Teams Shortlisted for 1Door4Care: CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre project

Expanding CHEO to ensure #bestlife for children and youth

Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and CHEO have shortlisted three teams to design, build and finance the 1Door4Care: CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre project that will ensure timely services and integrated care for children, youth and their families.

We anticipate the project will be certified LEED Silver.

Teams were shortlisted based on criteria identified in a request for qualifications process that began in March 2022. Selection criteria included design and construction capability, experience, qualified personnel and financial capacity to undertake a project of this size and scope.

The shortlisted teams and their prime team members are:

ELLISDON INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTHCARE

Applicant Lead: EllisDon Corporation
Design Team: Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc., Vertechs Design Inc., WalterFedy, Mulvey & Banani International Inc., H. H. Angus and Associates Limited, Entuitive Corporation
Construction Team: EllisDon Corporation
Financial Advisor: EllisDon Capital Inc.

PCL PARTNERSHIPS

Applicant Lead: PCL Constructions Canada Inc.
Design Team: PCL Constructors Canada Inc., Parkin Architects Limited, WSP Canada Inc., Cleland Jardine Engineering Ltd., Morrison Hershfield Ltd., CSW Landscape Architects Ltd., Victor Ford & Associates Inc.
Construction Team: PCL Constructions Canada Inc.
Financial Advisor: PCL Investments

POMERLEAU INC.

Applicant Lead: Pomerleau Inc. with Pomerleau Capital
Design Team: Pomerleau Inc. with Pomerleau Capital, Jodoin Lamarre Pratte Architects (JLP) + Neuf Architects (Neuf), Quinn Design Associates (Quinn), Quasar Consulting Group Inc. (Quasar) + Pratu, Stephenson Engineering Limited (Stephenson), GHD Limited (GHD), Smith and Anderson, Kiwi Newton Group (Kiwi Newton)
Construction Team: Pomerleau Inc. with Pomerleau Capital
Financial Advisor: Pomerleau Inc. with Pomerleau Capital

A request for proposals (RFP) is expected to be issued to these shortlisted teams in fall 2022. Once submissions are received, IO and CHEO will evaluate the proposals, select a preferred team and then negotiate a final contract. A fairness monitor will oversee the entire procurement process.

Click here to learn more about the 1Door4Care: CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre project.

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About CHEO

Based in Canada’s capital, CHEO is a globally renowned health institution with a mission to provide exceptional care and support to children, youth and their families. Opening our doors in 1974, we offer a full range of specialized pediatric care and services to children from eastern and northern Ontario, western Quebec and Nunavut. Our site is home to a hospital, a children’s treatment centre, a school, a research institute, and is affiliated with the University of Ottawa as an academic health science centre. Named Canada’s best health-care employer by Forbes in 2024 and 2025, we are home to more than 6,500 staff, clinicians, scientists and researchers, as well as volunteers – all of whom work together to help children and youth achieve their best lives.