Friday, July 11, 2025
Building the Post-Pandemic Future
Risk was already one of the biggest issues facing infrastructure development in markets around the globe. And if procurement agencies weren’t addressing it then, they…
Infrastructure Ontario
RFQ issued for P3 George Street revitalization project
The City of Toronto and Infrastructure Ontario (IO) have issued a Request for Qualification (RFQ) for the George Street Revitalization (GSR) project, which will reinvent…
Preferred proponent selected for QEW improvement project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) have selected EllisDon and Coco Paving (EDCO) as the preferred proponent to design, build and finance…
Ontario building three new long-term care facilities
The Ontario government is taking the first step towards building three new long-term care facilities by making land available in Oakville, Aurora and Vaughan. “We…
RFP closed for Union Station enhancement project
Infrastructure Ontario has announced that the Request for Proposals (RFP) stage has closed for teams to submit their proposals for the Union Station Enhancement project.…
Ontario P3 report includes infrastructure investments worth historic $60 billion
The Ontario government is moving forward with 40 major infrastructure projects across the province using the public-private partnership (P3) model. The projects are listed in…
Lindsay named CEO of Infrastructure Ontario
Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure, announced Michael Lindsay as incoming President and Chief Executive Officer for Infrastructure Ontario (IO), effective November 1, 2020. “I would…
RFQ issued for new Grandview Children’s Treatment Centre
Infrastructure Ontario and Grandview Children’s Centre have issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for teams to design, build and finance the Grandview Children’s Treatment Centre…
Ontario proceeds with Eglinton Crosstown West extension RFP
The Ontario government is one step closer to getting shovels in the ground on part of the largest subway expansion in Canadian history with the…
Teams prequalify for Brampton courthouse and Toronto bail centre
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and the Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) have announced the two prequalified teams that are invited to respond to a request…
EllisDon announces two executive promotions
EllisDon Corporation, a leading construction company headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, has announced two executive promotions in its legal and modular divisions. Tom Howell, senior vice…
Ontario government fast-tracks another long-term care facility
The Ontario government announced that a new long-term care home will be built at Humber River Hospital’s Finch site in months, not years. The Toronto…
Kitchener GO rail project reaches major milestone
The Ontario government is continuing its transformation of the Kitchener GO line from a rush hour commuter service to a two-way, all-day rail service, and…
Children’s treatment centre in Ontario selects project team
The Grandview Children’s Treatment Centre redevelopment project in Ajax, Ontario has taken an important step forward with the selection of B+H Architects as the planning,…
Ontario releases Spring 2020 P3 Market Update
Ontario Minister of Infrastructure Laurie Scott and Infrastructure Ontario CEO Ehren Cory joined Mark Romoff, president and CEO of the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships,…
Building around transit in urban cores
By Andrew Macklin In September 2019, the Infrastructure Ontario President and CEO noted the need to focus on best practices for transit-oriented development (TOD) when…
Halton Region Consolidated Courthouse project cancelled
The Government of Ontario has announced the cancellation of the procurement of the Halton Region Consolidated Courthouse project. According to the Winter 2020 P3 Market…
The best laid plans…
By Phil Gillies, Executive Director, Ontario Construction Consortium On March 5, many construction industry members attended the Ontario Construction Secretariat’s excellent Outlook Conference at the…
IO, Metrolinx issue RFQs for two subway tunnelling projects
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued two Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for advance tunnelling work on the Scarborough Subway Extension and the Eglinton Crosstown…
Ontario asks federal government for billions for subway projects
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking the federal government to provide, at minimum, 40 per cent of the funding needed to construct the province’s four…
RFP issued for Union Station Enhancement Project
Four shortlisted teams have been invited to respond to a request for proposals (RFP) to deliver the Union Station Enhancement Project. Teams were selected based…
Technical advisory team selected for Ontario Line
Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have selected the HDR-led team to serve as technical advisor for the approximately $10.9 billion Ontario Line in Toronto. This nearly…
Infrastructure Ontario releases Winter 2020 P3 Market Update
At the launch of our Fall 2019 P3 Market Update in September, Minister of Infrastructure Laurie Scott committed to more frequent updates to industry regarding…
RFQ issued for Toronto, Brampton justice projects
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and the Ministry of the Attorney General have issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for a consortium to design, build, and finance…