Plans to transform the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) took another step forward today when the hospital and Infrastructure Ontario released a request for proposals (RFP) to design, build, finance and maintain CAMH's Phase 1B capital redevelopment project. 

Phase IB will continue the makeover of 1001 Queen Street West from an institutional campus to a community setting for client care. It will fully integrate CAMH's addiction program at one site and support increased staff collaboration.

Phase IB includes demolition of an existing building and construction of three new buildings, designed to meet the needs of people requiring mental health and addiction services.  The facilities will include:  

  • 12 new beds - the first of their kind in Toronto - for youth and family dealing with mental health and addictions issues; 
  • the Geriatric Mental Health Program, which combines 48 in-patient beds with a suite of outpatient programming and supports; and 
  • outpatient services for CAMH's Addiction and Mood and Anxiety Programs

“This project is one of many in our government's $30-billion plus investment plan to modernize public infrastructure while ensuring value for taxpayer dollars,” said George Smitherman, Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Infrastructure. “Once complete, the CAMH redevelopment will transform the face of addiction and mental health treatment, with a safe, comfortable and welcoming environment that empowers clients and staff.”

The three building teams short-listed to design, build, finance and maintain the new facility are:

  • Integrated Team Solutions - EllisDon Corporation, LPF Infrastructure Fund, Fengate Capital, Honeywell Limited - Facilities Management, RBC Capital Markets and Parkin Architects Limited and Architecture+ (joint venture).
  • Plenary Health - PCL Constructors Canada Inc., Innisfree, Johnson Controls, Plenary Group, B+H Architects.
  • Carillion Canada Inc. - Vanbots Construction Corporation, Carillion Services, Scotia Capital and Stantec Architecture Ltd., Architects.

A request for qualifications issued in June 2008, short-listed the three building teams with the development, design, construction, financial, and facilities management capacity to undertake a project of this size and complexity.

Once submissions to the RFP are received and reviewed, a winning project team will be selected and announced in late fall 2009; construction is scheduled to begin in early 2010. A copy of the RFP is available on Infrastructure Ontario's website. 

“The release of the RFP is an important milestone for CAMH and one that demonstrates our government's commitment to providing resources and facilities to serve the health care needs of people across Ontario,” said David Caplan, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. 

“We are really excited to take this next step in the transformation of the Queen Street site. This project will enable us to improve the quality of life of our clients, and the quality of care that we provide,” said Dr. Paul Garfinkel, CAMH President and CEO. 

Infrastructure Ontario and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care are working with CAMH to build the new facilities, which will remain publicly owned, publicly controlled and publicly accountable. 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: 

Amy Tang 
Minister's Office 
Energy and Infrastructure 
416-327-6747 

Mandy Downes 
Infrastructure Ontario 
416-327-5246 

R. Christopher Edey 
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) 
416-535-8501, Ext. 3248 

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