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// COMPANY DOSSIER

JMJ Holdings Limited

Atlantic Canada general contractor and construction-management firm handling commercial, institutional and light-industrial projects, founded as a construction and property-development company. It is a recurring prime contractor on Newfoundland and Labrador public-sector buildings (schools, health centres).

📍 Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaEst. 2003100% first-party verified
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// CLIPS FROM JMJ Holdings Limited
Hot take · 17:06
the punchline was this if you can catch an error in pre-planning it might cost an owner a hundred dollars
Story · 50:45
when it shows up on a truck and you go oh
Framework · 20:13
my plumber he was one that said you know well if there's a problem i'll just fix it on site
// LESSONS FROM JMJ Holdings Limited
Getting formal project-management training (PMP) changes the language you use with owners and trades — replacing fire-fighting with structured scope/cost/time conversations.
EP 29 · Patrick Lafreniere
An error caught during pre-planning costs roughly $100 to fix; the same error caught during construction can cost $10,000 — because it triggers schedule disruption, waste, and trade sequencing cascades.
EP 29 · Patrick Lafreniere
The GC's ability to influence scope, cost, and design outcomes collapses once contracts are awarded — so early contractor involvement in pre-planning is where the real leverage is.
EP 29 · Patrick Lafreniere
When subtrades resist BIM, the barrier is unfamiliarity, not technical difficulty — once they participate and see clash-free pre-fabrication, they adopt it permanently.
EP 29 · Patrick Lafreniere
BIM enables 'lego assembly' on site: ductwork and sprinkler pipe pre-manufactured off-site to exact dimensions, reducing labour cost and eliminating measure-and-wait cycles.
EP 29 · Patrick Lafreniere
Saying no to an opportunity you're not yet resourced to deliver is a competitive discipline — protecting repeat-client quality is more valuable than chasing growth.
EP 29 · Patrick Lafreniere
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// SELECTED PROJECTS
Green Bay Health Centre
Completed
Healthcare facility · Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador · 2021
General contractor · ~$12.6M construction contract (province reported ~$19M total facility investment)
Award named JMJ Holdings, ~$12.6M, July 11 2018; facility officially opened August 13 2021 (gov.nl.ca/releases/2021/exec/0813n06/). JMJ's own portfolio page (jmjholdings.ca/portfolio/green-bay-health-centre/, 200) describes a ~40,000 sq ft, $15M, LEED-Silver-target build for Central Health, completed 2020. Construction-contract value (~$12.6M) and total facility investment (~$19M) are distinct figures.
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Bay Roberts Primary School (replacing Coley's Point Primary)
Completed
K-3 school · Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador · 2021
General contractor · ~$16.2M
Awarded to JMJ Holdings Ltd. Feb 20 2019, ~$16.2M, sited on Eric Dawe Drive behind Amalgamated Academy; 18 classrooms/gym/music room/cafeteria. New school opened September 2021. JMJ first-party portfolio page exists (jmjholdings.ca/portfolio/coley-point/, 200).
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// KEY PEOPLE
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Patrick Lafreniere
Director of Construction and Business Development
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// NOTABLE
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Association, listed as 'General Contractor Eastern Region' (1243 Kenmount Road, Suite 202, Paradise, NL).
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Operates two offices: JMJ Holdings Ltd. at 1243 Kenmount Road, Suite 202, Paradise, NL (709-726-7250) and JMJ Maritimes Limited at 6301 Yale Street, Halifax, NS (902-204-2301).
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