Welcome to your daily briefing on construction developments in BC. Today we're covering 10 key stories including updates on british columbia construction headlines, british columbia construction updates. Let's dive in.
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A listing of British Columbia pre-bid construction projects, spanning conceptual planning, schematic design, design development, and construction document stages.
Helps BC construction professionals identify upcoming opportunities before bidding opens.
Permit Connect B.C. is the B.C. government page explaining permitting priority projects and how to apply for permits through the permitting process.
Construction professionals in B.C. can use this page to navigate permitting requirements for priority projects and keep work moving.
Effective March 4, 2016, general contractors building single-family homes or small residential buildings in BC must meet new requirements and present proof to the Registrar when applying for a residential builder licence.
BC construction professionals in residential building need to ensure they meet the new qualification requirements before applying for a licence.
The City of New Westminster publishes a dataset of building and plumbing permits issued in the last two years, covering new buildings, additions, alterations, demolition, and more.
BC construction professionals can use this permit list to track local approval activity and understand which projects require permits in New Westminster.
The City of Vancouver’s issued building permits dataset, updated daily for the current year, now includes elapsed time from permit number creation to first issue, plus a new PermitCategory grouping.
BC construction professionals can use this data to track permit processing timelines and project scopes across Vancouver.
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Infrastructure BC's Under Construction page lists projects currently in the active construction phase.
Gives BC construction professionals a current snapshot of active infrastructure sites to track opportunities and market activity.
BidCentral is BC’s largest construction bidding marketplace, featuring thousands of construction projects and inviting construction professionals to sign up and bid on jobs.
It gives BC construction professionals a central place to discover new project opportunities and compete for construction work across the province.
The Building Permit Hub is an online portal for building permit information in British Columbia.
BC construction professionals can use this hub to navigate permitting requirements and keep projects moving.
BC Housing explains how to get, keep, and renew a residential builder licence and meet Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements.
Construction professionals in BC need to stay compliant with licensing and CPD rules to keep working legally in the residential building sector.
The provincial government has re-assessed and adjusted some project timelines to strategically sequence capital projects, helping protect services.
Construction professionals in BC should watch for shifting schedules as Infrastructure BC realigns project delivery timelines.
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