouver)
- Financial Advisor: Scotia Capital (Vancouver)
- Legal Advisor: Fasken Martineau LLP (Vancouver)
- Report of the Fairness Advisor: The RFQ Process (January 20, 2012)
- Renovation project to revitalize 13 Vancouver SRO hotels (October 21, 2011)
Procurement Documents
- Schedule 2 – Design and Construction Protocols
- Schedule 3 – Design and Construction Specifications
- Schedule 4 – Services Protocols and Specifications
- Schedule 5 – Insurance Requirements
- Schedule 6 – Changes Minor Works and Innovation Proposals
- Schedule 7 – Lands
- Schedule 8 – Payments
- Schedule 9 – Compensation on Termination
- Schedule 10 – Lenders Remedies Agreement
- Schedule 11 – Material Contractor Collateral Agreement
- Schedule 12 – Project Co’s Ownership Information
- Schedule 13 – Dispute Resolution Procedure
- Schedule 14 – Records and Reports
- Schedule 15 – Financial Model
- Schedule 16 – Communication Roles
- Schedule 17 – Key Individuals Redacted
- Schedule 18 – Completion Documents
- Schedule 19 – Planned Refinancing
- Appendix 2A – Independent Certifier Agreement Redacted
- Appendix 2C – User Consultation and Design Review
- Appendix 2E – Equipment and Furniture
- Appendix 2F – Initial Project Schedule
- Appendix 2G Proposal Extracts Design and Construction
- Appendix 2H – Undisclosed Rotting Structural Components
- Appendix 3A – Beacon Hotel Specifications
- Appendix 3B – Cordova Residence Specifications
- Appendix 3C – Dominion Hotel Specifications
- Appendix 3D – Gastown Hotel Specifications
- Appendix 3E – Hazelwood Hotel Specifications
- Appendix 3F – Marble Arch Hotel Specifications
- Appendix 3G – Marr Hotel Specifications
- Appendix 3H – Molsons Bank Building Specifications
- Appendix 3I – Orange Hall Specifications
- Appendix 3J – Rice Block Specifications
- Appendix 3K – Sunrise Hotel Specifications
- Appendix 3L – Tamura House Specifications
- Appendix 3M – Washington Hotel Specifications
- Appendix 4A Proposal Extracts
- Appendix 4B – Handback Requirements
- Appendix 4C – FM Services
- Appendix 4D – Helpdesk Services
- Appendix 7A – Description of Lands and Encumbrances
- Appendix 8A – Functional Units Unit Deduction Amounts Redacted
- Appendix 8B – Construction Period Payments Redacted
- Request for Proposals for the SRO Renewal Initiative (February 15, 2012)
- Request for Qualifications for the SRO Renewal Initiative Project (Issued November 22, 2011)
- SRO Renewal Initiative, Project Brief (October 20, 2011)
Project Map
Project Contacts
Project Contact:
Dawn Hart
Infrastructure BC
Email: SRI@bchousing.org
Media Contact:
Fergus McCann
Acting Senior Manager, Public Affairs
BC Housing
Phone: (778) 452-6445