The City of Barrie council adopted an Energy Management Plan in October 2012. The plan identified a road map the city could follow to move from the present state of energy use to a future more energy efficient state. One of the areas identified as being something that should be implemented in all facilities was an existing building commissioning program to ensure building systems and controls are operating properly and identify areas where systems are not functioning or are capable of operating in a more efficient manner.
The project was awarded to Pact Engineering through a tender process in winter of 2014 and the project completion would be in winter of 2015.