Three buildings in Hamilton were chosen on the list of eight. Toronto followed with two. Buildings in Ottawa, Markham and Guelph received one nomination each.

Construction procurement is complicated. There are countless legalities and written and unwritten conventions that can cause headaches for even experienced procurement officials.

The government has allocated $130 million to expansion. Nine projects are approved for construction, with more being evaluated by the Ontario Energy Board.

Construction of the new eight-bed building is being led by Oshawa’s J.J. McGuire General Contractors and funded in part by local donors.

The new prompt payment and adjudication provisions in Ontario’s Construction Act are now in effect. The provisions follow the modernization provisions and trust changes that came into effect last year.