Commercial Close for Ontario Science Center P3

A long-awaited public-private partnership (P3) to build a new Ontario Science Center has finally reached commercial close. The project, which was procured by Infrastructure Ontario (IO), will design, build, finance and maintain the new science center as a key component of the province’s efforts to redevelop Ontario Place in Toronto. Once the construction is completed in 2029, it will replace the city’s old and currently closed science center, which is located a few miles away.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who has made the redevelopment of Ontario Place a major priority, announced the procurement close at an event in Toronto in late February. The project has a lifecycle budget of CAD$1.04 billion. The scope includes the development of a new 220,000 square-foot science museum building, as well as the redevelopment of several heritage buildings on the site, including the Cinesphere IMAX theater and the “Pods” modular pavilions, both of which were built in the 1970’s. A pedestrian bridge will connect the new building with the renovated facilities, for a total facility of 400,000 square-feet.

The winning bid team for the Ontario Science Center project is Ontario Science Partners (OSP), a consortium led by Sacyr, Amico, and John Laing. The design-builder for the project is a joint venture between Sacyr and Amico. The facility design team includes Canadian architecture firm Hariri Pontarini and Snøhetta, an international architecture firm.

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