New Ontario Science Centre Facility

The relocation of the Ontario Science Centre will bring exciting science-based educational programming to the heart of Ontario Place, sparking curiosity and innovation for a new generation of visitors and inspire young minds to envision future careers in science. Science-based programming is also in keeping with the original vision for Ontario Place to be a destination for learning and innovation. 

The new state-of-the-art facility will also integrate and embody sustainability principles. The facility will be designed and constructed to achieve targets for energy use intensity (EUI), operational and embodied greenhouse gas intensity (GHGI), thermal energy demand intensity (TEDI) and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.

The new Ontario Science Centre is being delivered using a Design Build Finance Maintain (DBFM) model. Key benefits of a DBFM model include risk transfer to the private sector over the life of the project agreement, greater cost and schedule certainty, greater potential for design and construction efficiencies, as well as innovation and higher maintenance quality encouraged through performance-based service payments over the 30-year term.

Based on precedent experience, a DBFM procurement model typically has delivered value for money savings in the range of 15% to 22% compared to undertaking the same projects using traditional delivery models.

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Announcements

Request for Qualifications Issued - May 9, 2024

Infrastructure Ontario and the Ministry of Infrastructure have issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for teams to design, build, finance and maintain the new Ontario Science Centre facility located at Ontario Place.

The RFQ is the first step in the process to select a team to help deliver the project. Submissions will be reviewed to shortlist teams with the required design and construction experience, as well as the financial capacity to deliver a project of this size and complexity. Shortlisted teams will be invited to respond to a Request for Proposal (RFP), which is expected to be released in late 2024. Interested companies must register with merx.com to download the RFQ.

Request for Proposals Issued - January 27, 2025

Infrastructure Ontario has invited three teams to respond to a request for proposals (RFP) to design, build, finance and maintain the new Ontario Science Centre project. 

These teams were selected from the Request for Qualifications stage that was posted publicly in May 2024 and closed in August 2024. A rigorous evaluation process, including criteria such as design and construction capability, experience, qualified personnel and financial capacity to deliver a project of this size and scope was undertaken to pre-qualify the following teams to be invited to bid on the RFP:

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 Advisor: 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 Advisor: 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 Advisor: N/A

Documents

Request for Proposals

Original article: https://www.infrastructureontario.ca/en/what-we-do/projectssearch/new-ontario-science-centre-facility/