SURREY, B.C. - Surrey council will vote tonight on a $17.5 million excavation and shoring contract for Phase One of Centre Block, the future home of the Simon Fraser University Stephens Family School of Medicine in City Centre.
Corporate report R199, from the city manager and dated November 5, recommends council award Tender Package No. 1 to PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. for $17,561,926.20, including applicable taxes. The report also asks council to set the spending limit for the contract at $19,318,118.82, including taxes and contingencies.
Tender Package No. 1 covers excavation and shoring, general conditions, traffic management and insurance for the first phase of the project. The tender for the excavation and shoring work was advertised from September 11 to October 9, 2026, on BidCentral, the construction procurement site of the British Columbia Construction Association.
PCL is already the project’s construction manager. Council awarded the company the pre-construction services contract in April 2026, and the report says PCL’s performance has been satisfactory. The report recommends extending PCL’s contract to include Tender Package No. 1.
Centre Block Phase One is a 12-storey mixed-use office and institutional building beside Surrey Central SkyTrain Station. The SFU School of Medicine and a childcare facility will occupy levels two through eight, the City of Surrey will occupy levels nine through eleven and part of level twelve, and the ground floor will be shared. The province has approved SFU’s new medical school, with interim facilities by 2026 and a permanent home in Phase One by August 2030.
The City and SFU are delivering Phase One through a joint venture. Under the cost-sharing agreement, SFU covers 70.24 per cent of Phase One costs and the City covers 29.76 per cent. On that split, the City’s share of the contract payments, up to the spending limit, is $5,749,072.16.
Tonight’s vote comes at the first regular meeting of the new council, which begins at 7 p.m. at Surrey City Hall. The council, which took office on November 3, is also set to vote on motions covering all 15 of its election commitments, including a four-year property tax freeze, a Newton women and children’s hospital and SkyTrain to Newton.
(Source: City of Surrey Corporate Report R199, November 9, 2026)
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