City of Kamloops unveils team tasked with building downtown performing arts centre

The Kamloops Centre for the Arts’ integrated project delivery team – which has been meeting biweekly since February of this year – consists of 11 different partners – listed below – including the City, the architect, the general contractor, the designer/engineers, and key trades.

Clark Builders has been tapped as the general contractor while Station One Architects – which has designed several SD73 schools – will serve as the project’s architect.

“Currently, the integrated project delivery team is preparing to present the results of the validation design for the Kamloops Centre for the Arts to Council early this fall,” the city statement added. “This update will offer insights into the scope and costing for the project design based on input from each of the partners. The outcomes of this Council session will inform the project’s validation, which, once finalized, will allow the team to start construction.”

The city has used the integrated project delivery model on previous projects like the Canada Games Pool renovations as well as the South Kamloops water system upgrades project.

“In both instances, the City and its partners were able to deliver the projects on time and under budget,” the city said, noting it plans to use the same model to build the proposed Dufferin arena multiplex.

“A key benefit of the integrated project delivery model is that construction on groundworks and foundations can begin while detailed design continues concurrently by the Integrated Project Delivery team. This will allow the City to gear up for a groundbreaking later this fall.”

Construction on the four-storey, ~120,000 square-foot arts centre is expected to begin by the end of 2025, with completion anticipated in 2029.

by Victor Kaisar

City of Kamloops unveils team tasked with building downtown performing arts centre

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