Whats more, it said its investigators which consisted of a team from Toronto law firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP and forensic auditors from Cohen Hamilton Steger & Co. Inc. had found no evidence of any attempt to inappropriately influence the procurement. Infrastructure Ontario paid Blakes $1.4-million for its work on the report. var td_email_user_empty="Email or username empty! More than $1-billion worth of Bondfields projects were guaranteed by Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd., including the St. Michaels project, through construction surety bonds. [16] In October 2018, BCCL's primary lender, Bridging Finance Inc. ("Bridging"), called in its $80,000,000 loan. York Regional Police have laid seven criminal charges against former Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd. chief executive officer John Aquino. The aggregate value of these projects is in the billions of dollars. Your email address will not be published. He also retained a public affairs specialist, David MacNaughton, who just six months later would be named Canadas ambassador to the United States. { Omitted from Bondfields records were, of course, the 5,000 e-mails that had been destroyed, Mr. Aquinos e-mails to Mr. Weinstock and the e-mails in which Mr. Aquino outlined plans to attack Globe and get the story crushed.. var td_user_incorrect="Username incorrect! He sued The Globe as well, but never proceeded past filing a statement of claim. Not only was Mr. Georgiou friends with Mr. Aquino, the two men were working together on multiple business ventures a pair of commercial buildings in midtown Toronto, as well as a bottled water company, GP8 Sportwater. The firm was required to conduct a review of its own records when the court-appointed monitor for Bondfield which sought bankruptcy protection in 2019 obtained a judges order requiring anyone with evidence of the deletions to preserve those documents. this.atts = ''; var td_email_user_pass_incorrect="User or password incorrect! Charges against John Aquino also include break-and-enter, uttering threats .td_wrapper_video_playlist .td_video_currently_playing:after { The details of the mass deletion are contained in thousands of pages of court documents unsealed in March, at the request of The Globe, by Ontario Superior Court Justice Cory Gilmore. Photos: Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail, Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, USDA FSA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community. .dropcap2, color: #38a6c1; .td-load-more-wrap a:hover, On March 19, The Globe successfully argued to Ontario Superior Court Justice Cory Gilmore that the records uncovered by Zurich should be released to the public. .td-search-query, He passed messages from Mr. Aquino to Mr. Mendonca, and vice versa, through 2017. 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. htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-chrome'; } Mr. Georgiou insisted he had been railroaded, and launched a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against St. Michaels. Ralph Aquino CHAIRMAN Ralph brings more than 60 years of construction experience to this Chairman role at Corebuild. .td-block-title-wrap .td-wrapper-pulldown-filter .td-pulldown-filter-item .td-cur-simple-item, [17] John Aquino's employment with the Bondfield Group was terminated on October 15, } 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"]}; JOHN AQUINO [email protected] 416.626.1700 x 515 416.667.8422 Colliers International Bondfield Construction Company Member Type: Industrial Specialist Member Type: Associate Member. .td_block_template_9 .td-block-title:after, The result was a $125-million libel lawsuit from the construction company. "name": "Around the province" var td_ad_background_click_link=""; Next post This is the most recent story. .td_block_template_9 .td-related-title:after { St. Michaels Hospital, founded in 1892 with a mission of treating Torontos poor and vulnerable, long ago outgrew the space it occupies. font-weight:500; Under John Aquinos leadership, the contractor secured several high-profile government contracts, worth a total of more than $1-billion, to redevelop major Ontario landmarks and vital pieces of infrastructure, the newspaper reported. } .td-next-prev-wrap a:hover, Mr. Georgiou exploited his position to influence the direction of the evaluation, the company said in its pleadings. } On May 18, 2014 three days before the deadline Mr. Georgiou advised Mr. Aquino to keep certain costs out of Bondfields proposed price, explaining that he could always fight later when we are No. I think that is wrong. Follow Greg McArthur on Twitter: @McarthurGregOpens in a new windowFollow Karen Howlett on Twitter: @kahowlettOpens in a new window. } $19 Million Mini Biography John Aquino was created on Apr 20, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pa, USA as John Michael Grochowina. .td_round_btn, 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. "@id": "https://www.ontarioconstructionnews.com/york-regional-police-charge-former-bondfield-ceo-john-aquino-with-assault-uttering-threats-globe-and-mail/", Mr. Aquino said Mr. Georgiou didnt do anything to earn the remaining $450,000, and he had no explanation for the spreadsheet that indicated he owed Mr. Georgiou $500,000. The fraudster shareholder was John Aquino. this.td_filter_value = ''; //current live filter value 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. He has lived in Ottawa since 1981. 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. Mr. MacNaughton was named Canadas ambassador to the United States in March, 2016. var td_email_incorrect="Email incorrect! John Aquino was born on 20 April 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 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. var td_get_template_directory_uri="https:\/\/www.ontarioconstructionnews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/td-composer\/legacy\/common"; 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. .header-search-wrap .td-drop-down-search:after, .td-read-more a, Experience CFO Bondfield Construction Company Limited . It is the first major test of the capabilities of the SFO, which was created in 2018 in response to criticism that law enforcement has struggled to properly investigate and prosecute complex white-collar crime. Ontario Construction News staff writer John Bondfield to the Commissioners. Funding will go By Susanna McLeod Toigo voted against Bondfield design, Mr. Aquino wrote. If you would like to receive this service, just complete the information below. } Even after Mr. Georgiou was fired by St. Michaels in 2015, he continued to use his influence to help Bondfield. "; St. Michael's Hospital in 2015, the year that Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd. won a contract to manage a major redevelopment there. 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. .td-post-content blockquote p, But sensitive and confidential bidding information continued to flow Mr. Aquinos way. Most startling was that it alleges former Ontario General Contractors Association chair John Aquino, a 33 per cent shareholder in the privately-held business founded by his father Ralph 50 years ago, took $5.2 million. For its part, Bondfield produced 56 records. body .td_top_authors .td-active .td-author-post-count, Our Toronto office acts for Ernst & Young Inc., as monitor in the CCAA proceedings of Bondfield Construction Company Limited and various affiliates. a, font-family:"Work Sans"; Beginning in 2015, BCCL and its affiliated entities (the Bondfiled Group) began to experience liquidity challenges. body .tdm-social-item i { 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 . 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. .widget_display_topics .bbp-author-name, .sf-menu ul .menu-item a { } a.vc_btn-black:hover, 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. input[type=submit]:hover, For its part, Zurich said, through its lawyer, that it disagreed with that assertion. They should continue to fund construction, and then sue the actual fraudsters (John Aquino & Bondfield). .sf-menu > li:hover > a:after, .tds-progress-bar3 .tdm-progress-bar:after { He has not been charged with a criminal offence, and he did not respond to a request for comment. .td_block_text_with_title blockquote p, .tdm_block_pricing .tdm-pricing-feature i, .widgettitle:after, htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-safari'; body .td_top_authors .td_mod_wrap:hover .td-authors-name a, 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. Osler declined to say how much it was paid by Bondfield. Speak Bay Street not Calabrese.. font-family:"Work Sans"; It is obviously something we are deeply concerned about and the hospital will be conducting an investigation of the situation and will be engaging external counsel to assist with the review.. .td-post-small-box a:hover, }); The day after Bondfields win at the court of appeal, the company sought protection from creditors and that, in effect, ended the lawsuit. .tdm-btn-style2 { } var td_ajax_url="https:\/\/www.ontarioconstructionnews.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?td_theme_name=Newspaper&v=12.2"; "; Mr. Aquino was a part owner of the company that owned the building and, during the same period of time Mr. Georgiou was evaluating bidders interested in redeveloping the hospital, Mr. Georgiou had been co-ordinating construction work at the building. var tds_theme_color_site_wide="#38a6c1"; Now, St. Michaels just needed someone to manage the project. If not for this change in scores, Bondfield would not have been qualified.. [email protected]. .td-post-next-prev-content a:hover, But Zurich alleges other e-mails show Mr. Georgiou was indeed trying to obtain some kind of compensation for Mr. Mendonca. .page-nav .current, You will receive an email to confirm your subscription, just to be sure this is your email address. "item": { background-color: rgba(56, 166, 193, 0.7); var tdb_modal_cancel_alt="No"; Contact us: [email protected], 2023 26750547 Ontario Ltd., Ontario Construction News, 1554 Carling Ave. Suite 57, Ottawa, ON K1Z 7M4 (888) 627-8717 ext 114. .td_wrapper_video_playlist .td_video_controls_playlist_wrapper, He resumed using his Bondfield e-mail address, [email protected], which had not come to light when he was fired, and was given a new BlackBerry by Mr. Aquino. Law firms that specialize in white-collar investigations often turn to the courts to compel the production of documents. The evaluators gave the company a design score of 70.74 per cent only a hair above the 70-per-cent threshold for disqualification. In making the award, the court concluded that "the looting of Bondfield by its CEO, John Aquino, and the other Bondfield Respondents to the tune of tens of millions of dollars rises to the level of reprehensible and scandalous behaviour that attracts the sanction of substantial indemnity costs." _____ Bondfield sued the Globe. Your time is valuable. Andy Pattenden confirmed in an email to Ontario Construction News (OCN) on Monday. The charges include allegations that Aquino assaulted and threatened to kill some of the companys employees and co-owners. Bondfield has been a major player in Ontario construction industry for years, booking hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue a year. Steven Aquino replied that, yes, his brother told him he had paid Mr. Marafioti in connection with Bondfield's work at Sunnybrook. ] this.td_current_page = 1; // 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 googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); .widgettitle, } Bondfield's office in Vaughan. 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. .td-rating-bar-wrap div, Why on earth would Mr. Mendonca, you and Mr. Aquino, for any legitimate purpose, need to be discussing St. Mikes at all?. .author-box-wrap .td-author-social a:hover, .tdm-btn-style2:before { "; Mr. Aquino made good on his promise to hire a libel lawyer, though, turning to one of Canadas premier law firms, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. > color: #38a6c1 !important; Ukraine Interior Minister Killed In Helicopter Crash, Greta v. Polizei, Worlds Oldest Person Dies, Didi reopens to new users after $1.2-B fine, Jordan, Latvia and Israel shake up diplomatic corps after Shadow Diplomats investigation ICIJ. Following an in-depth peer review process, the 2022 Lexpert Special Edition: Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers guide recognizes 15 Lenczner Slaght lawyers for their extensive courtroom experience and subject-matter expertise. ), In August, 2016, Mr. Georgiou e-mailed Mr. Aquino, and in an apparent reference to litigation, said: It is time to play smart offense, enough stay at home defense., The next month, Mr. Georgiou sought a letter from Bondfield that would state neither he, nor any company associated with him, had received any compensation from Mr. Aquino or any companies associated with Mr. Aquino. .td-instagram-user a, var tds_more_articles_on_post_pages_distance_from_top=0; 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. .td_default_btn, var td_magnific_popup_translation_image_tError="The image #%curr% could not be loaded. } John Aquino has stepped down and been replaced by his brother Steve Aquino, formerly vice-president of operations. var tds_snap_menu="smart_snap_always"; We need to finish a few things at his place. Other e-mails from 2013, 2014 and 2015 show Bondfield staff asked Mr. Aquino for instructions about how to record work done at Vas house or Vass house.. Michael Keen, who is now vice-president of facilities at St. Michaels, but at the time was one of the evaluators, was also questioned by Zurichs lawyers. .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, John Aquino, owner, Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd., co-founder and co-chair of the ICARE gala . if ( /chrom(e|ium)/.test(navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase()) ) { Bondfield, a mid-sized, family-owned construction company, was making a push to join the ranks of Ontarios biggest players in public infrastructure. The company had just eked out a passing grade. It must be recognized that neither the legal nor forensic accounting teams had the power to compel documents and testimony from unwilling parties.. 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. 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. That was not the only e-mail in which Mr. Georgiou used the word we to describe Bondfield. .td-search-close span:hover i { a.vc_btn-black:hover, The newspaper reported police allege that when Steven Aquino informed John Aquino he was being terminated from his position, John Aquino threw hot coffee on his brother. Receive a free update of the latest Ontario Construction News each morning -- Cancel anytime! .sf-menu > .current-category-ancestor > a:after, .tdm-btn-style3 { .td_block_template_4 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item:before { (It has since been purchased by the Power Corp. family of companies and renamed Potentia Renewables). var td_pass_empty="Pass empty! John Bondfield to the Commissioners, 3 October 1778. Architect Ontario Construction News staff writer Aquino, a former Ontario General Contractors Association chair, has been charged with two counts of assault with a weapon; break and enter; and four counts of uttering threats. 3. this.td_column_number = ''; Mr. Georgiou advised Mr. Aquino to keep his temper well known throughout Ontarios construction industry in check. See You Next Year. 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. Aquino, 48, was arrested and charged on Sept. 23, York Regional Police (YRP) Staff Sgt. Previously, John was an Executive Vice President & Workers' Compensatio n Practice Leader at Benfield Group Ltd (extinct and also held positions at Aon, Patriot National, WTW, Sedgwick. .td-weather-week:before, Save the date for our 62nd annual Conference and Expo. Zurich determined that the two men communicated secretly throughout the hospital bidding process. Mr. Aquino rallied allies in the construction industry and a prominent Conservative fundraiser. .tds-title3 .tdm-title-line:after, #bbpress-forums li.bbp-header .bbp-reply-content span a:hover, .td-footer-wrapper .widget_product_search input[type="submit"]:hover, He has not been charged with a criminal offence, and he did not respond to a request for comment. We are yet without any Arrivals from any part of America, from Carolina as an embargo is in force for the exporting of Rice,1 it is not extraordinary, but from all the other Provinces some Vessels may be expected as there are . 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. var tds_header_style=""; } htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-iemobile'; Police allege that was assault with a weapon. Mr. Marafioti has not been charged with any criminal offences. .td-load-more-wrap a:hover, Mr. Aquino also wanted to know if his name showed up in any public records connected with a commercial building in Toronto. .td_block_template_9 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, 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. On Sept. 25, the company disseminated a statement, calling The Globes reporting false allegations. The Ontario General Contractors Association, which Mr. Aquino had recently chaired at the time, reprinted Bondfields statement, and encouraged its members to refrain from commenting on the allegations in the media. 2442931 ONTARIO INC., BONDFIELD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED, JOHN AQUINO, VASOS GEORGIOU and UNITY HEALTH TORONTO Defendants/Moving Party ORDER THIS MOTION, made by the Defendant, Unity Health Toronto, in writing, for an Order validating and substituting service on the Defendant, John Aquino, to this action, 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. 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. Mr. Georgiou worked at Infrastructure Ontario from 2006 until he was dismissed in 2012, after he was implicated in a false invoice scheme at Torontos York University. Osler operates a Risk Management and Crisis Response team, and Bondfield retained one of its team members, Kevin OBrien. Four months later, in July, Mr. Georgiou and Mr. Aquino were again concerned about Mr. Mendonca jumping ship. } In doing so, Aquino siphoned off tens of millions of dollars from Bondfield. Mr. Toigos opposition had serious implications. The bulk of that work was awarded during the hospitals redevelopment in the mid-2000s, when Bondfield expanded the emergency department and worked on several research labs. .td-pulldown-syle-2 .td-subcat-dropdown ul:after, Alessandra Aquino, B. ENG, MBA, Vice President of Project Development. 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. }, } border-color: transparent transparent #38a6c1 transparent; 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. This article was published more than 1 year ago. .td-left-smart-list:hover, .td_outlined_btn: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. .sf-menu > .sfHover > a:after, About three months later, that firm declared it believed Bondfields bid was compliant and could proceed. var tdBlockNonce="0e942a88e7"; Mr. Georgious lawyer has said her client denies any wrongdoing. border-color: #38a6c1; A Roman Catholic religious order founded the hospital on Bond Street in the 1890s.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0,0,0,0.8) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%); Five companies were vying for the contract: PCL, EllisDon, Bondfield, Turner Construction and Brookfield Multiplex. In an e-mail to The Globe, Mr. Ciccolini says he was merely offering his support because of his long-standing relationship with John Aquinos father, Ralph. -moz-box-shadow: 0 4px 26px #38a6c1; 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. 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. Your time is valuable. .dropcap3, 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. Since that time, he has served in multiple roles, including overseeing construction and working as the hospitals chief information officer. this.is_ajax_running = false; When questioned by Zurichs lawyers, Mr. Georgiou insists he didnt invest. I did not invest, he said. Infrastructure Ontario launched an investigation of his dealings with Vas Georgiou.Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail. } .widget a:hover, "@type": "ListItem", "@type": "WebPage", } That was a conflict of interest neither man disclosed. Condrain Company (1983) Ltd. has been charged with six counts of criminal negligence causing death in relation to a crash Ontario Construction News staff writer On Jan. 29, 2013 just a few weeks after Mr. Georgiou started his new job at the hospital a Bondfield employee e-mailed Mr. Aquino to tell him he was working on the companys submission. 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. #bbpress-forums .bbp-forum-title:hover, { .tds-button2 .tdm-btn-text, In its statement, Unity Health characterized Zurichs lawsuit as an attempt to get out of its obligations under the surety bonds, and noted that the healthcare network has countersued the insurer. Bondfield, meanwhile, launched a $125-million libel lawsuit against The Globe. Corebuild Construction LTD. Executive Team Members Steven Aquino, B.A.Sc. .td-category-title-holder .td-page-title { 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))); var tds_logo_on_sticky=""; this.max_num_pages = 0; //from wp var td_please_wait="Please wait"; #td-mobile-nav .td-register-section a:hover, googletag.enableServices(); He said bousta was reference to a commission that Mr. Georgiou would earn as an adviser on the casino deal. 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. He was released with a next court date of Jan. 6, 2021, Pattenden wrote. #bbpress-forums .bbp-body .sticky li.bbp-topic-title .bbp-topic-permalink, Zurich, however, contends this was far more sinister. 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