[Downtown Victoria] Aria condos | 36.2m | 12- & 12-storeys | Built - completed in 2009
#21
Posted 28 September 2006 - 05:07 PM
#22
Posted 28 September 2006 - 07:22 PM
That's a cool image, btw.
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#23
Posted 28 September 2006 - 07:42 PM
#24
Posted 28 September 2006 - 09:08 PM
#25
Posted 04 October 2006 - 06:57 AM
#26
Posted 04 October 2006 - 08:12 AM
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#27
Posted 12 October 2006 - 07:43 PM
#28
Posted 12 October 2006 - 07:45 PM
If I am right I think they have only sold phase I so far.
#29
Posted 12 October 2006 - 07:47 PM
Mostly I just like the fact that all of these parking lots are gone.
#30
Posted 12 October 2006 - 07:51 PM
#31
Posted 12 October 2006 - 07:55 PM
#32
Posted 12 October 2006 - 08:01 PM
Unreal. He stated ....I finally bought my dream condo downtown and it's going to be ruined because of a highrise....Bahahahaha....
Not like astoria didn't destroy the view of those buildings north east of it.
But thats what happens when you live in the downtown.
#33
Posted 29 October 2006 - 05:35 PM
#34
Posted 31 October 2006 - 10:52 AM
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#35
Posted 02 November 2006 - 11:50 PM
#36
Posted 27 November 2006 - 03:08 PM
#37
Posted 27 November 2006 - 04:06 PM
Not knowing much about the particulars of this contract it looks like an arangement known as Construction Management. This differs from the classic design-bid-build contract (with a general contractor) in that the owner contracts directly with all the subs, bearing all the risk associated with that. There's also generally no fixed price with a CM job, and the construction management firm or professional is paid on a percentage fee basis.
CM has its advantages, especially if the owner wants to maintain flexibility and direct control of the project.
I'm not sure what your beef with Alpha is, but to imply that they're too cheep to hire a general seems like a comment born of some kind of personal bitterness, not a deep understanding of the business of construction.
#38
Posted 27 November 2006 - 06:41 PM
#39
Posted 27 November 2006 - 08:51 PM
i am fully aware of the construction delivery methods, but this job is not a CM job. On this particular job, Alpha is acting has their own general contractor, just as they did on Cityplace, only a few short blocks away. Again, on that job, Campbell was contracted to Alpha directly.
If this job is CM, then who is the construction manager? Alpha has a full time site superientendent on site who used to build houses
Oh, just in case you don't know all the contractural delivery options, they are lump sum, construction management, design build, cost plus and P3/design build operate.
My beef with companies like Alpha is that the end user loses. Since Alpha builds the project under a numbered company and are typically long gone by the time there are warranty issues. General contractors and construction managers like PCL, Ledcor, Farmer and Campbell have been around a long time and are not going anywhere and stand behind their jobs.
Alpha Project Developments 7 Ltd. (or at least I think they are at #7) will disappear very quickly after substantial completion leaving the condo owners on the hook.
#40
Posted 28 November 2006 - 10:08 PM
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