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Construction Start: McCall MacBain Arts - Masonry work

Aerial view of McCall MacBain building
Published: 7 June 2024

Please be advised that ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University has mandated Rainville et Frères to carry out the following project: 19-163 McCall MacBain Arts – Masonry work.

Final phase of the masonry restoration on two facades of the west side of the McCall MacBain Arts Building.

Construction start date: June 17th, 2024

Planned construction end date: September 17th, 2024

Work schedule: Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Project Manager: Jocelyn Blanchet - jocelyn.blanchet [at] gph-inc.com

Assistant Project Manager: Pierre Beauchamp - pierre.beauchamp [at] gph-inc.com

Contact for building users: Erin McDonagh, Associate Building Director - erin.mcdonagh [at] mcgill.ca

Scope of work:

  • Installation of protective structures where required.
  • Installation of scaffolding over the roof of the adjacent building (Leacock) and on the front façade of the Arts Building.
  • Use of a crane to load new stones onto the scaffolding.
  • Installation of new stones and completion of masonry joints.
  • Cleaning of façades and removal of temporary installations.

Impact & mitigation:

  • There will be increased traffic of trucks around the work site. Signallers will be present to control circulation during stone loading operations.
  • Protective structures will be installed over the west entrance of the Arts Building and over the east exit of the Leacock Building
  • Pedestrians will not be able to cross from the Arts Building to the Leacock Building but will rather have to walk around the Redpath Museum to reach the Leacock Building.
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