TORONTO — Three teams have been shortlisted and asked to respond to a request for proposals (RFP) to design, build, finance and maintain the new Ontario Science Centre project.
Premier Doug Ford announced last year the planned move for the much-loved attraction, from its east Toronto location to a redeveloped Ontario Place on the city’s waterfront.
In June 2024, when the government announced the abrupt closure of the science centre over structural concerns with the roof, its press release said the Ontario Place facility would open “as early as” 2028.
Late last year, according to a report from Ontario’s auditor general Shelley Spence on the Ontario Place redevelopment, “the new building is expected to open in 2029.”
The following teams invited to bid were selected from the request for qualifications stage that was posted in May 2024 and closed in August 2024.
DiscoverON Partners:
- Applicant leads: Fengate Capital Management Ltd and Pomerleau Capital Inc.
- Design team: Cumulus Architects Inc and Daoust Lestage Lizotte Stecker
- Construction team: Pomerleau Inc.
- Facilities management: Honeywell Limited
- Financial adviser: National Bank Financial, Inc.
EllisDon Infrastructure:
- Applicant lead: EllisDon Capital Inc.
- Design team: Belvedere Architecture and BDP Quadrangle Architects Limited
- Construction team: EllisDon Corporation
- Facilities management: EllisDon Facilities Services Inc
- Financial adviser: EllisDon Capital Inc.
Ontario Science Partners:
- Applicant leads: John Laing Limited, Sacyr Infrastructure Canada Inc, and Amico Major Projects Inc.
- Design team: Hariri Inc & D. Pontarini Inc, Snohetta Architecture, Landscape Architecture P.C.
- Construction team: Sacyr Canada Inc, and Amico Design Build Inc.
- Facilities management: Johnson Controls Canada L.P
- Financial adviser: N/A
“Hariri Pontarini Architects is pleased to be shortlisted to design the new Ontario Science Centre on the waterfront,” said Doron Meinhard, partner at Hariri Pontarini Architects, in a statement. “We are committed to a vibrant and public future for Ontario Place focused on community, the public realm and an investment in science, education and culture. Together with our trusted partners Snøhetta, Amico, Sacyr and John Laing, we are focused on building a beloved new home for this cherished institution.”
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