Okanagan Correctional Centre

Plenary Justice Named Preferred Proponent for Okanagan Correctional Centre

Published 14 January 2014

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Plenary Justice has been selected as Preferred Proponent to deliver the state-of-the-art Okanagan Correctional Centre for the B.C. government.

The 378-cell, high-security facility is the centrepiece of the second phase capital expansion plan for B.C. Corrections. When completed, the new Okanagan Correctional Centre will more than double corrections capacity in B.C.’s Interior and will enhance public safety for communities, correctional staff and inmates throughout the province.

Under the public-private partnership agreement, Plenary will design, build, finance and maintain the new centre over a 30 year operating term.

Plenary Justice will now work with the B.C. government to finalise the agreement by March of this year, with construction set to start shortly thereafter. It is expected to create up to 1,000 direct and indirect construction jobs and approximately 240 new, full-time correctional positions.

“We are delighted that we have been chosen as the preferred partner on this important project, which is central to British Columbia’s plan to provide additional capacity and capabilities to correctional services in the province”, says Mike Marasco, CEO of Plenary Concessions.

“We look forward to working with the province on the next steps to completing this agreement within the coming months.”

Recognizing that this is an important economic project for the region, the Plenary Justice team will be available to meet with local contractors, service providers and job seekers at an upcoming Business-to-Business networking session in Oliver on January 30, 2014. For more details about the session and to register, business owners can sign-up to the Correctional Centre Business Registry online

The Plenary Justice consortium includes:

  • Plenary Group (Canada) Ltd.
  • PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc.
  • Honeywell Limited (Canada)
  • Jug Island Consulting Ltd.

More information on the project can be found on the Partnerships BC website.

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21 October 2016 Canada News Plenary completes construction on B.C.'s largest correctional centre OLIVER, BC – Plenary Justice has completed construction of the $200-million Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC), on time and on budget. The new OCC facility is the cornerstone of the largest capital expansion in the history of BC Corrections.
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26 May 2015 Canada News A year in review: creating jobs and corrections capacity in Oliver OLIVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – With a year under the construction belt at the Okanagan Correctional Centre building site, the milestones and pounds of cement poured are plentiful.
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