TORONTO — Infrastructure Ontario (IO) has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify parties qualified to spearhead the reconstruction of the Macdonald Block Complex, a government administration hub located in Toronto.
The RFQ covers the design, build, finance and maintain stages of the project, a media statement recently indicated.
The 45-year-old Macdonald Block Complex has never undergone a major renovation and its core systems, including electrical, water, cooling and heating have reached the end of their useful life and must now be replaced, explained the statement.
IO and the Ministry of Infrastructure are working together to deliver the reconstructed Macdonald Block Complex, which will remain publicly owned.
The RFQ is the first step in the procurement process to select a team to deliver the project. Teams that qualify will be invited to respond to a request for proposals in early 2018.
The statement said IO has contracted Adamson Associates Architects to serve as the planning, design and compliance (PDC) team for the project. The PDC team establishes the guidelines and performance requirements the successful reconstruction team must meet when preparing their submissions for the project. Adamson Associates Architects will also monitor construction progress and provide co-ordination and oversight during the reconstruction, commissioning and completion of the project.
The Macdonald Block Complex includes the Macdonald Block Podium and the Hearst, Hepburn, Mowat and Ferguson towers. An independent, third-party expert panel concluded that extensive reconstruction is needed, said IO. One goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The project is being delivered using IO’s Alternative Financing and Procurement model.
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