} Bondfield has been a major player in Ontario construction industry for years, booking hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue a year. } .td-search-query, On Oct. 15, 2018, Mr. Aquino was fired by his younger brother, Steven Aquino, who had supplanted him as CEO in the months leading up to his termination., Ontario contractors massive surety default largest in Canadian history says broker. #bbpress-forums #bbp-single-user-details #bbp-user-navigation li.current a, .td-load-more-wrap a:hover, VICE-PRESIDENT, ESTIMATING AND PROCUREMENT Learn More Natasha Vieira, B.A (Honours) [] Funding will go By Susanna McLeod .block-title > label, This barely satisfactory score was not good enough for one of the Infrastructure Ontario officials on the steering committee. exist: function (resource_id) { For six years, The Globe investigated the relationship between Bondfield and Torontos St. Michaels Hospital. Zurich, however, contends this was far more sinister. The result was a $125-million libel lawsuit from the construction company. Zurich also discovered that when The Globe began publishing stories in September, 2015, about the close ties between the two men, Mr. Aquino ordered his IT staff to wipe all references to Mr. Georgiou from the companys e-mail server. Workplace safety and health will continue to evolve, and the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) will continue to connect you with industry expertise, a network of like-minded peers and the latest innovations. .td-theme-slider:hover .slide-meta-cat a, set: function (resource_id, cachedData) { Mr. Marafioti was not a party to that litigation and was not offered an opportunity to respond to Steven Aquinos testimony. tdLocalCache = { body .td-trending-now-title, Mr. Georgiou had a heated argument with Mr. Toigo, which one witness described as a raised voice discussion.. In the e-mail exchanges shown at top, a Bondfield staffer tells Mr. Aquino he has found turf for the backyard at Mr. Georgious Toronto home, at bottom right in satellite view, with the house at street view at bottom left. Bondfield collapsed in 2019, fired Mr. Aquino as CEO and sought court protection from creditors. .td-rating-bar-wrap div, EllisDon celebrates a major milestone with the grand opening of the Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre at Michael Ontario Construction News staff writer Mr. Aquino and Mr. Georgiou considered Mr. Mendonca their lifeline, internal Bondfield e-mails show. The court documents contain no other references to StrategyCorp in the days leading up to Bondfields lawsuit against The Globe. "item": { var tds_header_style=""; You have entered an incorrect email address! In an e-mailed statement, a spokesperson for Metrolinx, the provincial agency that oversees GO Transit, said it learned about this allocation because of The Globes inquiries. On Dec. 1, SFO investigators arrived at Sunnybrook to interview three hospital executives, including Mr. Marafioti, about its procurement policies. John Aquino talks on the phone in his SUV last April outside Bondfield's office in Vaughan. "@id": "https://www.ontarioconstructionnews.com/york-regional-police-charge-former-bondfield-ceo-john-aquino-with-assault-uttering-threats-globe-and-mail/", They own the globe and maybe we can get story crushed.. .logged-in-as a:hover, Some information may no longer be current. Some information may no longer be current. Born April 20, 1948 Add or change photo on IMDbPro Add to list Known for Blow Out 7.4 Detective Mackey 1981 And Justice for All 7.4 Deputy Sheriff 1979 Ryan's Hope 7.3 TV Series The shipper promised his family a castle in the mid-1800s, and he was determined to follow through. "; font-size:25px; [16] In October 2018, BCCL's primary lender, Bridging Finance Inc. ("Bridging"), called in its $80,000,000 loan. Mr. Aquino did not specify when the work began, but suggested it started while Mr. Georgiou was a senior executive at Infrastructure Ontario the procurement agency that had awarded Bondfield several contracts, including multiple hospital projects and some of the facilities for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. // td_js_generator - mini detector googletag.enableServices(); .td_outlined_btn, LUCIA CANDERLE, DOMINIC DIPEDE, 2483251 ONTARIO CORP. a.k.a. .comment-content blockquote p, Mr. Dipede wrote that Mr. Aquino was ready to invest, including an additional $150k from Vas., Please let me know whom the cheque should be made payable to and if it needs to be certified.. "item": { .td_round_btn, .page-nav:first-child > div, Zurich also alleges that other records show the two men were co-owners of another business Potentia Solar Inc. Potentia, which landed a $1.2-billion contract in 2011 to outfit Toronto public schools with solar panels, was owned by people close to both men. Osler complied with the order, and determined it had no records mentioning Mr. Georgious secret e-mail address, the firms spokesperson, Judy Stein-Korte, said in the statement. Winning the St. Michaels contract would elevate the company into the big leagues with rivals EllisDon and PCL Construction. JOE ANA, THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL SOLANO, LUCIA COCCIA a.k.a. .td_block_template_9 .td-related-title:after { .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .current-menu-item > a, So I think I gave him a panettone, and some wine, maybe a cognac bottle, thats about it. Under questioning by Zurichs lawyers, Mr. Georgiou confirmed they had been friends since high school. 1. } googletag.enableServices(); Have the Top Business Headlines newsletter conveniently delivered to your inbox in the morning or evening. Using the word we loosely did not infer that I was on his team and I wanted him to win and not the others, he said. In an e-mailed statement to The Globe and Mail he said he could not provide a detailed comment while the matter was under investigation. He was part of a steering committee of four senior officials who approved the shortlist of bidders, and another steering committee of four who ultimately recommended Bondfield win the contract decisions by consensus that, he says, eliminated any outsized influence he may have tried to wield. border-color: #38a6c1 !important; return tdLocalCache.data[resource_id]; Needs to be unanimous. The author of the letters, which were unsigned, urged the reporters to look into the many ties between Mr. Georgiou and Mr. Aquino, and the awarding of the St. Michaels contract. get: function (resource_id) { Over a number of years, Aquino and his associates were alleged to have carried out a false invoicing scheme by which they siphoned off tens of millions of dollars from both companies. Mr. Georgiou has denied he swayed the procurement in Bondfields favour. Domenic Dipede, Bondfield controller at the time, corresponds with a Potentia shareholder about Mr. Aquino and Mr. Georgiou investing in the solar company. He said he had never personally profited from the scheme, but acknowledged distributing part of the proceeds, in cash, to a friend who had asked him to issue the invoices. .td_block_template_13 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, .tdm-btn-style1 { Zurich is seeking a court order to rescind the surety bonds it issued. .td-post-small-box a:hover, Now, a recently established investigative agency of police officers and prosecutors, Ontarios Serious Fraud Office, has launched a sweeping probe into Mr. Aquino, Mr. Georgiou and the procurement. body .td_top_authors .td_mod_wrap:hover .td-author-post-count, Mr. Georgious lawyer has said her client denies any wrongdoing. Mr. Aquino was Bondfield's CEO when it won the St. Michael's contract in 2015.Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail. .td-footer-wrapper .td-post-category, "name": "Home" htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-os-x'; He and other Corebuild employees have not been accused of wrong-doing, and he and his colleagues have co-operated with police and financial investigations into the former Bondfield operations. }, #bbpress-forums .bbp-pagination .current, A warren of crowded hallways with low-hanging ceilings, much of the facility belies the hospitals world-class reputation for research and care. Alessandra Aquino, B. ENG, MBA, Vice President of Project Development. Subcontractors were furious. After publishing its first piece, The Globe learned that, at the same time Mr. Georgiou had been evaluating bids for the St. Michaels project, he had also been working on the side for companies owned by Mr. Aquino. John Aquino, the former chief executive officer of Bondfield, is seen in his SUV outside Bondfields office in Vaughan, Ont., on April 20, 2020. #bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-permalink:hover, The day after Bondfields win at the court of appeal, the company sought protection from creditors and that, in effect, ended the lawsuit. #bbpress-forums .bbp-body .sticky li.bbp-topic-title .bbp-topic-permalink, body .td_top_authors .td-active .td-author-post-count, John Aquino is also being investigated by the SFO for his role in alleged corruption at St. Michaels. .tdm_block_pricing.tds_pricing2_block.tdm-pricing-featured .tdm-pricing-header, -webkit-box-shadow: 0 4px 26px #38a6c1; In 2017, more subcontractors walked off the job because of lack of payment. They also sometimes obtain a courts permission to execute civil search warrants on residences and businesses what is known as an Anton Piller order. Mark can be reached at. window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; York Regional Police have laid seven criminal charges against former Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd. chief executive officer John Aquino. CFO at Bondfield Construction Company Limited Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. If the insurance giant is successful, it raises questions about who will ultimately pay for the redevelopment, which is 3 years behind schedule and has left the hospital with an unfinished project in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement to The Globe this week, a spokesperson for Osler said the firm had no knowledge of the e-mail deletions. The monitor and . *rv\:11\./) ) { Receive a free update of the latest Ontario Construction News each morning -- Cancel anytime! } var td_viewport_interval_list=[{"limitBottom":767,"sidebarWidth":228},{"limitBottom":1018,"sidebarWidth":300},{"limitBottom":1140,"sidebarWidth":324}]; } .td-subcat-filter .td-subcat-list a:hover, body .td_block_list_menu li.current-menu-ancestor > a, He has not been charged with a criminal offence, and he did not respond to a request for comment. TLDR: Zurich has ceased to fund construction. .block-title > a, Thanks again for cigar it was good to see you and you have charged my batteries.. Bondfield's office in Vaughan. #td-mobile-nav .td-register-section a:hover, We know courts, and courts know and trust us. "; Mark Buckshon, Publisher, Ontario Construction News. This is not entirely accurate. The Globe submitted more than 1,700 records. var tds_logo_on_sticky=""; "@type": "WebPage", He has brought few Letters, he mentions the entire Capture of the fourth regiment who upon the expedition of Col. Maitland pushing into the Country their retreat was cut off and obliged to lay down their Arms officers and Soldiers not one escaping.1 He gives also accounts of the Arrival of several . "position": 2, .tds-button2 i, To end the impasse, Infrastructure Ontario and St. Michaels took unprecedented steps, with the CEOs of both agencies exchanging e-mails and involving their boards. For his part, Mr. Georgiou denied, in his examination, having any interest whatsoever in the buildings. The Globe is not naming these sources because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the procurement. this.is_ajax_running = false; Sam Ciccolini, one of the founders of Masters Insurance Ltd. and a prominent Conservative party backer in Vaughan, responded to the e-mailed statement: I think a legal action should be filed against the Globe and let them know that the Aquinos are no pushovers and the Ciccolinis will be right beside them to help.. 235. .td-header-wrap .black-menu .sf-menu > .current-menu-item > a, .td-load-more-wrap a:hover, } Prosecutors filed detention orders against the accused in Rome and in Reggio Calabria, the capital of the southern Italian region where the 'Ndrangheta, the proper name of the Mafia there, was. border-color: #38a6c1 transparent transparent transparent !important; var tdb_modal_confirm="Save"; Canadian singing legend, Andy Kim and his nine-piece band headlined the gala, providing the . Mr. Aquino exchanged e-mails with Bondfields chief financial officer, Domenic Dipede, who also kept track of Mr. Aquinos personal investments. It was granted creditor protection last spring. } Two days later, they returned with new scores, and this time Bondfield had moved into third place, replacing Turner Construction, which had been knocked down to fourth. Infrastructure Ontario continues to defend its conclusions. font-weight:500; } .td-trending-now-wrapper:hover .td-trending-now-title, .comment-reply-link:hover, Lived In North Hollywood CA, West Hollywood CA, Los Angeles CA, Boca Raton FL. } } Pressed by Zurichs lawyers, though, Mr. Georgiou said thats not at all what Mr. Aquino meant. } } Evidence filed in court by Zurich includes Mr. Aquinos handwritten notes, which show he sought advice from Mr. MacNaughton. The answer was yes. Your time is valuable. Bondfield's office in Vaughan. But I didnt give any cash to Mike Mendonca., Mr. Mendonca declined to explain what Mr. Georgiou was referring to when he asked Mr. Aquino to get something for him. remove: function (resource_id) { background-color: rgba(56, 166, 193, 0.7); .sf-menu > .current-menu-ancestor > a:after, Required fields are marked *. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; In response to the revelations, the hospital and Infrastructure Ontario each hired teams of lawyers and forensic investigators, neither of which found evidence of the alleged kickbacks. When he was asked about a 2013 e-mail from Mr. Aquino, which showed Bondfield replaced eight dead trees on Mr. Georgious property, Mr. Georgiou replied, I paid for those trees. He explained that he paid Mr. Aquino in cash and sports tickets. Mr. Aquino was fired from Bondfield in 2018 by his younger brother Steven Aquino, who supplanted him as president. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. But behind the scenes, e-mails show, he continued to act as an aide to Mr. Aquino a whisperer who could help him navigate the politics of the hospital. "@context": "http://schema.org", -moz-box-shadow: 0 4px 26px #38a6c1; .td-post-small-box a:hover, .td-header-wrap .black-menu .sf-menu > li > a:hover, In 2014 in the middle of the St. Michaels procurement Bondfields then controller, Domenic Dipede, exchanged e-mails with another Potentia shareholder, Ted Manziaris, about Mr. Aquino and Mr. Georgiou investing. .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .current-category-ancestor > a, In doing so, Aquino siphoned off tens of millions of dollars from Bondfield. Court records showed that while he was a senior official at the procurement agency, he also controlled two construction companies that had issued invoices, totalling $65,000, to York for maintenance work. #bbpress-forums .bbp-forums-list li a:hover, But when a team of evaluators first scored the bidders, they put Bondfield in fourth place a ranking that, if allowed to stand, would eliminate the company from the race. This letter will help both my and your lawsuit with the newspaper.. The Bondfield group is the general contractor on a number of large scale infrastructure and other construction projects in Ontario. Bondfield's financing for St. Michael's project meant it wouldn't receive any taxpayer support from the public-private partnership until after the patient-care tower was finished. .sf-menu > .sfHover > a:after, The records Zurich has pried out of Bondfields computer servers also call into question the efforts or lack thereof of Infrastructure Ontario, the provinces procurement arm, to unravel the relationship between the two men. EllisDons Middle East and North Africa (MENA) teams SeaWorld Abu Dhabi project has been awarded the Building Transformation Innovation Spotlight Ontario Construction News staff writer #td-mobile-nav .td-menu-login-section a:hover, .td-header-wrap .black-menu .sf-menu > .current-category-ancestor > a, I am with Vas. As part of that proceeding, lawyers for Zurich examined Steven Aquino, under oath, in 2020. But the court documents also offer a rare peek into another aspect of the Bondfield scandal: the many steps taken by Mr. Aquino to suppress the truth, destroy evidence and kill a story that threatened to derail a company. var td_magnific_popup_translation_tPrev="Previous (Left arrow key)"; } The City of Hamilton has discovered more sewage flowing directly into Lake Ontario. this.td_user_action = ''; // load more or infinite loader (used by the animation) Vas Georgiou was chief administrative officer of St. Michaels Hospital from 2013 to 2015, and John Aquino was CEO of Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd. when it won the coveted contract to create Canadas premier critical-care centre in 2015 a $300-million project that is mired in protracted delays. If they take a large loss funding construction, that is the risk of doing this type of business. Her extensive experience as a . On Nov. 12, 2015, St. Michaels fired Mr. Georgiou for cause. this.id = ''; The mass deletion of those estimated 5,000 e-mails, however, did not capture every mention of Mr. Georgiou. In December, 2017, there were several e-mails about Mr. Mendonca. .td-subfooter-menu li a:hover, a.vc_btn-black:hover, body .tdm-social-item i { Derrick Toigo, then a senior vice-president with Infrastructure Ontario, refused to approve Bondfields bid. John Aquino, the former chief executive officer of Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd., was a domineering boss who was used to getting his way. As far as your story goes, I wont provide any information on the victims, in order to protect them, Pattenden wrote to OCN. For its part, Unity Health spokeswoman Sabrina Divell told The Globe that St. Michaels had no knowledge at the time about the work done on Mr. Georgious home. Last week, The Globe published a story about the unsealed records evidence that was compiled by Zurich Insurance Company Ltd., the multinational company that issued more than $1-billion in construction surety bonds to Bondfield. This article was published more than 1 year ago. var td_magnific_popup_translation_image_tError="The image #%curr% could not be loaded. (Mr. Georgiou was also suing St. Michaels for wrongful dismissal. } googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); var htmlTag = document.getElementsByTagName("html")[0]; .wpb_tabs li.ui-tabs-active a, You can receive a daily update of certificates and notices published in Ontario Construction News, sent around 7:30 a.m. each morning. "They asked him if John Aquino had ever told him about any payments he had made to anyone involved in projects Bondfield was bidding on or had secured. Sure enough, the day after Mr. Georgious argument with Mr. Toigo, Mr. Aquino wrote detailed notes about the dispute in his notebook right down to Bondfields low design score. "name": "York Regional Police charge former Bondfield CEO John Aquino with assault, uttering" Speak Bay Street not Calabrese.. Save the date for our 62nd annual Conference and Expo. This included landscaping his yard, demolishing his driveway, carpentry inside his residence and working on his gazebo. reported that the Bondfield Group had a cash flow concern. filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='rgba(0,0,0,0.8)', endColorstr='rgba(0,0,0,0.7)', GradientType=0 ); He has not been charged with a criminal offence, and he did not respond to a request for comment. Bondfield, represented by the team at Osler, filed a notice of libel and later launched a $125-million defamation lawsuit against The Globe, its publisher and three Globe reporters. var td_magnific_popup_translation_ajax_tError="The content from %url% could not be loaded. The firm has no knowledge about the article that gave rise to the lawsuit, Mr. Matheson said. Asked what Mr. Georgiou was supposed to do for the remaining $450,000, Mr. Aquino said he could earn it by giving him assistance, advice, you know, like a like a finders fee.. That didnt stop Mr. Aquino. "; if( -1 !== navigator.userAgent.indexOf('IEMobile') ){ They should continue to fund construction, and then sue the actual fraudsters (John Aquino & Bondfield). Mr. Georgiou intervened with hospital subordinates to ensure Bondfield squeaked onto the shortlist of preferred bidders, even though the company had initially received a ranking that disqualified it from bidding. -webkit-box-shadow: 0 2px 16px #38a6c1; Bondfields $299-million bid had secured the contract, but now it had to pull off the job without Mr. Georgiou in a position of influence. .td-page-title, .page .td_quote_box, EllisDons design was considered non-compliant and it was disqualified. background-color: #38a6c1; .widget_display_topics .bbp-author-name, .td-next-prev-wrap a:hover, .vc_tta-container .vc_tta-color-grey.vc_tta-tabs-position-top.vc_tta-style-classic .vc_tta-tabs-container { .bbp_widget_login .button:hover, Tel: 905-458-1313 ext. I think that is wrong. After The Globe published a story on Sept. 24, 2015, outlining how Mr. Georgiou had been working on Mr. Aquinos commercial buildings at the same time he was evaluating bidders for the project, Mr. OBrien sprang into action. The Globe and Mail discovered that information on their own, and I wont confirm it.. "; The sprawling nature of the Bondfield probe also speaks to the companys significant role in Ontarios public sector, as well as the deep impact its 2019 insolvency left on the construction industry. var tds_theme_color_site_wide="#38a6c1"; [17] John Aquino's employment with the Bondfield Group was terminated on October 15, Mr. MacNaughton could not be reached for comment. When The Globe published more stories, including a piece about both mens ties to GP8 Sportwater, Bondfield sued over those as well. Also in September, 2015, Mr. Aquino retained a public relations expert, Liberal insider David MacNaughton and his then firm, StrategyCorp, to craft responses to one of The Globes line of inquiries. That same 2013 e-mail also raises questions about who was ultimately paying for the work on Mr. Georgious home. background: rgba(0,0,0,0.8); This article was published more than 1 year ago. 32 followers 30 connections. These included the renovation of Torontos Union Station, as well as restoring St. Michaels Hospital in Toronto and Cambridge Memorial Hospital in southwestern Ontario., But in 2018, the company imploded in what the Surety Association of Canada has called the most devastating collapse of a construction company in Canadian history. .td-author-name a:hover, A construction union deal with a labour supply company rather than directly with a builder . That morning, The Globe and Mail had published the first of a series of stories about Mr. Aquinos friend, Vas Georgiou, the second-in-command at Torontos St. Michaels Hospital. } The hospital believed it had just the man for the job an executive with a background in health care and construction. Since that time, he has served in multiple roles, including overseeing construction and working as the hospitals chief information officer. By 2016, the project was already falling into disarray. body .td_top_authors .td_mod_wrap:hover .td-author-comments-count, htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-firefox'; .td-grid-style-4 .entry-title .td_module_wrap:hover .entry-title a, Despite Bondfields failure to produce the e-mails, The Globe was successful in quashing the suit in Ontario Superior Court in 2018. Another e-mail from June 10, 2015 after the St. Michaels contract was awarded to Bondfield shows that a Bondfield landscaper wanted to know how he should pay for $4,000 worth of artificial turf Mr. Georgiou wanted for his backyard. John received a BS degree from University of Chicago and a MBA from University of . .td-right-smart-list:hover, As for the project itself, St. Michaels has opened six floors of the new tower for patient care, as well as a COVID-19 vaccination clinic. On July 27, Mr. Georgiou reached out to Mr. Aquino: More importantly we need to connect on Mike and the BS going on down there and what we do to keep him., The next day, Mr. Aquino replied: I am worried about Smooth., Mr. Mendonca declined to answer a list of questions from The Globe about why he continued to engage with Mr. Georgiou after he was fired. font-size:13px; delete tdLocalCache.data[resource_id]; On March 14, 2016, Mr. Aquino sought an audience with the leadership of the hospital, and was coached by Mr. Georgiou on his approach. }); This backchannel was in contravention of numerous procurement rules, and if anyone discovered the e-mails, it would mean trouble for both men. Do not get upset or angry, he wrote. .tdm-btn-style2 { Whatever pressure Mr. Aquino was contemplating, nothing came of it. .td_block_template_1 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, .header-search-wrap .td-drop-down-search:before { Zurich is suing Mr. Aquino and Mr. Georgiou, as well as Unity Health Toronto, the hospital network that includes St. Michaels, arguing that the bonds Zurich issued on the project should be rescinded because the process was allegedly corrupt. Infrastructure Ontario signs hang on the construction hoarding outside St. Michael's in 2018.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. But the two men went back even further. .td_block_template_11 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, Mr. Aquino told Mr. Georgiou: Your (sic) going to get a bousta if can make this deal.. John Aquino was the directing mind of Bondfield Construction Company Limited (BCCL), a construction company that operated in and around Toronto, as well as its affiliate, Forma-Con Construction (CC), which performed concrete forming. (It has since been purchased by the Power Corp. family of companies and renamed Potentia Renewables). Andy Pattenden confirmed in an email to Ontario Construction News (OCN) on Monday. In the email to OCN, Pattendden wrote that Aquino has been charged with two counts of Assault with a Weapon, a single Break and Enter count, and four counts of Uttering Threats. box-shadow: 0 2px 16px #38a6c1; "; That phase is designed to narrow the potential bidders down to a shortlist of the three top candidates. { .vc_tta-container .vc_tta-color-grey.vc_tta-tabs-position-top.vc_tta-style-classic .vc_tta-tabs-container .vc_tta-tab.vc_active > a, Into disarray, Bondfield sued over those as well detailed comment while the matter under. 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