# Bird Construction — Design-build, EPC and self-perform construction for Canadian industry and infrastructure

> Bird Construction is a Canadian construction and maintenance company headquartered in Mississauga, with roots in Moose Jaw dating to 1920. Its industrial, buildings and infrastructure operations combine design-build and EPC delivery with self-performed civil, mechanical, electrical and systems work. The company reports more than 50 years of design-build/EPC experience. Its project references include a food-processing facility with engineering, procurement, construction and pre-commissioning scope, a high-voltage switchyard building, and wastewater heat recovery for a hospital. Responsibilities are identified by the awarded package: thermal energy capacity is separate from electrical generation, and construction within a nuclear site does not imply supply of the reactor technology.

- **Legal name:** Bird Construction Inc.
- **Headquarters:** Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- **Founded:** 1920
- **Official website:** [Bird Construction](https://www.bird.ca)
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## CEO and leadership profile

### Teri McKibbon

President and Chief Executive Officer

Teri McKibbon joined Bird Construction as Chief Operating Officer in June 2017 and became President and Chief Executive Officer in July 2019. Before joining Bird, he spent two decades in senior management and executive positions at a national Canadian general contractor, including its President and CEO role during his final two years there. Bird’s official biography describes more than 35 years of construction-industry experience. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and serves on boards and committees in Calgary.

- **In role since:** 2019-07
- **Sources checked:** 2026-10-10
- **Profile:** [Teri McKibbon](https://voltformer.com/ceo/teri-mckibbon)

[Bird Construction · Senior leadership](https://www.bird.ca/who-we-are/senior-leadership/) · [Bird Construction · August 2026 CEO statement](https://www.bird.ca/news/2026/08/31/marten-falls-first-nation-and-bird-construction-expand-piinahzii-lp-partnership-agreement-to-include-construction-of-the-marten-falls-community-access-road/)

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## Engineering specializations

- Industrial process facilities and maintenance
- High-voltage switchyard buildings and electrical systems
- Low-carbon thermal energy and water infrastructure
- Mission-critical buildings and integrated civil construction

## Declared capabilities

- **Basic and detailed engineering:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Procurement and supply:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Civil and structural construction:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Testing and commissioning:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **High-voltage substation EPC:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Transmission lines:** Not listed
- **Turnkey power plant EPC:** Not listed
- **Grid interconnection:** Not listed

## Representative projects

### Simplot Plant II expansion
- **Capacity / scope:** Approximately 450000 sq ft food-processing facility; EPC and pre-commissioning
- **Country:** Canada | **Client:** J.R. Simplot Inc.
- **Description:** Bird delivered the Portage la Prairie, Manitoba expansion using a fast-track design-build model. The documented scope includes engineering, procurement, construction, process-equipment installation and tie-ins, and pre-commissioning. The building footprint is approximately 450000 sq ft; this is a floor-area measurement rather than a production-capacity claim.
- **Technologies:** Food-grade process systems, Process-equipment tie-ins, Pre-commissioning
- **Original source:** [https://www.bird.ca/project-experience/project/simplot-plant-ii-expansion/](https://www.bird.ca/project-experience/project/simplot-plant-ii-expansion/)

### 500 kV GIS and relay building
- **Capacity / scope:** Design-build of a two-storey GIS, relay and battery building within an energized 500 kV switchyard
- **Country:** Canada | **Client:** Hydro One Networks Inc.
- **Description:** The Bruce site project houses gas-insulated switchgear, relay and battery equipment in the existing energized switchyard. Bird’s documented design-build scope includes foundations, structural steel, grounding, HVAC, electrical and fire-alarm systems, and supply and installation of GIS equipment. The 500 kV figure is system voltage, not generating capacity.
- **Technologies:** 500 kV gas-insulated switchgear, Grounding and protection, Energized-site construction
- **Original source:** [https://www.bird.ca/project-experience/project/500-kv-gis-and-relay-building/](https://www.bird.ca/project-experience/project/500-kv-gis-and-relay-building/)

### Toronto Western Hospital wastewater energy transfer
- **Capacity / scope:** More than 19 MW of thermal energy; up to 90% of campus heating and cooling needs
- **Country:** Canada | **Client:** Noventa Energy Partners
- **Description:** Bird led design and construction of the wastewater energy transfer system, including a deep wet well, heat exchangers, heat pumps, piping and controls. The company self-performed major mechanical, electrical, utilities, insulation, concrete and formwork scopes. The reported capacity is low-carbon thermal energy recovered from wastewater, not electrical generation.
- **Technologies:** Wastewater heat recovery, Heat pumps, Hospital heating and cooling
- **Original source:** [https://www.bird.ca/project-experience/project/noventa-toronto-western-hospital-wastewater-energy-transfer-wet/](https://www.bird.ca/project-experience/project/noventa-toronto-western-hospital-wastewater-energy-transfer-wet/)

## Technical services

- **Design-build and EPC delivery:** Integrated design, procurement, construction and pre-commissioning within the agreed industrial or infrastructure contract.
- **Self-perform construction:** Civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and systems installation coordinated through specialist operating teams.
- **Industrial maintenance:** Recurring mechanical, electrical and instrumentation services, planned turnarounds and maintenance under client agreements.
- **Collaborative infrastructure delivery:** Construction management and partnership delivery with owners, designers and Indigenous businesses according to project-specific responsibilities.

## Standards and certifications



## Official contacts

- **Address:** 5700 Explorer Drive, Suite 400, Mississauga, ON L4W 0C6, Canada
- **Telephone:** +1 905 602 4122
- **Official website:** https://www.bird.ca/contact-us/

## Reference statistics

- **Corporate roots:** 1920
- **Reported design-build/EPC experience:** 50+ years
- **Contracted backlog at 30 June 2026:** CAD 6.1 billion

## Company and energy news

- [Bird Construction expands its Marten Falls road partnership](https://voltformer.com/news/bird-construction-marten-falls-community-access-road-partnership-2026) — 2026-08-31 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/bird-construction-marten-falls-community-access-road-partnership-2026.md)
- [Bird Construction reports CAD 6.1 billion contracted backlog in Q2](https://voltformer.com/news/bird-construction-q2-contracted-pending-backlog-2026) — 2026-08-12 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/bird-construction-q2-contracted-pending-backlog-2026.md)
- [Bird Construction announces approximately CAD 1 billion in awards and agreements](https://voltformer.com/news/bird-construction-project-awards-nuclear-industrial-agreements-2026) — 2026-07-14 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/bird-construction-project-awards-nuclear-industrial-agreements-2026.md)
- [Bird Construction named lead builder for Bell’s planned 300 MW AI facility](https://voltformer.com/news/bird-construction-bell-sherwood-ai-data-centre-partnership-2026) — 2026-05-14 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/bird-construction-bell-sherwood-ai-data-centre-partnership-2026.md)
- [Bird Construction reports 9.2% revenue growth in the first quarter](https://voltformer.com/news/bird-construction-q1-revenue-contracted-backlog-2026) — 2026-05-13 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/bird-construction-q1-revenue-contracted-backlog-2026.md)
- [Bird Construction publishes its 2025 year-end backlog results](https://voltformer.com/news/bird-construction-2025-year-end-contracted-pending-backlog-2026) — 2026-03-11 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/bird-construction-2025-year-end-contracted-pending-backlog-2026.md)
- [Bird Construction announces CAD 1.2 billion of industrial work and agreements](https://voltformer.com/news/bird-construction-industrial-maintenance-jansen-path2zero-awards-2025) — 2025-12-16 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/bird-construction-industrial-maintenance-jansen-path2zero-awards-2025.md)

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