MECP–MLITSD Science Facility Complex Project
- Location:
- Oakville
- Project Type:
- Design, Build, Finance, Maintain (DBFM)
- Infrastructure Type:
- Other
About the Project
This project is a new Science Facility Complex that will permanently replace the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks’ (MECP) facility at 125 Resources Road and the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development’s (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 that will strengthen Ontario’s capacity to deliver on critical mandates of protecting the environment, public health, and safety.
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Project Status
- Request for Qualifications: September 15, 2025
Features
- Flexible, purpose-built design with adaptable laboratories, science workshop spaces, and offices to support both current operations and future growth.
- Co-location efficiencies that streamline workflows, share specialized equipment, and support stronger emergency readiness through joint response capabilities.
- Future-ready infrastructure to support emerging economic sectors and protect public health and the environment through advanced monitoring of radiological materials, environmental contaminants, and live viruses
Green Benefits
- Adaptable office, laboratory, and science workshop spaces
- Designed to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification at the Silver level.
Demonstrating Value
The MECP–MLITSD Science Facility Complex Project is being delivered using a Design-Build-Finance-Maintain (DBFM) model. Key benefits of a DBFM model include significant 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 and 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 a 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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