The anticipation of this announcement is a slow archigeek torture.
Extreme torture is WZMH wins out and dreams of Renzo x Toronto are dashed. IMO the whole Paris Courthouse project from top to bottom and inside out is on another level.
https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/fai...uidee-du-nouveau-palais-de-justice-1506011549
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patience: August 30th http://www.infrastructureontario.ca/Request-for-Proposals-Closed-New-Toronto-Courthouse/

Over the next several months, Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and the Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) will evaluate the proposals, and the preferred bidder is expected to be announced in early 2018. A fairness monitor will continue to oversee the entire process.
 
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Gido said:
The anticipation of this announcement is a slow archigeek torture.
Extreme torture is WZMH wins out and dreams of Renzo x Toronto are dashed. IMO the whole Paris Courthouse project from top to bottom and inside out is on another level.
https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/fai...uidee-du-nouveau-palais-de-justice-1506011549
17855134_1461829373888380_587386889707155570_o.jpg



patience: August 30th http://www.infrastructureontario.ca/Request-for-Proposals-Closed-New-Toronto-Courthouse/

Over the next several months, Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and the Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) will evaluate the proposals, and the preferred bidder is expected to be announced in early 2018. A fairness monitor will continue to oversee the entire process.
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Dezeen article with a bunch more photos of Piano Paris: https://www.dezeen.com/2017/11/23/t...scraper-stacked-glass-facade-roof-terraces/#/


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The interesting thing is that the Paris courthouse project is also a P3:

BBVA, Bayern LB, HSBC France, Nord LB, Société Générale, SMBC and BTMU: Representing the lenders in connection with the construction project of the new Paris Courthouse, which will consolidate the Paris court services, currently located in the very center of Paris, in an immense new 48-story, 160-meter high building designed by Renzo Piano in the Batignolles business park. The building will be completed in 2017 and will be operated by the company Arélia through a public-private partnership (PPP) contract. This project is mainly financed by a €593 million loan facility granted by a pool of banks. This matter is the second-largest PPP building construction project in France after the French “Pentagon Project” (the construction of the future headquarters of the French Ministry of Defense) for which we have also advised the lenders.

https://www.dentons.com/en/find-your-dentons-team/industry-sectors/infrastructure-and-ppp

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Probably not the bump that folks have been waiting for, but nonetheless, came across this in the "New to the 10-Year Preliminary Capital Plan" section of the Transportation Services 2018 Cap Budget doc:

New Courthouse Streetscape
Infrastructure Ontario is coordinating, and is responsible for, the development of the new provincial courthouse at 11 and 33 Centre Avenue and 80 Chestnut Street. At the July 4, 5, 6 and 7, 2017 Council meeting, City Council authorized a contribution to streetscape improvements.

$2.500 million in funding has been provided in 2021 for the purposes of streetscape improvements for the new provincial courthouse. This will be fully funded by Section 37 community benefits. External infrastructure improvements are expected to be completed in 2021.
 
Well…

it's official!

Preferred Proponent Selected for New Toronto Courthouse Project
January 12, 2018
TORONTO - EllisDon Infrastructure is the preferred proponent to design, build, finance and maintain the new Toronto courthouse project located at 10 Armoury Street, bordered by Centre Avenue and Chestnut Street.

Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and the Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) selected EllisDon Infrastructure after extensive evaluations following an open, fair and competitive request for proposals process that began in October 2016.

  • The EllisDon Infrastructure team includes:
  • Developer: EllisDon Capital Inc.
  • Constructor: EllisDon Design Build Inc.
  • Design Team: Renzo Piano Building Workshop and NORR Limited
  • Facilities Management: EllisDon Facilities Services Inc. and SNC Lavalin O&M
  • Financial Advisor: EllisDon Capital Inc.
IO and MAG will now work to finalize contract details with EllisDon Infrastructure by early 2018. At that time, the relevant contracts will be signed, a financing rate will be set, and cost of the contract cost will be announced. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2018.

The new Toronto courthouse will include:

  • Barrier-free access, to allow visitors and occupants to travel throughout the building with ease, regardless of ability
  • Video conferencing to allow witnesses to appear from remote locations and in-custody individuals to appear from detention facilities
  • Closed-circuit television to enable children and other vulnerable witnesses to appear before the court from a private room
  • Courtroom video/audio systems to allow counsel to display video evidence recorded in various formats and for the simultaneous viewing of evidence
  • A single point of entry with magnetometers, baggage scanners, continuous video surveillance, and separate corridors to ensure the security of judges, members of the public and the accused.
The project includes public and green space improvements and significant design aspects that will celebrate the unique heritage and history of the site.

The new courthouse will bring together many of Toronto's Ontario Court of Justice criminal courts operating across the city. Amalgamating several courts into one state-of-the-art facility will reduce costs, make operations more efficient and effective, provide for equal access to services, and will ensure the province's real estate portfolio is sustainable, accessible and efficient.

Amalgamation of courthouses is part of Ontario's plan to create fairness and opportunity during this period of rapid economic change. The plan includes a higher minimum wage and better working conditions, free tuition for hundreds of thousands of students, easier access to affordable child care, and free prescription drugs for everyone under 25 through the biggest expansion of medicare in a generation.

Quick Facts
  • IO and MAG are working together to build the new Toronto courthouse, which will be publicly owned and controlled.
  • The project is being delivered using IO's Alternative Financing and Procurement model, an innovative way of financing and procuring large, complex public infrastructure projects, with a track record of being 98 per cent on budget to date.
  • In 2015, IO led an archaeological excavation of the new Toronto courthouse site that recovered many artifacts, mainly from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • As a first step for heritage interpretation, IO has installed artwork on construction fencing for the new Toronto courthouse to help commemorate the downtown site's rich cultural history.
  • The courthouse will be designed to meet the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Silver standard with a focus on energy efficiency, healthy indoor environments and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Ontario is making the largest infrastructure investment in hospitals, schools, public transit, roads and bridges in the province's history. To learn more about what's happening in your community, go to Ontario.ca/BuildON.

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Man it was nice to put "Renzo Piano" into the thread title!

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