821285 - GCP ESAP Conversion Readiness

Colliers Project Leaders Inc. acting on behalf of its client GCP, is seeking to Prequalify General or Mechanical Contractors for the ESAP Conversion Readiness project. 

Several buildings in Ottawa are served by the ESAP district energy system. The current heating and cooling system was built between 50 and 100 years ago and is out of date. The current system provides heat by steam and hot water. The Federal Government will convert the plants from using the high-temperature steam system to using a more energy-efficient low-temperature hot water (LTHW) system. The new system will use less energy and produce fewer GHGs. Instead of circulating steam through the pipes, the system will use low-temperature hot water to heat the buildings connected to the network.

Buildings connected to the ESAP district energy system (DES) will need to be converted to accept the new DES technology. GCP is one of those buildings looking to undergo a conversion to be ready to accept LTHW instead of steam as a heating source.