TORONTO - Infrastructure Ontario and the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services announced today three companies have been pre-qualified to design, build, finance and maintain the South West Detention Centre. The facility will be located in the City of Windsor and will replace the existing Windsor Jail serving Essex County.

Construction of the 315-bed male and female state-of-the-art detention centre will help to stimulate the local economy. This investment will create spin off benefits in the community and region with supplies purchased from local businesses and potentially hundreds of construction workers will be employed with the project.

Based on a request for qualifications process that began in August 2009, three companies were pre-qualified for the project. All three pre-qualified companies will be invited to respond to a request for proposals, expected to be issued in early 2010. The three pre-qualified companies are:

  • Windsor Infrastructure Partners:
    • Fengate Capital Management / LPF Infrastructure Fund / OE Infrastructure Fund
    • Walbridge Construction Canada, Inc.
    • Amico Design Build Inc. 
    • PCR Contractors Inc.
    • Parkin Architects Limited
    • Architecturra Inc. Architects
    • DLR Group
    • Trow Associates
    • Dillon Consulting / ENVison
    • Morrison Hershfield Inc.
    • SNC Lavalin Operations & Maintenance Inc. 
    • Metroplex Control Systems Inc.
    • AECOM Services, Inc.
    • H.H. Angus and Associates Limited
    • Comstock Canada Ltd.
    • Black & MacDonald Ltd.
    • National Bank Financial
  • Justice Infrastructure South West:
    • Bilfinger Berger Project Investments Inc
    • PCL Constructors Canada
    • Vollmer Inc
    • WZMH Architects
    • The Lichtman Associates P.C.
    • The Mitchell Partnership Inc.
    • Mulvey + Banani International Inc. 
    • Halsall Associates Limited
    • Honeywell Limited
    • Vipond Inc.
  • Forum Social Infrastructure:
    • Forum Equity Partners Inc.
    • Bondfield Construction Company Limited
    • J.M.R. Electric Ltd.
    • NORR Limited
    • The Durrant Group, Inc.
    • G4S Security Services Ltd.
    • Brookfield Financial
    • Lobo Consulting Services Inc.  

Companies were selected based on their development, design, construction, financial, and facilities management capacity to undertake a project of this size and complexity. Throughout the procurement process, bidders' strategies for using local trades and resources will be evaluated. The bidding process encourages proponents to partner up with local businesses, utilize local consultants, trades and contractors.

“This project reaffirms the government's commitment to creating employment opportunities in the region while updating and renewing vital infrastructure,” said Rick Bartolucci, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services. “The new South West Detention Centre will be an environmentally progressive facility built to the highest security standards to ensure public safety.”

The South West Detention Centre will target Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification. LEED buildings focus on healthy indoor environments, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and efficient use of energy, water and other resources.

Infrastructure Ontario is working with the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services to develop the facility. Infrastructure Ontario is a Crown corporation dedicated to managing some of the province's larger and more complex infrastructure renewal projects - ensuring they are built on time and on budget.

Visit www.infrastructureontario.ca for more information.

Contacts:

Stuart McGetrick  
Communications Branch
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
416-325-9686

Terence Foran
Infrastructure Ontario
416-325-2939

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