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CANADIAN INDUSTRY ONLINE - DECEMBER 2015Infrastructure OntarioInspiring Better Business PerformanceBrook eld GIS is Canada’s leading integrated real estate management services company.We provide a full range of services including consulting, management and delivery services to help your people and businesses reach their full potential.bright for Ontario families.Why did government create In- frastructure Ontario?Infrastructure Ontario (IO) was created in 2005. At the time, the average age of an Ontario hospital was 42 years. Facilities were in dire need of upgrades.At the same time, many large con- struction projects were being delivered late and over budget. For example, the last two major hospital projects deliv- ered by traditional procurement wereThunder Bay, which was 75 per cent over budget and Sudbury, which was more than 150 per cent over budget.Government tasked IO with nd- ing a new, more effective wayto deliver big infrastruc-ture projects. The so-lution was a made-in-Ontario P3 modelcalled Alternative Fi-nancing and Procure-ment (AFP).10| Canadian Industry Online | October, 2016