Future site of new central library to be local and national destination At a ceremony held today, Mayor Jim Watson and The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, with Councillor Tim Tierney, Chair of the Ottawa Public Library Board, dedicated the
A report on the implementation plan for the Ottawa Central Library will be presented to the Ottawa Public Library Board on June 4, 2018, Finance and Economic Development Committee on June 5, 2018, and rise to City Council on June 13, 2018. The report speaks to: Governance Agreement between Ottawa Public Library (OPL), Library and
A new milestone has been achieved in the project to create a new Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada joint facility. A City of Ottawa Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process for professional design services, initiated in May of 2017, has resulted in the selection of five shortlisted teams from 33 submissions received. The
The City of Ottawa has issued its Request For Qualifications (RFQ) for professional design services for the new Ottawa Central Library. The $168-million Ottawa Central Library, budget exclusive of parking facilities, has been approved to be built in collaboration with Library and Archives Canada, pending Government of Canada project approval, and City Council approval of the
The City of Ottawa is preparing to start the two-phase procurement process for the professional design services for the new Ottawa Central Library. The Notice of Planned Procurement, now posted on Merx, provides interested parties ample time to assemble teams, partnerships and resources to compete – which starts with the request for qualification (RFQ) in
The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) has released the list of candidate sites to be evaluated in the search for the best possible location for the new flagship Central Library. Twelve sites, both publicly- and privately-owned, were identified by the City of Ottawa’s (City) Real Estate Partnerships and Development Office (REPDO). Eight sites were brought forward
The following Search for Central Library Sites will be advertised in the Ottawa Citizen, La Droit, and is posted to MERX (ref # 366777), Canada’s electronic tendering service. The Ottawa Public Library Board and Ottawa City Council have approved the development of a new flagship Ottawa Central Library as a strategic priority. The new dynamic