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CIC, PROJECTS, RELATIONSHIPS

(with customers, trades, etc.)

Undeniably, the CIC Way has landed the company solid
work in seemingly every building that fills the downtown
skyline, and then some.

Winnipeg buildings that feature recently completed – and
current – CIC work include 201 Portage, 360 Main, 330
St. Mary Avenue and The Richardson Building. A 2016
makeover of six floors at 423 Main (formerly known as the
Canadian Wheat Board building) was another project of
note, according to Penner, a “fast and furious” turnaround of
6 months.
Black & McDonald offices
CIC has also been a go-to contractor for Investors Group’s
head office at 447 Portage Avenue. Among other attributes,
“they are great at communicating with you on a project,”
says Amber Gill, Investors Group’s Associate Manager,
Region Office Facilities, Investors Group.

Gill’s department has utilized CIC for multiple projects
at Investors’ signature downtown Winnipeg building (the
18-storey tower also known as One Canada Centre), as well
as for building projects in Saskatchewan and Kelowna, BC.
According to Gill, the renowned CIC reliability has been key.
“I always know what’s going on (with projects) and they are
always ready to answer any question that I have,’ says Gill.
“And they always deliver. They are a great company that has
very talented people working for them; they definitely make
my job easier.”

Maintaining those types of relationships, Penner and McKee CI Financial office
insist, has been key to CIC’s longevity. They estimate that
tenant fit-ups and office renovations account for nearly 70%
of the company’s workload, and work for repeat customers
makes up a good chunk of that business. Sciences Centre. The federal government has also utilized
CIC’s services at 66 Stapon (open area workstations at
“Maybe it’s cliché, but I really think we care about the the Taxation Centre building), and at RCMP ‘D’ Division
client more. We listen to what they need” says Penner. Headquarters on Portage Avenue (office renovations).
“I’m sure the other guys do that (to a degree) as well, but
because we’re hands-on, a customer’s needs don’t get lost “We’ve even done some work at Southport in Portage,”
in translation. If I’m at a meeting or Jason’s at a meeting, says McKee. “That was a signature project – a helicopter
we hear what the client is saying, and what the designer is test facility – which was really neat.”
saying.”
The massive interior renovations project undertaken for
In addition to CIC’s work downtown, the company has manufacturing powerhouse Canada Goose was a personal
managed several projects at the University of Manitoba, favorite of McKee’s. “That was a nice job for us,” he says.
where McKee is currently finishing up an auditorium and “It’s a warehouse-industrial setting, and we turned it into
classroom spaces. Other institutional work has included their assembly plant, with all of their sewing machines, and
renovating patient rooms and common areas at Health specialized equipment.”

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