Public Health Laboratory at MaRS Centre
- Location:
- Toronto
- Project Type:
- BF - Build Finance
- Infrastructure Type:
- Other
- Contract Price:
- $54 million
- Estimated Value for Money:
- $7.6 million
About the Project
The project involved building Public Health Ontario's new Toronto public health laboratory at MaRS Centre Phase 2. The new laboratory, which replaced an existing facility in the west end of Toronto, was constructed within the top four floors of the Phase 2 Tower at the MaRS Centre in downtown Toronto.
Status:
-
Request for QualificationsSep 10, 2012
-
Short-list Bidders SelectedJan 16, 2013
-
Request for ProposalsFeb 25, 2013
-
Winning Bidder SelectedJun 12, 2013
-
Construction BeginsJun 12, 2013
-
Construction EndsJan 01, 2015
Latest News
Winning Bidder
EllisDon
Features
The project included laboratories and associated support systems, as well as related office, administrative and support space.
The central public health laboratory enables:
- clinical and environmental laboratory testing,
- related expert advice
- research in support of the prevention and control of infectious diseases
- flexibility to adapt to new testing platforms, workload surges, changing laboratory functions and research activities.
Community And Green Benefits
The laboratories achieved the Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Gold rating for Commercial Interiors, which focuses on energy efficiency, healthy indoor environments and reduced greenhouse emissions.
The laboratories were designed, constructed, commissioned and certified in accordance with the Canadian Biosafety Standards and Guidelines
Project Documents
The following documents are available upon request:
- Request for Proposal
- Project Agreement
- Value for Money Report
To request documents, please email: info@infrastructureontario.ca.
Terms of Use
Project documents are available for informational purposes only. Neither Infrastructure Ontario nor Public Health Ontario makes any representation or warranty regarding the accuracy or completeness of the content or form of these documents.
Infrastructure Ontario and Public Health Ontario, in their sole and absolute discretion, may choose to make available amendments, revisions, modifications or replacements to these documents. These documents remain open for further revision, modification, replacement or cancellation by Infrastructure Ontario and Public Health Ontario at any time and in no event shall either Infrastructure Ontario or Public Health Ontario be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on the content of these documents.