PCL shortlisted for CAMH Phase 1D RFP
A consortium led by PCL is the only entity to be shortlisted to respond to a request for proposals (RFP) to design, build and finance the Phase 1D Redevelopment project for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
Infrastructure Ontario and CAMH announced the news on December 16.
PCL has been invited to respond to the RFP. Once their submission is received, Infrastructure Ontario and CAMH will evaluate their proposal and if successful, negotiate the terms for a contract anticipated in 2023.
The PCL team also includes design support from Diamond Schmitt Architects & Architectural Resources.
CAMH is Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital and one of the world's leading research centres in its field. The Phase 1D Redevelopment project calls for the construction of a new building to replace existing facilities for patients with complex mental illness who have encountered the legal system and additional indoor and outdoor support spaces at the 1001 Queen Street West location in Toronto.
The new building will include dedicated family visitation areas in the inpatient units, enclosed outdoor areas to support recovery, outpatient services, and security and building support services.
CAMH’s forensic mental health program currently operates out of an old, institutional building that was not built for modern concepts of forensic health care.
Through the multi-phase transformation of its Queen Street West site, CAMH is turning what was once a walled institution into an inclusive, respectful, and dignified campus that helps break down stigma and better address the unique mental health needs of patients.
This phase of the project is the fourth and final part of the hospital’s broader redevelopment project.
PCL completed work on Phase 1C of the CAMH redevelopment project in October 2021. The scope of that project called for construction two new campus structures, the McCain Complex Care Recovery building, complete with a mental health library, 290-seat auditorium and simulation learning center; and the Crisis and Critical Care building, which includes a 24-hour emergency department and a complex mental illness unit.