Internal and consultant studies examined Museum to ensure that it could achieve its full potential as a military, educational, community and tourism resource. Organizational restructuring, finding new accommodation, upgraded collection management and development of new displays accessible to all Canadians were recommended and implemented. A new building, designed to modern museological standards, was identified as the most efficient solution to the accommodation problem. On 6 October 1993 tenders closed for building design and construction management. Limited bid for construction management only.
Architectural work is completed.
On 15 July 1994, our architects invited bids from five contractors with proven records with both the architects and with our Base Construction Engineers. Tenders closed on 9 August 1994. . Four submitted bids however one late bid was not accepted. The substantial completion certificate was issued 1 November 1995 and only minor mechanical systems adjustments are outstanding, some of which had to wait until warm weather. In November 1995 the offices, archive and workshops were moved, artifact centralization and relocation was begun and the new conference centre set up.