b'BIRD CONSTRUCTION & PETER KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE CO. | WHITBY RAIL MAINTENANCE FACILITYPROJECT ACHIEVEMENT (LARGE)BIRD CONSTRUCTION & PETER KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE CO. | WHITBY RAIL MAINTENANCE FACILITYTHE WINNING PROJECT REQUIRED OVER 50 PROJECT MANAGEMENT STAFF AND 700 ON-SITE WORKERSBird Construction and Peter Kiewit Infrastructure Co. received due recognition for the construction of GO Transits new Whitby Rail Maintenance Facility. Bird Construction served as a managing partner in the $465-million design-build joint venture with Kiewit. The project involved nearly 500,000 square feet of new construction for Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario as part of the provinces GO Regional Express Rail (RER) expansions.It is a fairly important facility for Metrolinx going forward as it accommodates an expanding fleet, as well as a growing popula-tion and increasing ridership, says Jon Pond, project director with the Bird/Kiewit team. THE JUDGESThe selection process for the TCA Best of the Best Awards competition was handled by TCAs Nominations and Awards Committee. We would like to extend a thank you to all the committee members for their hard work and the time they dedicated to this task. The committee is made up of Craig Lesurf, Walsh Canada; Romeo Milano, Safetech Environmental Ltd.; Chris Fillingham, Stantec Architecture Ltd.; Glenn Ackerley, WeirFoulds LLP; Albert Salvatore, Sprint Mechanical Inc.; Lee Baker; andJohn Mollenhauer, TCA.BUILDERSDIGESTQuarter 1201919'