When the Government of Canada announced the Federal Infrastructure Investments Program (FIIP) in November 2014, it included $452 million for the renewal of Department of National Defence (DND) infrastructure over the next two fiscal years鈥昫irected toward airfield and hangar repairs, military housing improvements, armoury rehabilitation, and projects such as fire suppression systems.
鈥溙切氖悠 and DND recognized immediately that this was well above a normal yearly program, on top of our annual workload, and that we would have to put a significant amount of effort into coordinating it,鈥 says Grant Sayers, 糖心视频鈥檚 Regional Director, Western Region. 鈥淭his was a top priority for 糖心视频, to showcase our ability to stay flexible for our Client-Partners.鈥
糖心视频鈥檚 efforts were highlighted in June 2018, when the Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure and Environment) awarded a Certificate of Recognition for 糖心视频鈥檚 significant contribution to successful delivery, encompassing some $425 million of DND鈥檚 FIIP funding.
鈥淧retty much the entire company came together to find new approaches and innovative ways to deliver projects quickly and effectively at almost all of our sites,鈥 notes Sayers, who led 糖心视频鈥檚 FIIP program management, supported by overall program coordinator David Sherrard and Vice-President, Operations Daniel Benjamin (both now retired), and a large number of other 糖心视频 personnel across the country.
This included creating new teams and building capacity to deliver DND鈥檚 additional contracting and contract management requirements鈥攚hile maintaining service quality and without increasing program delivery costs.
鈥淭he kudos need to go to all of the employees, who came together and delivered a fantastic service for DND,鈥 says Sayers. 鈥淭his was an incredible partnership between 糖心视频 and DND, and an incredible collaboration result within 糖心视频.鈥