Seven P3 projects from across the country were chosen as winners of the 2022 National Awards for Innovation and Excellence in Public-Private Partnerships.
The annual awards by The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) showcase how partners are continuing to adapt and refine the ‘made-in-Canada’ P3 model to create, deliver, operate and maintain innovative and transformative infrastructure for their communities.
“These seven projects demonstrate the continuing evolution and resiliency of the P3 model in delivering best-in-class infrastructure for Canadians that is innovative and cost effective,” said Lisa Mitchell, CCPPP’s president and CEO.
The winners are:
Project Development – Gold Award: P3 Schools Bundle #2, Alberta
The $300.3-million project is the first ever P3 schools bundle in Alberta comprised exclusively of high schools.
Partners: Alberta Infrastructure, Concert Infrastructure and partners Bird Construction, Wright Construction, and Ainsworth
Project Development – Silver Award: Accelerated High Speed Internet Program, Ontario
This innovative $1.25-billion project is the first of its kind to execute a large-scale electronic reverse auction in Canada designed to foster competition among national, regional and local internet service providers (ISPs) with the goal of connecting up to 266,000 of the hardest to reach homes and businesses across Ontario with high-speed internet by the end of 2025.
Partners: Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure, Infrastructure Ontario, Bell Canada, Bragg Communications, Cogeco Connexion, Community Network Partners, Eh!Tel Networks Inc., North Frontenac Telephone Company, Rogers Communications Canada Inc., and Xplore Inc.
Project Development – Award of Merit: Grandview Children’s Treatment Centre Redevelopment Project, Ontario
This project, currently in the development phase, will serve as the new headquarters for Grandview Kids, which specializes in care and support for children and youth with physical, communication and developmental needs, and their families.
Partners: Infrastructure Ontario, Grandview Children’s Centre, and Children First Consortium (Amico Design Build Inc. and Sacyr Construction S.A)
Infrastructure – Gold Award: Gatineau 2, Library and Archives Canada
The Preservation Storage Facility is the first net-zero carbon building dedicated to archival preservation in the Americas and is the largest facility of its kind in the world equipped with a high-tech automated storage and retrieval system.
Partners: Library and Archives Canada, Plenary Properties Gatineau (Plenary Americas and PCL Investments Canada Inc.)
Infrastructure – Silver Award: Highway 7 West Bus Rapid Transit, Ontario
In-service since 2019, this $333.2-million project was delivered on time and on budget, included the construction of 20 centre-median station platforms, a unique multi-use path on the Highway 7 bridge over Highway 400 and enhanced streetscaping.
Partners: York Region Rapid Transit Corporation and EDCO (EllisDon Civil Ltd. and Green Infrastructure Partners Inc.)
Infrastructure – Award of Merit: Royal Inland Hospital – Phil & Jennie Gaglardi Tower, British Columbia
Under a single project agreement, the project used a DBFM model with a construction management agreement, resulting in an estimated savings of $64 million compared with a traditional procurement. During construction, the project faced a number of extraordinary impacts caused by the pandemic, wildfires and extensive flooding caused by the 2021 atmospheric rivers.
Partners: Infrastructure BC, Interior Health Authority, and EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare
Service Delivery – Award of Merit: Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Ontario
In operation since 2015, this $2-billion DBFM hospital project remains one of the largest infrastructure projects in Ontario. The LEED Gold facility, with 457 beds and shelled-in space to facilitate 602 beds by 2023, is equipped with multiple smart technology enhancements and opened on time and on budget.
Partners: (Carillion Canada Inc., EllisDon Corp. and Fengate Capital Management Ltd.)
