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సస్సెక్స్ డ్రైవ్, మిగిలిన పార్లమెంట్ హిల్‌తో పాటు, అనీషినాబే అల్గోన్‌క్విన్ నేషన్ యొక్క పూర్వీకుల భూభాగం, దీనితో PSPC "నిశ్చితార్థాలు చేపట్టబడ్డాయి" మరియు RFPలో ప్రతిబింబిస్తుంది మరియు "సైట్ డిజైన్‌ను తెలియజేస్తుంది."

వ్యాసం కంటెంట్

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As for the design, the RFQ offers little in the way of new details about the work that’s needed to repair and modernize the more than 160-year-old house that became the official prime minister’s residence in 1950 — the last time it had “a comprehensive rehabilitation.”

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“The project shall provide a secure, dignified, functional, and adaptable environment that supports residential, official, ceremonial, and administrative functions while meeting current codes, standards, and operational requirements,” it notes.

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The successful bidder’s “work will include the modernization of building systems, upgrades to meet applicable codes and standards, and the integration of security, sustainability and accessibility requirements.”

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The 35-room, 12,000-square-foot home has been vacant since 2015 when prime minister Stephen Harper left office. His successor, Justin Trudeau, lived there as a child when his father was prime minister but opted to move his own family to Rideau Cottage, across the street on the grounds of the Governor General’s residence at Rideau Hall. Carney and his family followed suit when he was elected last year.

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The National Capital Commission decommissioned the site in 2022.

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The RFQ also doesn’t indicate any construction budget, with PSPC noting it will show up in the RFP. Earlier this year, architects interviewed by National Post estimated that, depending on specifications, the bill for this type of major project could be anywhere between $40 million and $100 million.

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That figure tracks with a requirement for prospective designers to submit a completed “complex building project” worth at least $50 million pre-tax as part of their RFQ response.

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Meanwhile, as of July 27, Canadians had donated about $735,000 toward the project, according to the Rideau Hall Foundation. National Post has contacted it for an updated tally.

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