Construction and Project Material Storage in Ottawa
Valley Logistics provides construction material storage in Ottawa for contractors and project managers whose material arrives before the site is ready for it. We receive your project material at 1255 Humber Place, store it by job until the site can take it and make scheduled deliveries to site when you call for it.
Many of our project customers call while they are still bidding on a contract, so storage can be priced into the job from the start. Others call when a delivery date is fixed and the site is not ready.
For inventory and stock that is not tied to a project, see our commercial warehousing services.
When Your Site Is Not Ready for the Material
Material often has to be ordered long before it can be installed. The site may be too small to hold it, the whole order may arrive at once when only part of it is needed for months, or the schedule may slip after the material has shipped. Material left on site is also exposed to weather and accidental damage.
That is when project managers, contractors and some engineers call us, often while they are bidding on a contract. Project storage is arranged through the general contractor.
Off-site storage keeps the site clear for work and keeps each order together and protected until it is needed.
How Project Material Storage Works
Four steps take your material from the supplier’s truck to your site.
Tell Us What Is Coming
Send the material list, quantities, dimensions and the arrival date.
We Receive It
We unload at the dock with forklifts from 3,500 to 25,000 lbs.
We Store It by Job
Material is kept together by project, in heated indoor storage or the yard.
We Deliver to Site
Scheduled releases to site across the Toronto to Montreal corridor.
While your material is with us, you can log into our warehouse management system (WMS) from any computer to see what is in storage. Read more about inventory management. When you are ready, call with the release date and we schedule the delivery.
Storage That Follows Your Project Schedule
Project storage runs on your schedule. Storage has run from a few days to two years, and most projects are six months or less. If the schedule moves, the storage moves with it: extend the stay, release part of the job early or add space for a late order.
- One-month minimum
- Storage billed monthly
- Labour and delivery billed separately
- Add or release space as the job changes
Winter is the quiet season on many sites, which makes it a good time to plan spring deliveries and the storage they need. Read more about storing construction materials and equipment.
Indoor, Heated and Outdoor Yard Storage
Choose the storage that suits the material, or split a project between indoor space and the yard. We keep each job together either way, so the right material is ready when you call for a delivery.
Indoor: Heated Storage
About 95% of our storage is heated. Indoor space suits material that must stay dry and warm until it is installed.
- Kept dry and out of the weather
- Racked or floor storage
- Stored together by job
- Forklift handling on site
Material stays palletised or crated as it arrived until it ships to site.
Outdoor: Secured Yard Storage
Off-site laydown and storage in a 50,000 sq ft contractor storage yard, for material suited to outdoor storage.
- 24/7 CCTV
- 8 ft barbed-wire fence and lighting
- Dispatcher during regular hours
- Access 7 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday
- No dangerous goods in the yard
The yard frees up room on a tight site while the material waits for its install date.
Regulated: Controlled Goods
Our Controlled Goods registration covers 1255 Humber Place.
- Registered under the Controlled Goods Program
- Requirements reviewed on the first call
Tell us early if any project material is controlled, so its storage can be planned at 1255 Humber Place.
Project Experience in Ottawa
We have stored material for these Ottawa projects and organizations:
- OLRT material for PCL
- CHEO material currently stored for EllisDon
- ECR Cabs material for the OLRT project
- Otis Elevator material for various jobs in the city
- Material for the West Memorial Building (Ottawa, temporary home of the Supreme Court of Canada)
Project storage is arranged through the general contractor.
Heavy and Oversized Project Material
Project material is often heavy, long or crated. Our forklifts handle 3,500 to 25,000 lbs, and crane support from 12,000 lbs up to 200 ton is arranged through a partner when a lift needs it.
Learn more about our heavy material handling.
Project Material Storage FAQ
Common questions from contractors and project managers planning off-site storage.
Yes, that is what this service is for. We receive the delivery at 1255 Humber Place, unload it, store it by job and deliver it to site when you call for it.
It depends on the job. In urgent cases we have received material the same day. Call us with the arrival date and the material list, and we will confirm when we can receive it.
Project storage is arranged through the general contractor. Project managers, contractors and engineers usually call while planning or bidding the job.
Yes, in a 50,000 sq ft yard with 24/7 CCTV, an 8 ft barbed-wire fence, lighting and a dispatcher during regular hours. Yard access is 7 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday. Dangerous goods are not accepted in the yard.
Storage has run from a few days to two years, and most projects are six months or less. Storage is billed monthly with a one-month minimum.
Yes. We deliver on a schedule across the Toronto to Montreal corridor, and longer distances are arranged through partner carriers. Delivery is billed separately from storage.
Tell Us When Your Material Arrives
Send the material list and the arrival date, and we will confirm receiving, storage and delivery.
Call 613-744-6444 or email info@valleylogistics.ca.