Durham Region Courthouse
- Location:
- Oshawa
- Project Type:
- DBFM - Design Build Finance Maintain
- Infrastructure Type:
- Justice
- Contract Price:
- $334 million
- Estimated Value for Money:
- $49 million
About the Project
- The Durham Region Courthouse provides Superior and Ontario Courts justice services under one roof, consolidating what previously operated from eight different locations.
- With 33 courtrooms under one roof, the new courthouse has increased the capacity to deliver timely and efficient justice services in the Durham Region.
Status:
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Request for QualificationsMar 31, 2005
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Short-list Bidders SelectedFeb 15, 2006
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Request for ProposalsFeb 15, 2006
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Winning Bidder SelectedMar 02, 2007
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Construction BeginsMay 01, 2007
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Construction EndsNov 24, 2009
Latest News
Winning Bidder
Access Justice Durham consortium: Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Group, PCL Constructors Canada Inc, Johnson Controls LP and WZMH Architects
Features
- Six courtrooms outfitted for video remand and additional courtrooms with video conferencing capabilities.
- The flexibility to accommodate trials requiring additional security and trials with multiple accused.
- Two remote video testimony rooms to accommodate vulnerable and child witnesses.
- Enhanced accommodation for interpretation including one jury room permanently equipped for simultaneous interpretation and three portable interpretation booths.
- Barrier-free design, including no courthouse steps, five fully barrier free courtrooms, infrared hearing assistance and barrier free witness stand, jury box and spectator positions in all courtrooms.
Community And Green Benefits
- The project has rejuvenated a brownfield site.
- The new courthouse is one of the most energy-efficient provincial government buildings.
- The building's maintenance company has committed to consume 42 per cent less energy than a similar building designed in compliance with the Model National Energy Code for Buildings.
- Environmentally friendly design and construction that achieved LEED Gold certification and complied with BOMA BEST. These standards emphasize energy management, conservation and reducing indoor air pollutants.
- The installation of ultra-low flow plumbing fixtures and a storm water collection technology will reduce water used for irrigation by 50 per cent and will reduce water consumption in the entire facility by 20 per cent.
Note:
*LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - Canada Green Building Council's green building rating system.
*BOMA BEST- Building Owners and Managers Association's environmental recognition and certification program.
Economic Benefits
- At the peak of construction, there were more than 400 construction workers on site daily.
- Approximately 1,500 people, both staff and visitors, conduct business daily in the new facility, bringing increased demand for restaurant meals, office space and other services in downtown Oshawa, which contributes to the revitalization of the downtown Oshawa area.
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