# Queen's University Bonfire #Q-2026-046-EL

Architectural Redesign Study for Queen’s University’s Ontario Hall

**Posted:** October 13, 2026
**Respond By:** November 12, 2026
**Identifier:** Q-2026-046-EL
**NAICS:** 541310

Queen’s University is seeking an architectural study to guide the redesign of Ontario Hall as an accessible, modern teaching and learning facility.
- **Government buyer:** Queen’s University; no sub-agency or specific office is identified.
- **Scope:** Study and redesign planning for the five-floor, approximately 5,156-square-metre Ontario Hall, a building designated under the Ontario Heritage Act.
- **Key deliverables:**
  - Assess existing conditions and validate the building condition assessment, including consideration of building-condition deficiencies.
  - Develop space programming for five signature learning environments and supporting spaces, along with a holistic innovation concept.
  - Prepare at least 30 conceptual design sheets and a coordinated BIM model at LOD 200.
  - Compare three options for improving accessibility at the main entrance.
  - Provide at least 12 renderings, a video walkthrough, phasing options, ROM/Class D cost estimates, a business case, and marketing materials.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, product vendors, or service-provider vendors are named; this is a professional architectural-services requirement rather than a specified product purchase.
- **Performance timing:** Completion is required by the stated project deadline; no start date or duration is provided.

### Description

Queen’s University is seeking architectural services to study and redesign Ontario Hall as a state-of-the-art teaching and learning facility with enhanced accessibility. The approximately 5,156-square-metre, five-floor building is designated under the Ontario Heritage Act; the work includes validating existing conditions, space programming for five signature learning environments, conceptual design drawings, a coordinated BIM model, and entrance accessibility options. Deliverables also include renderings, a video walkthrough, phasing options with ROM/Class D cost estimates, and a comprehensive business case and marketing materials. The project is scheduled for completion by July 31, 2027, and the capital implementation budget will be determined through the study.

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