} .td-load-more-wrap a:hover, We salute and recognize our Gala Co-chairs, John Aquino, Bondfield Construction and Sam Ciccolini, SJC Investments Inc., as well as our donors, friends and benefactors who generously supported this worthwhile cause and made it a truly special event. .wpb_tabs li.ui-tabs-active a, Since then, John Aquino has emerged as a central figure in the fallout from Bondfields collapse. As the deadline for the final bids crept closer, Mr. Aquino and Mr. Georgiou continued to exchange messages on the secret BlackBerry and Mr. Georgious bondfield.com e-mail account. Several sources with knowledge of Mr. Georgious interventions at the RFQ and RFP stages interventions that benefited Bondfield who spoke with The Globe said they were simply never approached by the investigators. More than $1-billion worth of Bondfields projects were guaranteed by Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd., including the St. Michaels project, through construction surety bonds. background: rgba(0,0,0,0.8); John Aquino talks on the phone in his SUV last April outside Bondfield's office in Vaughan. 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. The report touted the number of hours it spent interviewing witnesses (144) and the number of documents it reviewed (3,785) and made several sweeping conclusions. .page-nav:first-child > div, Despite being terminated with cause the result of which was supposed to be the full termination of all of his compensation Mr. Georgiou received his full salary for another 18 months. I need you at office immediately, Mr. Aquino wrote to Mr. Weinstock at 1:05 p.m. At 3:41 p.m., someone logged into Bondfields e-mail archiver and searched for all messages containing the term Vas Georgiou. Next, similar searches for keywords that might capture e-mails written by Mr. Georgiou were executed. Aquino was also charged with breaking and entering after allegedly entering the companys headquarters in April with the intent to steal documents, Pattenden said in an e-mailed statement to the newspaper, which reported that neither Aquino nor his lawyer have responded to requests for comment. .tds-button2 .tdm-btn-text, .td-post-next-prev-content a:hover, .td-header-wrap .black-menu .sf-menu > .current-menu-item > a, body .td_block_list_menu li.current-menu-ancestor > a, } htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-ios'; Speak Bay Street not Calabrese.. .td-next-prev-wrap a:hover, Steve Aquino now is the CEO of Corebuild Construction Ltd., based in North York. tdLocalCache.data[resource_id] = cachedData; Sirs. get: function (resource_id) { The two men also believed, the e-mails show, they still had a key asset safely in place within the hospital. } Evidence filed in court by Zurich includes Mr. Aquinos handwritten notes, which show he sought advice from Mr. MacNaughton. .td-menu-background:before, .td_block_wrap .td-subcat-item a.td-cur-simple-item { Bondfield's information was based on rumors and the unfounded assumption that France and Spain would undertake combined operations in the West Indies in 1780. .td_outlined_btn { St. Michael's Hospital in 2015, the year that Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd. won a contract to manage a major redevelopment there. On Feb. 14, 2017, the two men exchanged e-mails about a proposed casino development in Vancouver that one of Mr. Aquinos neighbours was involved in financing. I did not invest, he said. That same 2013 e-mail also raises questions about who was ultimately paying for the work on Mr. Georgious home. #bbpress-forums .bbp-body .sticky li.bbp-topic-title .bbp-topic-permalink, (Mr. Georgiou was also suing St. Michaels for wrongful dismissal. In 2020, Mr. Aquino was examined by lawyers for Zurich, and a transcript was part of the court filings unsealed at the request of The Globe. They should continue to fund construction, and then sue the actual fraudsters (John Aquino & Bondfield). 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. Even after Mr. Georgiou was fired by St. Michaels in 2015, he continued to use his influence to help Bondfield. Under questioning by Zurichs lawyer, Matthew Lerner, Mr. Aquino acknowledged Bondfield performed all of this work free of charge. Sign up today. .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .current-menu-ancestor > a, The agency is investigating these troubling allegations, said spokeswoman Anne Marie Aikins. The notes say he discussed with Mr. MacNaughton whether he should proactively get out in front of the issues Globe reporters were probing, or wait until after the newspaper published an article. .td_3D_btn, Mr. Aquino was Bondfield's CEO when it won the St. Michael's contract in 2015. Your time is valuable. In a statement to The Globe this week, a spokesperson for Osler said the firm had no knowledge of the e-mail deletions. John Aquino, the former chief executive officer of Bondfield, is seen in his SUV outside Bondfields office in Vaughan, Ont., on April 20, 2020.Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail. .td_wp_recentcomments a:hover, border-color: #38a6c1 transparent transparent transparent !important; 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.. This barely satisfactory score was not good enough for one of the Infrastructure Ontario officials on the steering committee. As The Globe has reported previously, the SFO is also investigating alleged corruption at Torontos St. Michaels Hospital, which, in partnership with Infrastructure Ontario, selected Bondfield in 2014 to lead its $300-million redevelopment. .td_block_template_7 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, In a 2017 e-mail, he urged Mr. Aquino to get something for Michael Mendonca, the hospitals vice-president of the redevelopment, and who was recruited to the hospital by Mr. Georgiou. .td-404-sub-sub-title a:hover, Sign up today. #cancel-comment-reply-link:hover, Seven days later, Mr. Marafioti resigned, ending a three-decade career at Sunnybrook, which is home to Canadas largest trauma centre. - Google Street View The former CEO of a once-major Vaughan development firm was arrested on a raft of criminal charges including assault with a weapon, break-and-enter and four counts of uttering threats. .td-trending-now-wrapper:hover .td-trending-now-title, Copyright Of The Record 2020 All rights reserved. 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 body .tdm-social-item i { The mass deletion of those estimated 5,000 e-mails, however, did not capture every mention of Mr. Georgiou. .td-instagram-user a, } var tds_snap_menu="smart_snap_always"; Experience CFO Bondfield Construction Company Limited . LUCIA CANDERLE, DOMINIC DIPEDE, 2483251 ONTARIO CORP. a.k.a. The letter it sent him cited his involvement in the false-invoice scheme, as well as his failure to disclose his work for Mr. Aquinos companies. john-aquino-owner-bondfield-construction-company-ltd-and-co-founder-co-chair-of-the-icare-gala-with-wife-cinzia Johnson Ta 2015-07-08. Infrastructure Ontario launched an investigation of his dealings with Vas Georgiou. Two of those buildings, on Gervais Drive in midtown Toronto, housed multiple commercial tenants. } .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .current-menu-item > a, 0 0 805 All Time 0. St. Michael's Hospital in 2015, the year that Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd. won a contract to manage a major redevelopment there.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail. .td-subcat-filter .td-subcat-dropdown:hover .td-subcat-more, In his statement to The Globe, Mr. DuHamel of Sunnybrook said no one had informed the hospital about the testimony. "@context": "http://schema.org", .tdm-btn-style2 { .td-pulldown-syle-2 .td-subcat-dropdown:hover .td-subcat-more span, Mr. Georgiou replied three hours later, saying he spoke with Mr. Mendonca, who he said had agreed to hang in. He explained that Mr. Mendonca felt trapped because work on the project had come to a standstill, and that he was going to get trashed at the upcoming St. Michaels board meeting. In addition to $2-million in proceeds that allegedly flowed from the phony companies to Mr. Anastasio, forensic auditors also allege they have traced $5.2-million that flowed to Mr. Aquino from 2014 to 2019, court records show. Mr. Georgiou exploited his position to influence the direction of the evaluation, the company said in its pleadings. In 2015, when The Globe was preparing a story about the close ties between the two men, John Aquino ordered an IT official at Bondfield to permanently delete 5,000 e-mails and records about Mr. Georgiou from the companys servers. As Vice President of Project Development, Alessandra is involved in the earliest stages of projects, from preliminary costing to planning of the construction efforts. The Pickering parking garage contract was awarded on a lump-sum basis, and therefore, any extra costs should be born by Bondfield, not Metrolinx, Ms. Aikins said. background: -webkit-gradient(left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.8)), color-stop(100%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7))); .td-footer-wrapper .td-post-category, Learn how your comment data is processed. Bondfield also launched a public relations campaign with clients, suppliers and subcontractors to assure them nothing improper had taken place with the St. Michaels procurement. John Aquino is also being investigated by the SFO for his role in alleged corruption at St. Michaels. var tds_logo_on_sticky=""; var tdc_is_installed="yes"; 235. 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. 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.. 1. On April 3, 2019, Bondfield Construction Company Limited ("BCCL") and several related entities (collectively "Bondfield") obtained . 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. delete tdLocalCache.data[resource_id]; 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. Mr. Georgiou denies he tipped the scales in favour of Bondfield. John Aquino has stepped down and been replaced by his brother Steve Aquino, formerly vice-president of operations. A bousta, or busta, is an Italian slang term often used to describe cash in an envelope. .td-subcat-filter .td-subcat-list a:hover, The federal government last week announced over $2.1 million for infrastructure improvements and flood protection projects in Peterborough. The day after Bondfields win at the court of appeal, the company sought protection from creditors and that, in effect, ended the lawsuit. .td-page-content blockquote p, .tdm_block_pricing.tdm-pricing-featured:before, tdLocalCache.remove(resource_id); The Globe quoted Steven Aquinos testimony in a letter to Mr. Marafioti, but he did not address it in his response. John Aquino, Bondfields former president, is a target of the SFO probe as well. border-color: transparent transparent #38a6c1 transparent; .td-grid-style-4 .entry-title #bbpress-forums .bbp-forum-freshness a:hover, "; } this.header_color = ''; About three months later, that firm declared it believed Bondfields bid was compliant and could proceed. John Aquino, et al. As part of that proceeding, lawyers for Zurich examined Steven Aquino, under oath, in 2020. The company had just eked out a passing grade. .td-post-small-box a:hover, Mr. Georgiou has denied he swayed the procurement in Bondfields favour. var tdDateNamesI18n={"month_names":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"month_names_short":["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"],"day_names":["Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday"],"day_names_short":["Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri","Sat"]}; A 2018 satellite image of Mr. Georgious yard, examined by The Globe and taken at a time of year when everyone elses lawn is drab and grey, shows a patch of bright green turf next to his pool and gazebo. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. this.td_column_number = ''; "position": 1, Bondfield was a construction company that operated in the Greater Toronto Area and elsewhere. Your time is valuable. }, The aggregate value of these projects is in the billions of dollars. var tds_smart_sidebar="enabled"; The patient care tower at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto on Aug. 31, 2018.Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail. } The articles described an undisclosed commercial connection between the company's top executive, John Aquino, and a senior hospital executive, Vas Georgiou, who the paper said had admitted in. .td-pulldown-syle-2 .td-subcat-dropdown ul:after, That didnt stop Mr. Aquino. John Aquino, who headed up the company until he was fired in 2018, received the messages from a St. Michael's insider who had been given a "concealed" Bondfield.com e-mail account, investigators with Ernst & Young Inc. allege in the court filings. In March, Justice Bernadette Dietrich ruled that many of those payments, but not all, were transfers under value which means they were made for the purpose of defrauding or evading creditors. And it issued him a stern warning: He was forbidden from using confidential information he had obtained during the procurement and from providing services to any company working on the hospital. Mr. Georgious lawyer said her client denies any wrongdoing. Have the Top Business Headlines newsletter conveniently delivered to your inbox in the morning or evening. On Dec. 8, Mr. Georgiou e-mailed Mr. Aquino: I told smooth to do whatever he can do to help you and we will work things out. Then, two days before Christmas, Mr. Georgiou e-mailed Mr. Aquino with a cryptic request: Any chance to get something for Smooth today or tomorrow?, Mr. Aquino replied with a terse, two-word answer: Boxing Day. Mr. Georgiou replied: I will give him some more help tomorrow as he needs for xmas. Asked by Zurichs lawyers what help he provided to Mr. Mendonca, Mr. Aquino said he believed he gave him a panettone, the Italian sweet bread that is popular at Christmas. The Bondfield statement prompted at least one supporter to reach out and offer whatever assistance he could. He has lived in Ottawa since 1981. "@id": "https://www.ontarioconstructionnews.com/category/aroundprovince/", SafetyCo Partners, a new national occupational health and safety company, aims to change the face of safety consulting in Canada Mark Buckshon has published regional construction news publications in Ontario since 1989. For its part, Bondfield produced 56 records. "position": 3, .author-box-wrap .td-author-social a:hover, Bondfields statement of claim alleged The Globe article had the clear inference that the contract was awarded because of corruption. Pressed to explain this by Zurichs lawyers, Mr. Georgiou said Infrastructure Ontario had introduced new criteria that placed more emphasis on local experience, and the evaluators had not properly considered this in their initial scoring. .td-header-wrap .black-menu .sf-menu > .current-menu-ancestor > a, this.is_ajax_running = false; In the end, both agencies agreed to hire a third-party engineering consultant to review Bondfields bid. So much of what Runnymede Healthcare Centre does would simply not be possible without the helping hands and open hearts of the hospital's generous donors. Receive a free update of the latest Ontario Construction News each morning -- Cancel anytime! On Dec. 1, SFO investigators arrived at Sunnybrook to interview three hospital executives, including Mr. Marafioti, about its procurement policies. Zurich, however, contends this was far more sinister. border-color: #38a6c1; 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.Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail. I am with Vas. "; Bondfield's office in Vaughan. } John Aquino, the former chief executive officer of Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd., was a domineering boss who was used to getting his way. The City of Hamilton estimates 59 million litres of sanitary sewage flowed into the Hamilton Harbour over 26 years from Ontario Construction News staff writer this.ajax_pagination_infinite_stop = ''; //show load more at page x .td-theme-slider:hover .slide-meta-cat a, 1.. Late at night on Sept. 9, 2015, and into the early morning hours the next day, Mr. Aquino fired off several e-mails to Mr. Dipede: Who owns shares of GP8. .td-header-wrap .black-menu .sf-menu > li > a:hover, Suppliers, upset about payment issues, stopped delivering products. The alleged kickbacks were discovered by Zurich after it launched a lawsuit last year against Mr. Georgiou, Mr. Aquino and Unity Health Toronto the hospital network that includes St. Michaels arguing the two men orchestrated a bid-rigging scheme to ensure Bondfield won the contract. Mr. Marafioti was not a party to that litigation and was not offered an opportunity to respond to Steven Aquinos testimony. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; Learn how your comment data is processed. The problem was that neither company, both of which were owned by Mr. Georgious family, had actually performed any work. 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. #bbpress-forums .bbp-forum-title:hover, But Mr. Aquino knew Bondfields computer servers held evidence of something worse. On July 23, 2014, the evaluators tasked with reviewing the design submissions of the bidders presented their scores to the steering committee of four senior officials, including Mr. Georgiou. 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. .td_block_template_5 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, .td_block_template_12 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, On Oct. 24, 2015, Mr. Aquino also tried, unsuccessfully, to get a Bondfield employee, who was married to a Toronto Star journalist, to persuade The Star to interview him in an effort to counter attack The Globe. .header-search-wrap .td-drop-down-search:after, For the preceding two years, Mr. Aquino and Mr. Georgiou had been exchanging secret e-mails on a BlackBerry provided by Mr. Aquino e-mails about Bondfields successful pursuit of a $300-million contract to redevelop the hospital. John Aquino, owner, Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd., co-founder and co-chair of the ICARE gala . } .tds-button1, In 2015, not long after Bondfield broke ground at the hospital, brown envelopes containing identical letters appeared in the mailboxes of four Globe and Mail journalists. The Surety Association of Canada has called it the largest construction collapse in the countrys history. 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 In doing so, Aquino siphoned off tens of millions of dollars from Bondfield. .td-mobile-content .current-menu-item > a, .wpb_default, But without Mr. Toigos support, the contract couldnt be awarded. EllisDons design was considered non-compliant and it was disqualified. this.id = ''; .tds-button6:before, The next Globe story, published on Sept. 24, 2015, detailed this conflict of interest, and Mr. Georgious failure to disclose his ties to Mr. Aquino before the procurement. Her extensive experience as a . CLF supplies labourers to GTA job sites for general cleanup work on a temporary or long-term basis. .td-page-title, var td_pass_empty="Pass empty! .td_module_wrap:hover .entry-title a, background-color: #38a6c1; .tdm-btn-style3:hover { .td-header-wrap .black-menu .sf-menu > .sfHover > a, #bbpress-forums .bbp-forums-list li a:hover, Required fields are marked *. .td_block_text_with_title blockquote p, In response to e-mailed questions from The Globe, Linda Robinson, the then-chair of Infrastructure Ontarios board and a former partner at Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, said: I am not going to comment on matters that were reviewed at great length and in painstaking detail by the legal and accounting firms five years ago., Michael Lindsay, the new CEO of Infrastructure Ontario, said in an e-mailed statement that, because the agency selects winners by consensus as part of a committee, it is virtually impossible for individuals to influence the outcome., As for the investigators failure to uncover the secret e-mails between Mr. Aquino and Mr. Georgiou, or the evidence of the home renovations and other alleged benefits, Mr. Lindsay chalked that up to the limitations of private investigators. 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