Here’s what’s happening:
Design Contract Value & Details / November 2020
The prime design contract is valued at $4.8 million, which includes the design team and eleven other sub-consultants. Sub-consultants will oversee areas such as mechanical, civil, electrical and structural engineering; landscape architecture and wayfinding; sustainability; acoustics; building envelope; security and audio-visual; and cost. In this case, the sub-consultants are mostly local firms. In other words, approximately $2 million dollars (about…
Canadian team led by Indigenous architect Alfred Waugh to design the new central library / November 2020
Today, we are pleased to announce the award-winning team consisting of Formline Architecture, Chevalier Morales Architectes and Architecture49 will serve as the design team for the new central library. Architects Alfred Waugh (Formline Architecture) and Stephan Chevalier (Chevalier Morales Architectes), both with over 25 years of experience, will design the new central library. Architecture49 will manage the project. We chose…
Questions about the new central library’s cost and funding plan? / September 2020
You might be hearing conversations in the community about the new central library and how much it will cost taxpayers. As with any project of this magnitude, we appreciate there is a high expectation of transparency, something we have been and remain committed to. We firmly believe the new central library is an investment that will benefit the community for…
RFP for Prime Design Consultant Services released / September 2020
Sep 8 – Today, we released the design brief (functional program) and a request for proposal for prime design consultant services for the new central library! The team will be selected in October. The functional program is a statement of building needs, which the architect will use to design the new central library. It articulates the vision for the building….
New central library project approved / November 2019
Nov 25 – Today, City Council approved $67.5 million in borrowing for the new central library project. With that, it’s official, Saskatoon, you’re getting a new central library in 2026! In January 2020, Council subsequently passed a motion of intent to borrow the funds for the library.
SPL presents business case for new central library to City Council / September 2019
Sep 23 – Read the business case or the summary report here.
SPL launches community consultation on new central library project / March 2018
Mar 4 – SPL launched community consultation on the new central library project. Read all about it here. SPL prepared the What We Heard Report to summarize the results of the community consultation conducted. Read the What We Heard Report here.