The request for proposals (RFP) stage has closed for shortlisted teams to submit bids to design, build and finance the Seneca College King Campus Phase 1 Expansion in King City, Canada.

Following a request for qualifications (RFQ) process, shortlisted companies were invited to respond to the RFP in August 2015. Now that the stage has closed, Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Seneca will evaluate the proposals from the followign shortlisted teams:

• EllisDon Corporation: developer: EllisDon Corporation, design: MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects / Montgomery Sisam Architects, construction:EllisDon Corporation, and financial advisor: EllisDon Capital Inc.;
• PCL Constructors Canada Inc.: developer: PCL Constructors Canada Inc., design: NORR, construction: PCL Constructors Canada Inc., and financial advisor: TD Securities; and
• E2P Educational & Environmental Partnership: developer: E2P Educational & Environmental Partnership, design: IBI and Teeple Architects Inc., construction: Bird Construction and Plan Group, and financial advisor: Stonebridge.

The successful team and contract cost will be announced publicly following financial close in August 2016. Construction is scheduled to begin shortly thereafter.

The Seneca College King Campus is home to approximately 3,500 full-time students. Phase one of the expansion will create space for an additional 1,450 students,while enhancing the quality of student learning and campus life. When this project is complete, the King Campus location will provide teaching and learning opportunities for approximately 5,000 full-time students. Key project highlights include:

• approximately 25 new classrooms, computer labs, specialty labs for training health-care practitioners, a library, learning commons and student study space
• a new student area with a multi-purpose athletic and recreation space, gymnasium, fitness centre, informal study areas and event spaces, partially funded by the Seneca Student Federation and the Student Athletic Association