Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) Organics Management Infrastructure and Long-Term Operating Contract
Location: Goodwood, N.S.
Status: Operational
Value of Partnership: $288.7 million NPV
Type of P3: Design-Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (DBOT)
Handback: 2049
In December 2020, Halifax Regional Council awarded the contract for a new composting facility to replace two existing facilities (Ragged Lake Composting Facility and Burnside Composting Facility), and to support the continued success of its municipal green cart program.
Harbour City Renewables, a Maple Reinders consortium, was selected to design, build, own, operate and transfer the new facility for 25 years as part of this contract.
The facility follows a state-of-the-art design, with all composting activities completed indoors in order to minimize impacts on the neighbouring communities and the environment during its operation. Designed with a capacity to process 60,000 tonnes of organic waste a year, the facility will meet and exceed the Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change 2010 Composting Facility Guidelines.
Construction activities for the new facility started in spring 2021 and reached substantial completion in April 2024, including installation and testing of the equipment required for the operation of the facility. The facility formally started its operations on September 13, 2024, entering its 25-year operating period. Read more
Partners:
Public: Halifax Regional Municipality
Private: Harbour City Resources (HCR). The HCR team is composed of the following companies: Owner – Maple Reinders PPP and AIM Group Capital; Constructor – Maple Reinders Construction; Designer – CBCL Limited; Technology Provider – Waste Treatment Technologies; and Operator – AIM HCR
