About Bird Construction

Bird Construction Inc. operates as a general contractor in the Canadian construction market. The company primarily focuses on projects in the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors of the general contracting industry. Within the industrial sector, the company constructs industrial buildings and performs civil construction operations, including site preparation, concrete foundations, metal and modular fabrication, mechanical process work, underground piping and earthwork for clients primarily operating in the oil and gas, liquefied natural gas, mining and nuclear sector. Within the institutional sector, the company constructs hospitals, post-secondary education facilities, schools, prisons, courthouses, government buildings, retirement and senior housing, as well as environmental facilities that include water and wastewater treatment centres, composting facilities and biosolids treatment and management facilities. Within the commercial sector, the company’s operations include the construction and renovation of shopping malls, big box stores, office buildings, hotels and selected mixed-use high-rise condominiums and apartments. In all sectors, the company contracts with its clients using a combination of fixed price, unit price, design-build, PPP, cost reimbursable (cost plus, construction management and integrated project delivery methods). The company operates across Canada, operating in all provinces and territories, including the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Industry Sectors Institutional Within this market sector, the company constructs hospitals, post-secondary education facilities, schools, prisons, courthouses, government buildings, retirement and senior housing and environmental facilities including water and wastewater treatment plants and composting and biosolids plants. Industrial The industrial sector includes projects in the energy and resource related industries. The company constructs industrial buildings and performs civil construction operations, including site preparation, concrete foundations, metal and modular fabrication, mechanical process piping and related works, underground piping, earthwork and mining. Commercial The company’s commercial construction includes the renovation of various types of commercial projects, such as office buildings, enclosed shopping malls, shopping plazas, ‘big box’ stores and grocery stores, while working with a distinguished list of national and local retailers and developers. The company also constructs various high-rise mixed-use condominiums and apartments for select clients. Strategy The key elements of the company's strategy include approving its vision, mission and value statements; reviewing the effectiveness of its strategic planning process and annually approving the business plan and strategic plan; monitoring its performance against the overall business objectives and strategic plans and taking action when performance falls short of its goals or when other special circumstances warrant it; establishing annual performance expectations and corporate goals and objectives for the President & Chief Executive Officer, monitoring progress against those expectations and taking appropriate action when performance falls short; and reviewing and approving all major strategic initiatives, investments and transactions. Seasonality The company experiences some seasonality in its business, particularly in its civil construction operations. Variations in net income from quarter to quarter primarily reflect the differences in the profitability of the contracts administered in any given quarter. History Bird Construction Inc. was founded in 1920.