Toronto General Contractor Awarded Best of the Best Innovation Award

PCL Constructors Canada Inc. (Toronto) was awarded Toronto Construction Association’s Best of the Best Innovation Award at its 155th Annual General Meeting and Best of the Best Awards.

The award was bestowed in recognition for the strategy and outcomes achieved delivering Lakeridge Health’s new long-term care home, Lakeridge Gardens (Ajax, Ontario), the first project to be completed under Infrastructure Ontario’s Accelerated Build Pilot Program. The Lakeridge Gardens project team received accolades for its innovation and passion for finding new and improved ways to tackle challenges.

The Toronto Construction Association Best of the Best Innovation Award recognizes companies whose achievements genuinely set a precedent in the industry. Winners are selected based on their ability to create innovative approaches to improve performance and create cost-effective solutions, while maintaining schedule and quality.

The Accelerated Build Pilot Program, which leverages hospital-owned land and accelerated construction techniques to get shovels in the ground quickly, was key to delivering this 320-bed, six-story long-term care home in record time. Rapid procurement, design/schedule innovation, Lean principles and a modular kit-of-parts approach were crucial to bringing Lakeridge Gardens to life years faster than a traditional build.

To provide insight into the project’s journey, PCL released a short documentary including rolling credits that recognize everyone involved who worked tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to provide long-term care residents with a modern, comfortable and safe place to call home and whose dedicated efforts were instrumental in bringing this project to life. Click here to view documentary.