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City Council votes to build a New City Hall...
City Council votes to build a New City Hall and plans to convert the original City Hall building into Guelph’s Provincial Offences Administration (POA) Court. -
City Council approves the design...
City Council approves the design for a New City Hall. -
The City hires Urbacon as general contractor...
The City hires Urbacon as general contractor for the construction of City Hall and the POA Court. City Hall was to be substantially complete by February 28, 2008. -
Municipal election
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City Hall completion date is extended...
City Hall completion date is extended to August 15, 2008. To accommodate design changes the completion date is further extended to September 8, 2008. -
Original scheduled completion date for City Hall.
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First renegotiated completion date for City Hall.
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Second renegotiated completion date for New City Hall.
The building is not substantially complete. The City sends a letter of default to Urbacon. -
The City terminates Urbacon’s right to work to completion...
The City terminates Urbacon’s right to work to completion and Urbacon is ordered to leave the site. -
Urbacon files a $20-million, breach-of-contract lawsuit against the City.
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The City formally terminates its contract with Urbacon...
The City formally terminates its contract with Urbacon and serves a Statement of Defence and counterclaim against Urbacon, claiming $5 million in damages for breach of contract. An inspection identifies approximately 100 pages of building deficiencies. -
The City invites several sub-contractors ...
The City invites several sub-contractors to return to the site to complete their work. Two sub-contractors do not successfully negotiate their return to work on the site, and the City hires a new subcontractor to finish that work. -
City employees begin moving in to New City Hall.
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New City Hall is open to the public.
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City hires Collaborative Structures Ltd. to renovate 59 Carden Street ...
City hires Collaborative Structures Ltd. to renovate 59 Carden Street and convert it to serve as Guelph’s POA Court. Construction begins on the site. -
New City Hall was certified substantially complete...
New City Hall was certified substantially complete—more than a year later than originally scheduled. Work valued at more than $350,000 has yet to be completed. -
POA Court employees move in to 59 Carden Street...
POA Court employees move in to 59 Carden Street. The building is open to the public and court proceedings are underway. The City hires J.G. Goetz Construction Ltd. to build Market Square, including the interactive water feature, skating rink and pavilion building. -
Carden Street is closed for construction...
Carden Street is closed for construction until December.
Construction on pavilion basement and mechanical control room for the skating rink continues through winter. -
Municipal election.
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Construction resumes on Carden Street.
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The interactive fountain in Market Square in front of City Hall is open to the public.
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Voluntary mediation between Urbacon and the City...
Voluntary mediation between Urbacon and the City proves unsuccessful and the matter proceeds to trial. -
The trial to determine liability begins...
The trial to determine liability begins in a court in Brampton, Ontario, and continues for several weeks. -
The court makes its ruling in the liability trial.