On 2 July 2013, the Emily Carr University of Art + Design Campus Redevelopment Project reached a critical milestone with the announcement of the three proponents shortlisted following the Request for Qualifications to design, build, finance and maintain the new state-of-the-art campus at Great Northern Way.

Eight national and international proponent teams responded to the RFQ. Following evaluation, three teams were shortlisted:

• Team: Applied Arts Team

• Brookfield Financial Corp.• EllisDon Corporation• EllisDon Capital Inc.• Fengate Capital Management Ltd.• Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated• Chernoff Thompson Architects• Johnson Controls Inc.

• Team: BC Education Partners 

• Bouygues Building Canada
• InfraRed Capital Partners
• Bouygues Energies and Services Canada
• Bing Thom Architects

• Team: Tandem Education Partners 

• Balfour Beatty Investments, a division of Balfour Beatty Group Canada Inc.
• Gracorp Capital Advisors Ltd.
• Connor Clark & Lunn GVest Traditional Infrastructure LP
• Graham Design Builders LP
• Balfour Beatty Construction
• B+H Architects Inc.
• Zeidler Partnership Architects

A request for proposals will be issued to the three companies in Fall 2013 and Emily Carr will award the contract in the Summer 2014. Construction will begin in the early Fall of 2014 and the new university campus is expected to be completed in 2016.

The capital cost is up to $134 million for the project and will be provided by the B.C. government and the remainder through a capital campaign by Emily Carr.