RFP issued for new provincial Science Facility Complex

Infrastructure Ontario, along with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) and the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD), have invited three teams to respond to a request for proposals (RFP) to design, build, finance and maintain the MECP-MLITSD Science Facility Complex located in Oakville. 

This project is a new Science Facility Complex that will permanently replace the MECP facility at 125 Resources Road and the MLITSD temporary facility at 6295 Northam Drive (formerly at 81A Resources Road). The new government-owned complex will bring together the ministries’ existing operations into a single, modern, science and laboratory facility.

The three teams were shortlisted based on criteria identified in a request for qualifications process that began in September 2025. Selection criteria included design and construction capability, experience, qualified personnel and financial capacity to deliver a project of this size and scope.

The shortlisted teams and their prime team members are:

Fengate PCL Progress Partners

• Applicant Lead: Fengate Capital Management Ltd. and PCL Investments Inc.
• Lead Architect: Parkin Architects Limited
• Construction Team: PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
• Facilities Management: Honeywell Limited
• Financial Advisor: National Bank Financial Inc.

Amico Science & Technology

• Applicant Lead: Amico Major Projects Inc.
• Lead Architect: HOK Architects Corporation and WSP Canada Inc.
• Construction Team: Amico Design Build Inc. and Allyant Design and Construction Inc.
• Facilities Management: Dexterra Group Inc.

Technology and Nature Integrated Collaborative (Plenary/EBC)

• Applicant Lead: Plenary Americas Holdings Ltd.
• Lead Architect: DIALOG Ontario Inc., Bouthillette Parizeau Inc., and The HIDI Group
• Construction Team: EBC Inc. and Plan Group Inc.
• Facilities Management: Equans Services Inc.

Teams will now begin preparing proposals that detail how they will deliver the project. Once submissions are received, Infrastructure Ontario, along with MECP and MLITSD, will evaluate the proposals, select a preferred team and then negotiate a final contract. A successful bidder is expected to be announced in late winter 2027.

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