Infrastructure Ontario has invited three teams to respond to a request for proposals (RFP) to design, build, finance and maintain a new Ontario Science Centre at Ontario Place.On April 18, 2023, the provincial government announced its plans to close the existing Ontario Science Centre, designed by Raymond Moriyama, and to move the institution to a new facility as part of the redeveloped Ontario Place. Construction was expected to begin in 2025, with an opening slated for 2028. The government has since told the provinces Auditor General that the new facility will not open until 2029. Other documents suggest the new facility will not be ready until 2030 to 2034.In June 2024, the government announced the immediate closure of the sciencecentre citing public safety concerns and a high cost of repair, a decision that has come under scrutiny by Canadian Architect and other groups, with over 90,000 people signing a petition initiated by grassroots organization Save Ontarios Science Centre demanding the reopening of the legacy Ontario Science Centre.Some advocates suggest that a newly built science-themed museum could exist at Ontario Place in tandem with the retention and renovation of the existing Ontario Science Centre.The teams selected to respond to an RFP to design, build, finance and maintain the new Ontario Science Centre project at Ontario Place were chosen from the Request for Qualifications stage that was posted publicly in May 2024 and closed in August 2024.The chosen teams include:DiscoverON Partners:Applicant Leads:Fengate Capital Management Ltd and Pomerleau Capital Inc.Design Team:Cumulus Architects Inc and Daoust Lestage Lizotte SteckerConstruction Team:Pomerleau Inc.Facilities Management: Honeywell LimitedFinancial Advisor:National Bank Financial, Inc.EllisDon Infrastructure:Applicant Lead:EllisDon Capital Inc.Design Team:Belvedere Architecture and BDP Quadrangle Architects LimitedConstruction Team:EllisDon CorporationFacilities Management: EllisDon Facilities Services IncFinancial Advisor:EllisDon Capital Inc.Ontario Science Partners:Applicant Leads:John Laing Limited, Sacyr Infrastructure Canada Inc, and Amico Major Projects Inc.Design Team:Hariri Inc & D. Pontarini Inc, Snohetta Architecture, Landscape Architecture P.C.Construction Team:Sacyr Canada Inc, and Amico Design Build Inc.Facilities Management: Johnson Controls Canada L.P.The post Three teams shortlisted for relocated Ontario Science Centre appeared first on Canadian Architect.