Steel and rebar work coming up in British Columbia
28 projects in British Columbia fit rebar fabricators, steel suppliers and erectors in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start or a site plan on the public record, at $1M and up, houses left out, in the phases where steel and rebar gets bought.
Projects that fit, from the last 30 days
A few of the 28, biggest first. Each opens its project file. Pro names the people on each one.
- West 5th Rental TowerNew mixed-use buildingPermit · Approved
- 13568 105 AveNew multifamilyPermit · Approved
- 1710 E Pender StreetNew mixed-use buildingPermit · Approved
- 2010 Harrison DriveNew industrial buildingPermit · Approved
- 551 E 10Th AvenueNew mixed-use buildingPermit · Approved
- 5282 Granville StreetNew multifamilyPermit · Approved
- 387 West Pender StreetNew industrial buildingPermit · Approved
- 57 Lakewood DriveNew mixed-use buildingPermit · Approved
When steel and rebar gets bought
Rebar goes in with the foundation, right after the start. Structural steel and misc metals follow once the foundation is in.
On 13 Miami jobs we measured, the steel and rebar permit landed a median 308 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 461.
Construction starts and new permits for big structures: towers, warehouses, parking decks and plants.
In ChatGPT or Claude
With Pro, ask your AI assistant for steel and rebar jobs in British Columbia and it reads Groundbreak for you, names included. It works in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any app that takes an MCP server.
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- How do rebar fabricators, steel suppliers and erectors find new projects in British Columbia?
- Watch the public record, not the bid boards. Construction starts and new permits for big structures: towers, warehouses, parking decks and plants. 28 projects in British Columbia fit rebar fabricators, steel suppliers and erectors in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start or a site plan on the public record, at $1M and up, houses left out, in the phases where steel and rebar gets bought. Radar sends the next one the day it files.
- When does a GC buy steel and rebar on a job?
- Rebar goes in with the foundation, right after the start. Structural steel and misc metals follow once the foundation is in. On 13 Miami jobs we measured, the steel and rebar permit landed a median 308 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 461.
- How do I find out which sub won the job in British Columbia?
- British Columbia does not publish trade permits, so the sub is not on the public record. The building permit and the construction start name the contractor where the record does, and Pro shows that name the day it files. Call the GC and ask who has the steel and rebar.
- Where does this count come from?
- Groundbreak reads new home registrations, major projects and permits in Vancouver, Surrey and New Westminster in British Columbia every day and groups them into projects. This page counts the projects at the stages a supplier watches, the same count sign-up shows for the same picks. It was computed Nov 11, 2026, 2:56 AM Eastern and updates daily.
- What does Groundbreak cost?
- Creating an account is free: tell Radar what you work on and it shows your matches. The names, phones and figures on every record are Pro. There is no free trial. Pro is $27 a month, every market. Cancel anytime.
- Can I ask ChatGPT or Claude for this?
- Yes, with Pro. Groundbreak runs an MCP server, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI assistants can search British Columbia's permits, projects and companies and say who is on them. Setup takes a minute: https://docs.groundbreak.city/mcp.