RFQ issued for final CAMH redevelopment project
Infrastructure Ontario and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to design, build and finance the healthcare institution’s Phase 1D Redevelopment project.
CAMH is Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital and one of the world's leading research centres in its field.
Through the multi-phase transformation of its Queen Street West site in downtown Toronto, CAMH aims to turn 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.
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. Phase 1D of the redevelopment includes upgrades to the existing forensic services facility and additional indoor and outdoor support spaces. It is the fourth and final part of the hospital’s broader redevelopment project.
The project scope of work includes upgrades to the existing forensic services facility and additional indoor and outdoor support spaces. Once completed, the newly renovated space will include dedicated family visitation areas in the inpatient units, enclosed outdoor areas to support recovery, outpatient services and security and building support services.
Previous phases of work at the hospital included construction of two buildings with a combined area of 600,000 square feet for the Crisis & Critical Care Building and the McCain Complex Care & Recovery Building. That work was completed in the fall of 2020.
Phase B of the broader project called for construction of three buildings: the Intergenerational Wellness Centre, the CAMH Gateway Building, and the Utilities and Parking building. That work was completed in the summer of 2012.
Phase A of the project, construction of the McCain Building, was completed in 2008.
IO’s latest P3 Market Update document, issued in January, lists the value of the phase 1D project at between $500 million and $1 billion.
Those teams shortlisted through this RFQ process will be invited to submit proposals during a formal request for proposals process, which is scheduled for the third quarter of this year. The contract for the work itself is planned for execution in the fall of 2023.