Saline Creek Plateau Public-Private Partnership Project
The Alternative Capital Financing Office is working with the Oil Sands Sustainable Development Secretariat, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and various government ministries to explore a world scale public-private partnership as an innovative approach to provide a master planned community in the Saline Creek Plateau area on the southeast edge of Fort McMurray.
Through this partnership, housing and infrastructure will be built to meet immediate and long-term population growth requirements for 20,000 people. Plans are to generate reasonably priced, serviced lots for residential and commercial use and essential community infrastructure and services, such as schools, health clinics, recreational facilities and parks. Incorporation of environmentally-friendly community designs, including LEED ™ or LEED ND™ standards will be an important component of the project. As decisions are made and plans emerge, updates will be posted on this page.
Project Information
The government issued a Request for Expression of Interest on June 26, 2008. The opportunity to submit a response closed on July 31, 2008. Submissions are being reviewed to assess the business interest for the development of a comprehensive public-private partnership (P3) project by qualified and experienced firms or consortia with the resources and experience to successfully deliver an innovative and accelerated approach to develop Saline Creek.
- Letter to EOI Respondants (Sept. 15, 2008)
- Opportunity Notice and Bid Package (closed July 31, 2008)
- Companies Represented at the Expression of Interest Information Session - July 11, 2008 (PDF)
- Saline Creek Development Request for Expression of Interest (PDF)
- Advertisement: Expression of Interest: Saline Creek Plateau Community Development Project (PDF)
- News release: Province begins development of two new communities in Fort McMurray (June 23, 2008)
Links
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
- Saline Creek Area Structure Plan
- Future Municipal Growth
- Municipality Pleased With Land Development Partnership (News release, June 23, 2008)
General Maps
- Saline Creek geotechnical map (RMWB)
- Map of Fort McMurray (Google)
Area Structure Plan Maps
- Map 1 - Plan Area
- Map 2 - Land Disposition
- Map 3 - Existing Zoning
- Map 4 - Site Analysis
- Map 5 - Existing Development Constraints
- Map 6 - Development Concept
- Map 7 - Neighbourhood Units
- Map 8 - Open Space System
- Map 9 - Transportation
- Map 10 - Water Servicing
- Map 11 - Sanitary Servicing
- Map 12 - Stormwater Management
- Map 13 - Staging
