Construction to begin late 2012
TORONTO, Oct. 12, 2012 /CNW/ ? Today, Infrastructure Ontario, on behalf of TO2015, the Government of Canada, Province of Ontario, City of Hamilton, City of Toronto, Town of Milton and York University, announce that Ontario Sports Solutions has signed a contract to design, build and finance venues for the Toronto 2015 Games. The Games venues include:
- the City of Hamilton?s soccer stadium;
- the Town of Milton?s velodrome, the host venue of the track cycling competition;
- York University?s stadium, the host venue for athletics competitions; and
- the City of Toronto?s tracks at the Toronto Track and Field Centre, Birchmount Park Stadium and Centennial Park Stadium, which will be used as warm-up and training facilities during the Games.
The development of these venues will strengthen the economy in the Greater Toronto Area. After the games, they will serve as community-based sports and recreational programming facilities and build healthier, more active communities. They will also leave a lasting legacy for athletes from across Ontario.
Ontario Sports Solutions signed a contract to design, build and finance the project for $206 million. The total project budget will include the final design, build and finance contract as well as transaction fees and other ancillary costs that are being finalized.
Ontario Sports Solutions participated in an open, fair and competitive procurement process that was overseen by an independent fairness monitor and submitted the proposal that delivered the best value for taxpayers. The Ontario Sports Solutions team includes:
Developer: Bouygues Building Canada Inc. / Kenaidan Contracting Ltd.
Design: Cannon Design / Faulkner Browns Architects / Arup Associates
Construction: Bouygues Building Canada Inc. / Kenaidan Contracting Ltd.
Construction of Hamilton?s soccer stadium and York University?s athletics stadium will begin late 2012. Construction of Milton?s velodrome will start in early 2013 and the Toronto tracks development will begin in summer 2014. During construction, the project will boost the regional economy by creating and supporting hundreds of jobs. During the peak of construction at these venues, it is estimated that more than 700 workers will employed.
Infrastructure Ontario is a Crown corporation dedicated to delivering some of the province?s larger and more complex infrastructure renewal projects, on time and on budget. It also manages one of the largest real estate portfolios in Canada, offers real estate services, such as asset management and property and land management, and provides the public sector and not-for-profit organizations with long-term financing to renew public infrastructure.
Visit www.infrastructureontario.ca for more information.
QUOTES:
Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance
?Hosting the Toronto 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games will bring positive economic benefits to the GTA, the region and our nation as a whole. Our government?s contribution to fund sport infrastructure, legacy initiatives and essential federal services will ensure safe and secure games for all participants and spectators. We are proud of our investment in these games, which will showcase this great region to the Americas.?
Honourable Charles Sousa, Ontario Minister responsible for the Pan/Parapan American Games
?These new sport facilities are an important milestone on our road to the ?People?s Games? in 2015. These projects are moving forward on track, creating jobs and building a legacy of new and improved recreation facilities for community members and high-performance athletes to enjoy for generations to come. The McGuinty Government is proud of the progress we?re making together.?
Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport)
?The Government of Canada?s substantial investment in the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games will bring world-class sporting facilities to the Greater Toronto Area. In addition to serving as competition venues during the Games, these facilities will leave behind a legacy of high-performance sport and recreation benefits for athletes and families for years to come.?
Honourable Bob Chiarelli, Minister of Infrastructure
?These venues will stimulate economies in?the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and provide hundreds of construction jobs. I am excited to see construction start on the cycling track, athletics and soccer stadiums. I am proud to support sport infrastructure that will help our athletes in the Pan and Parapan American Games and help Ontarians have more active lives for decades to come.?
Rob Ford, Mayor of Toronto
?The City of Toronto is proud to be the Host City for the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games. Toronto residents are ready to welcome athletes from across the Americas and to embrace the economic benefits, healthy lifestyle and recreational opportunities that the Games will leave as their legacy.?
Bob Bratina, Mayor, City of Hamilton
?Since the unanimous vote to approve the Ivor Wynne site, the council-approved process has been carried out smoothly and professionally with excellent representation by our city staff, with co-operation from our partners Toronto 2015, Infrastructure Ontario and the Hamilton Tiger-Cat Football organization. Hamilton will be the center of the soccer world during the games in 2015 with a brilliant new stadium to showcase to our city, our sporting communities and the various nations and visitors of the Pan American Games family.?
Gordon Krantz, Mayor, Town of Milton
?On behalf of Milton Council and the Milton community, we are excited to roll forward on Milton?s new velodrome facility as part of the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games. The velodrome will be a legacy to the Milton community and will provide recreational opportunities to Milton residents for years to come.?
Mamdouh Shoukri, President and Vice-Chancellor, York University
?York University is proud to be the host venue for the athletics competitions of the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games. The new stadium will allow us to create new opportunities and better serve our communities, our province, and our nation, while also enhancing the experience of our students.?
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Backgrounder
STATUS OF MAJOR VENUES FOR
THE TORONTO 2015 PAN/PARAPAN AMERICAN GAMES
Infrastructure Ontario has been working with TO2015 and other partners to select companies to develop major infrastructure projects for the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games. This process is well underway and all major venues will be under construction by early 2013.
The Toronto 2015 Games, through contributions from the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario, will deliver Canada?s largest ever multi-sport Games. The Games will provide new and redeveloped infrastructure and enhance sporting facilities in post-secondary schools and in communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. During the Games, athletes will have world-class facilities in which to train, compete and rest. Following the Games, students, high-performance athletes and the community will be able to access the facilities. The status of the major venues is as follows:
Pan and Parapan American Games Athletes? Village
Construction of the Athletes? Village in time for the 2015 Games is accelerating development of the West Don Lands community by five to 10 years and creating much-needed public infrastructure as well as new market and affordable housing in Toronto.
The project will enhance the broader waterfront community through the development of a new, sustainable, mixed-use neighbourhood that will provide 10,000 athletes, coaches and team officials with a safe and supportive environment during the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games. After the Games the new community will include:
- A new YMCA providing recreational programming for 8,000 residents;
- George Brown College?s first ever student residence, which will provide housing for 500 students;
- 787 units of market housing, up to 100 units of which will be reserved for affordable ownership;
- 253 units of affordable rental housing, representing 24 per cent of the total residential units being built in time for the Games.
Status: Under construction as of January 2012. The Province has entered into an agreement with Dundee Kilmer Developments to design, build and finance the Athletes? Village project.
Aquatics Centre, Field House and Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO)
This high-performance aquatics and athletics facility will be constructed on property jointly owned by the City of Toronto and the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. The facility will include:
- an Aquatics Centre featuring two internationally sanctioned 10-lane, 50-metre pools (including bulkheads); a 5-metre deep diving tank with 5-metre, 7.5-metre and 10-metre platforms; dry-land diver training facilities; and? Games-time seating capacity of approximately 6,000;
- a field house featuring flexible gymnasium space for training and competition with a Games-time seating capacity of approximately 2,000, as well as an indoor recreational track and fitness area including cardio and weightlifting facilities;
- a Canadian Sport Institute Ontario complex that will provide sport performance services and coaching and training facilities.
Students, high-performance athletes, sporting groups and the community will have access to the multipurpose facility after the Games.
Status: Under construction as of July 2012. PCL Aquatics Centre 2012 was selected to design, build and finance the Aquatics Centre, Field House and Canadian Sport Institute Complex project.
Hamilton Soccer Stadium
Hamilton?s Soccer Stadium will be redeveloped into a state-of-the-art, multi-use sport and entertainment venue with the flexibility to accommodate professional and amateur sports and a range of community, national and international events.? The stadium will host football (soccer) competition for the 2015 Games and then become a permanent home for the Hamilton Tiger Cats.
The new stadium will meet all of the technical requirements of both the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) requirements, as well as have:
- Expansion capabilities necessary to host future Grey Cup games
- Press and broadcasting facilities
- Suites, concessions areas
- Support space for Games and legacy activities
Status: Ontario Sports Solutions has been selected to design, build and finance the project.? Construction will begin in late 2012.?
Pan American Athletics Stadium
The Pan American Athletics Stadium, located at York University in Toronto, will host athletics competitions during the Games.? Following the Games, the stadium will provide students, faculty and the community with a much needed recreation, training and competition facility. Highlights include:
- A?3,000 fixed-seat stadium, designed to TO2015, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) specifications, including:
- All the support amenities for the Games
- Landscape elements to realize York University?s vision for a centre of excellence and match their existing master plan requirements
Status: Ontario Sports Solutions has been selected to design, build and finance the project.? Construction will begin in late 2012.?
Milton Velodrome
The new velodrome will host the track cycling competition during the Games. It will be designed to meet all of the technical requirements of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), including a 250-metre indoor wooden track. The velodrome also includes an infield area that can support other recreational activities such as basketball or volleyball following the Games.
Status: Ontario Sports Solutions has been selected to design, build and finance the project.? Construction will begin in early 2013.
Markham Pan Am Centre
The new Markham Pan Am Centre will host the water polo, table tennis and badminton competitions for the Games. Following the Games, residents will have access to the 50-metre Olympic-sized pool, triple gymnasium, community all-purpose rooms, meeting rooms and a two-level fitness centre. The new centre will be located adjacent to the Unionville GO Station and the sports-focused Bill Crothers Secondary School in the heart of Markham?s newly developing downtown.
Status: Under construction as of September 2012.? Bondfield Construction Company Ltd. has been selected to build and finance the project.?
Etobicoke Olympium
The Etobicoke Olympium will be renovated and be used as a training site for aquatics disciplines including swimming, water polo, diving and synchronized swimming. Renovations of this facility include the existing pool and improvements to the mechanical and electrical systems. The Olympium is a multi-sport facility that includes an Olympic-sized pool, a leisure pool, gymnasium and fitness centre. Following the Games, local residents will have access to much improved facilities.
Status: Bondfield Construction Company Ltd. has been selected to build and finance the project.? Construction will begin in 2013.
Pan American Field Hockey Centre
The new Pan Am Field Hockey Centre will be Ontario?s first international field hockey venue. This two-field centre at the University of Toronto?s downtown St. George campus will have the capacity to host all levels of the game, from international to local.
Status: Bondfield Construction Company Ltd. has been selected to build and finance the project.? Construction will begin in 2013.
Visit www.infrastructureontario.ca for more information.
SOURCE: Infrastructure Ontario
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