James Ross was a Canadian businessman, art collector and builder, who oversaw the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway across Canada.
In 1892, he commissioned Bruce Price, an American architect who has also designed McGill’s own Royal Victoria College and Quebec City’s Chateau Frontenac, to build a house on Peel St. on a huge lot along Montreal’s famous Golden Square Mile.
Today that house is McGill's own Chancellor Day Hall.
Project Description:
The goal is to renovate the entire student space of the Old Chancellor Day Hall Basement. Modernizing the décor and help improving the use of the space based on updated students’ needs and with the goal to promote social interactions.
Project Details:
| Status | Scope |
| Est. Project Start Date | 2024 - 2026 |
| Est. Budget Range | $800,000 - $1,000,000 |
| Location | Chancellor Day Hall, Building 122 |
| Project Number | 19-166 |
| Contact | map.procurement [at] mcgill.ca |
Please read the following information carefully :
Sustainable Procurement
The businesses with which the University will conclude a contract with in the course of this project will have to respect the McGill Supplier Code of Conduct.
Other requirements may apply, such as (for example): the quantification and limiting of GHG emissions over the contract or asset lifecycle, sustainable construction/product certifications, involvement of indigenous businesses or of social economy businesses, design for circularity, and so on.
Notice :Information in this document is not to be interpreted as a commitment to conduct any solicitation in any particular market (or to fulfill any particular need) within any timeframe. This document is based on preliminary assessments which may be modified and needs may consequently be increased, partially fulfilled or cancelled. The needs of the client units may fluctuate according to their capabilities and priorities. Moreover, this acquisition plan is subject to various risk factors that have an influence on the operations of McGill University, such as available revenue, inflation, changes in: provincial and federal policies, technologies, human resources, social movements and trends, demographic aspects of the student population and the academic personnel. |