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MODULE was mandated with the construction management mandate the expansion of IKEA store, located on Cavendish Boulevard in Ville Saint-Laurent. A major challenge of doubling the size of the store from 250,000 to 470,000 square feet. The complexity of the project was the fact that the store was to remain in full operation throughout the works in a limited time period while facing several changes during its duration.This project involves the demolition of an adjacent building in several phases and works to redirect the water and sewer. Nothing was left to chance in this project – everything has changed and reconfigured: expansion of the warehouse, new kitchen and extension of the showroom, adding 300 parking spaces, now bringing the total to 1,400 spaces, etc.The scale of the project was based on a site stretching from Highway 520 to Highway 40. The beginnings of this project began with the demolition on the east side of an adjacent building, soil decontamination and leveling the existing land – an equivalent of approximately 8,900 truck trips over a period of only a few months. As of February 2012, the first foundations were started and we delivered the first two phases in October 2012 which consisted of the expansion of 220,000 square feet. Everything has been implemented in this project to succeed in creating a domino effect by dividing the interior with beyond 17 phases. The project reached its completion after 20 months.With such changes, this store became the largest IKEA in North America and the fifth largest in relation to the world.MODULE is proud to have made this project valued at more than $ 50 million. With the cooperation and expertise of the contractors and professionals, this project was a great success.The professionals who worked on this project were Neuf Architects, SDK (structure), EXP Tecknika HBA (civil engineering), Blondin Fortin (mechanical), Civelec (fire protection), Saban Consultants (electricity), Groupe IBI – D.A.A. (exterior landscaping), Genivar, Groupe Qualitas (geotechnical).
