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SPAL General Constructors Corporation is a company wholly owned by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation in North Vancouver, British Columbia. By building partnerships in the construction industry and leveraging and managing project important relationships, SPAL is able to actively compete in industry bid opportunities within the Tsleil-Waututh traditional territory.

SPAL along with its joint ventures partners, participate in Indigenous procurement opportunities within the Lower Mainland economy and have successfully been winning large contracts since its inception in 2009. The Tsleil-Waututh Nation is actively involved in these partnerships, creating the terms of the agreements and leveraging its industry relationships created over decades to create mutually beneficial opportunities.

SPAL continues to seek productive partnerships with private and public sector organizations and wishes to work together with organizations that have similar business values and objectives.

Experience

The Tsleil-Waututh Nation, over the last 22 years, has been a national leader in First Nation economic development with a multitude of businesses and strategies to develop further economic activities.

Including SPAL General Contructors, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation has several community owned businesses which include:

  • Takaya Developments, a successful real estate development company, majority owned by the community, which develops high-end condominiums and townhomes
  • Takaya Tours, a cultural tourism business open May to October
  • Takaya Golf Centre, providing driving range services and various other special services, professional golf pros are on hand for private or group lessons
  • Inlailawatash, providing environmental services and consulting
  • Salish Seas, which manages fish and crabbing licenses

The Tsleil-Waututh Nation also has companies that manage investments into other industries and TWN is developing partnerships in other areas, including government and public service management and maintenance agreements for several Provincial Parks within its traditional territory. Recently TWN is developing relationships with other BC First Nations to manage large off reserve land acquisitions in the Lower Mainland.

Projects

SPAL with its partners has been a model for success and First Nation partnership over the last 4 years. Developing strong and trusting relationships in business that has led to the awarding and completion of many projects though out the Lower Mainland

Below are a selection of projects that SPAL has worked on. More details about these or other projects are available upon request.

Partners

If you would like to engage any of the following Tsleil-Waututh partners in work involving Aboriginal procurement initiatives for your company, please contact Lori Simcox at 604.924.2338 ext. 306 or cell: 778.847.1311.

Operational Team

SPAL is wholly owned and operated by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation.
It is managed by the Chief Executive Officer, Lori Simcox, with the direction of a Board of Directors.

  • Lori Simcox

    CEO

    Lori is the CEO of SPAL Constructors and Senior Project Manager of Tsleil-Waututh Economic Development.

  • Matt Thomas

    President

    Matt is President of SPAL Constructors and Economic Development Officer for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Contact Us

For partnership or media inquiries:

For information on working with SPAL and its partners please contact:

Lori Simcox
604.924.2338 ext

lori@twnecdev.com

700 Apex Ave
North Vancouver BC, V7H 2R5

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