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APRIL 2013
overcrowded, poorly located
operationally and reaching
the end of its useful life,” Li-
ebrandt-Johnson says.
The new facility, located in the
City of Surrey, will house all E
Division personnel under one
roof, allowing the police force
to better serve the communi-
ty. Approximately 2700 RCMP
personnel will be transferred
to the new facility, which is
also contributing to the devel-
opment of Surrey’s downtown
core. The new headquarters
will be approximately 76 162
square-metres, which includes
a seven-story office building,
post-disaster building, high
bay garage/workshop, and ac-
commodation for 1 810 park-
ing spaces.
THE BENEFITS
OF P3
The Government of Canada
decided that such an ambi-
tious and large-scale proj-
ect would best be completed
through a public-private part-
nership (P3) approach, mean-
ing the government can fund
the project within existing al-
locations with no additional
resources required.
The P3, between the Govern-
ment of Canada and Green
Timbers
Accommodation
Partners (GTAP) has had many
added benefits to the local
community. Approximately
900 direct and indirect jobs
were created during the de-
sign and construction period
of the project.
“As the project moves towards
the operational phase, GTAP,
