Okanagan Correctional Centre Project
As part of the Province’s commitment to green and energy efficient buildings, the correctional centre was designed to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification.
Okanagan Correctional Centre Project
Project Details
Project Description: The Okanagan Correctional Centre is a state-of-the-art correctional centre comprising of 378 high-security inmate cells. These cells were organized within ten living units, each containing 36 cells, and an additional living unit containing 18 cells. The project site is a 36-acre site located seven kilometres north of Oliver, British Columbia, on Highway 97 in the southern end of the Senkulmen Business Park owned by the Osoyoos Indian Band.
| Client: | The Ministry of Justice, the B.C. Corrections Branch and the Ministry ofTechnology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services |
| Capital Cost: | $192.9 million |
| Partner: | Plenary Justice |
| Project Status: | Operational |
| Project Report: | Click to access report |
| Project Website: | Click to access website |
| Case Study: | Click to access case study |
| High Res Photo: | Click to access photo |
Milestones
| Request for Qualifications issued | December 12, 2012 |
| Request for Qualifications closed | February 5, 2013 |
| Shortlist announced | March 20, 2013 |
| Request for Proposals issued | March 20, 2013 |
| Contract award | April 15, 2014 |
| Construction activities to begin | April 15, 2014 |
| Construction completed | September 30, 2016 |
Project Updates
- News Release: Okanagan Correctional Centre breaks ground (March 23, 2014)
- News Release: OCC construction on schedule, hiring underway (April 15, 2014)
- News Release: Okanagan Correctional Centre nears construction (January 10, 2014)
- Report of the Fairness Advisor: The RFP Process (January 9, 2014)
- News Release: Okanagan Correctional Centre takes major steps with historic signing, RFP (March 20, 2013)
- Report of the Fairness Advisor: The RFQ Process (March 20, 2013)
- News Release: Major step forward for Okanagan Correctional Centre (December 12, 2012)
Procurement Documents
- Request for Proposals for Okanagan Correctional Centre (January 14, 2014)
- Request for Qualifications for Okanagan Correctional Centre Project (December 12, 2012)
- Project Brief for Okanagan Correctional Centre (December 12, 2012)
Project Map
Project Contacts
Project Contact:
Catherine Silman
Infrastructure BC
Email: Catherine.Silman@infrastructurebc.com
Media Contact:
Ministry of Justice
Phone: (250) 213-3602