The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) today received City Council approval to develop a new 216,000 square-foot Ottawa Central Library joint facility with Library and Archives Canada (LAC) at 557 Wellington Street. City Council further approved a design-bid-build procurement process in order to ensure maximum control over the facility design, as well as approval in principle
Tonight, the Ottawa Public Library Board approved staff recommendations for the new iconic Ottawa Central Library (OCL) in the nation’s capital. The building is to be built as a joint facility with Library and Archives Canada (LAC) at 557 Wellington Street, steps from the intersection of Albert St. and Bronson Ave. The recommendations will go
The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) released a report today recommending that the new Ottawa Central Library (OCL) be built as a joint facility with Library and Archives Canada (LAC) at 557 Wellington Street, which is located steps from Bronson and Albert Streets. An expert site evaluation committee, overseen by a Fairness Commissioner, evaluated 12 potential
The Ottawa Public Library will host a technical briefing for OPL Board Members, Members of Council, their staff and the media to provide an overview of the new Ottawa Central Library. Staff will present recommendations regarding the potential partnership with Library and Archives Canada, the site, the procurement method, and the estimated project costs and
The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is moving closer to building a flagship Central Library in our city. The remaining decisions will confirm where the Central Library will be located, how much it will cost, how it will be built, and how it will be funded. There will also be a decision on whether the Central
The Chair of the Ottawa Public Library Board provided an update at the October 2016 Board meeting regarding the Central Library Development Project. Staff will be bringing forward a report in December 2016, which will include the site evaluation rankings of all 12 sites. Through a business case, the staff report will bring forward the results
The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is one-step closer to finding a site for its new flagship Central Library. The OPL Board today approved the criteria and associated weightings that will be used to evaluate the candidate sites. Two sets of site evaluation criteria were developed, one for the OPL stand-alone facility, and the other for the