Contract awarded for Thunder Bay Correctional Complex project

Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and the Ministry of the Solicitor General have awarded a fixed-price contract of $1.2 billion to EllisDon Infrastructure Justice to design, build, finance and maintain the Thunder Bay Correctional Complex project.

The contract, adjusted for inflation, reflects payments during construction, a substantial completion payment and monthly service payments during the 30-year operations and maintenance period.

The EllisDon Infrastructure Justice team includes:

• Developer: EllisDon Capital Inc.
• Design-Builder: EllisDon Corporation
• Design Team: Zeidler Architecture Inc. and DLR Group Inc.
• Facilities Management: EllisDon Facilities Services Inc.
• Financial Advisor: EllisDon Capital Inc.

Onsite mobilization and pre-construction work will begin in summer 2022 with construction to begin in the fall. Construction is expected to be complete in fall 2026.