New Toronto Courthouse

Location:: Toronto
Project Type:: DBFM - Design Build Finance Maintain
Infrastructure Type:: Justice
Contract Value:: $956.4 million
Estimated Value for Money:: $228.7 million

Artistic Rendering of New Toronto Court House 4

Aerial photo of New Toronto Court House night

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About the Project:

(New Toronto Courthouse Renderings Courtesy of Renzo Piano Building Workshop)

Infrastructure Ontario is delivering the New Toronto Courthouse (NTC) project on behalf of the Ministry of the Attorney General.
The new courthouse will bring together under one roof most of Toronto's Ontario Court of Justice criminal court operations from across the city.
The NTC will be located on a provincially-owned site at 10 Armoury St.
In February 2018, EllisDon Infrastructure was awarded the contract to design, build, finance and maintain the NTC.
Construction began in fall 2018. Work on the exterior of the building was complete in 2021 and the courthouse is expected to be operational in 2023.

Status

Request for Qualifications:

Apr 18, 2016
Short-list Bidders Selected:

Oct 04, 2016
Request for Proposals:

Oct 31, 2016
Winning Bidder Selected:

Feb 22, 2018
Construction Begins:

Oct 01, 2018
Construction Ends:

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Features

17-storey high-rise courthouse, a first in Ontario, will amalgamate six Ontario Court of Justice criminal courthouse locations.
63 courtrooms including a multiple-accused, high-security courtroom and ten conference/ settlement rooms.
Barrier-free environment to allow visitors and occupants to travel throughout the building with ease.
State-of-the-art security features integrated throughout the courthouse.

About the Site:

To prepare the site for construction of the courthouse, IO undertook a complex archaeological excavation that uncovered thousands of artifacts from when the site was part of St. John's Ward, one of Toronto's earliest immigrant settlements. The work will ensure that the historical value of the site is documented and preserved.

A Heritage Interpretation Working Group, with representation from government and various community groups, was struck by IO to provide a forum for information sharing, feedback, guidance and advice regarding appropriate considerations and suggestions for public interpretation themes and approaches. The final heritage interpretation plan was approved by the City of Toronto and is currently being implemented as part of the site development.

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