EllisDon

Overview

EllisDon is a leading Canadian construction services company with a significant focus on the data center industry. They have completed over 60 mission-critical projects, totaling more than $3 billion in construction across the country. Their dedicated team of over 120 data center specialists includes project managers, superintendents, MEP managers, engineers, estimators, commissioning agents, and coordinators. EllisDon's in-house MEP engineers collaborate throughout projects to enhance budget and schedule accuracy, provide constructability insights, and ensure subcontractors fully understand technical requirements.

EllisDon's main differentiators include a deep understanding of colocation and hyperscale data center owners' needs, enabling them to build facilities in Canada at the lowest cost per megawatt and within the shortest timeframes. They excel in constructing schedule-sensitive data centers while managing sequential design and client early access requirements. Their expertise extends to effectively budgeting data center construction projects nationwide. Notable projects include the Digital Realty TOR1 Data Center Phase 1, a 771,000 sq. ft. facility with 46 MW of critical power capacity, and the STACK TOR01 Data Center, a 90,000 sq. ft. project with a planned 48 MW capacity at full build-out.