TORONTO - Planning work for the section of the West Don Lands that will be home to Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games Athletes' Village moves forward with the selection of HOK|Montgomery Sisam|DTAH|Quadrangle Architects|Populous, in collaboration as the planning, design and compliance team.
The Athletes' Village project increases the pace of the West Don Lands revitalization which is part of the renewal of Toronto's waterfront. The design for the Athletes' Village will be based on Waterfront Toronto's vision for a green, modern and vibrant new community as outlined in the West Don Lands Precinct Plan. After the Games, the village area will become a predominantly residential neighbourhood that includes affordable housing.
The Athlete's Village project will proceed under Infrastructure Ontario's Alternative Financing and Procurement model whereby risks associated with designing, constructing, and financing the facilities are transferred to the private sector.
The planning, design and compliance team is responsible for developing output specifications and preliminary design documents for the project. These documents will form the guidelines and performance requirements within which the successful bidder's team must work when preparing the overall design.
The next step in the process will be a request for qualifications to select a short list of teams who will be asked to submit a response to a request for proposals to design, build and finance the West Don Lands Athletes' Village.
“Building the West Don Lands Athletes' Village project will play a critical role transforming the local economy in the GTA,” said the Honourable Bob Chiarelli, Minister of Infrastructure. “The project will provide a sizeable stimulus to Ontario's economy by directly and indirectly creating and supporting thousands of jobs.”
Infrastructure Ontario, Waterfront Toronto and Ontario Realty Corporation are working with Toronto 2015 to develop the section of West Don Lands that will be home to the Athletes' Village.
The Governments of Canada and Ontario and the City of Toronto created Waterfront Toronto to oversee and lead the renewal of Toronto's waterfront. Public accessibility, design excellence, sustainable development, economic development and fiscal sustainability are the key drivers of waterfront revitalization. For more information visit www.waterfrontoronto.ca
Ontario Realty Corporation is leading the environmental work, building the flood protection landform, constructing sub-surface infrastructure and roads, and preparing the land for future redevelopment, working closely with the planning, design and compliance team. For more information visit www.ontariorealty.ca
Infrastructure Ontario is a Crown corporation dedicated to delivering some of the province's larger and more complex infrastructure renewal projects - ensuring they are built on time and on budget; as well, it is dedicated to providing the public sector and not-for-profit organizations with long-term financing to renew their infrastructure. For more information visit www.infrastructureontario.ca
For more information about the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games visit www.toronto2015.org
Contacts:
Jennifer Sclisizzi
Infrastructure Ontario
416-325-7409
Tari Stork
Waterfront Toronto
416-214-1344
Laura Toogood
Ontario Realty Corporation
416-326-9122