Marianne Smith

Representative matters include acting on behalf of and advising:

Infrastructure/P3 Projects

• Toronto Transit Commission on its Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvements progressive design and build project

• Metrolinx on the Hamilton LRT design, build, finance, operate and maintain project

• City of Mississauga on its Dundas Bus Rapid Transit design-build project

• City of Calgary on the Green Line Stage 1 Light Rail design, build and finance project and acquisition of light rail vehicles

• City of Toronto on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway Rehabilitation project

• Metrolinx on the Bloor-Lansdowne SmartTrack GO Station design-build project

• Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension – Advance Tunnel design, build and finance project

• Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension – Advance Tunnel 2 design, build and finance project

• Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx on the design, build, finance, operation and maintenance of the GO Rail expansion project

• VIA Rail on its Maintenance Facilities Modernization Project

• City of Winnipeg on the design and build of upgrades to the North End Sewage Treatment Plant

• Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT design, build, finance and maintain project

• City of Winnipeg on the design, build, finance and maintain project for the Southwest Rapid Transitway (Stage 2) and Pembina Highway Underpass

• City of Hamilton on the design, build, finance, operate and maintain for the Biosolids Management Project

• Infrastructure Ontario on projects including:

  • Design, build and financing for the George Street Revitalization Project, with the City of Toronto

  • Design, build and financing of sports venues for the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games, Hamilton Stadium, York University Athletics Stadium and Milton Velodrome, Pan Am Aquatics Centre, Pan Am Field House and Canadian Sport Institute Ontario

  • Design, build, finance and maintain projects for the Sheppard Maintenance and Storage Facility, the Southwest Detention Centre, the Toronto South Detention Centre and the New Data Centre

  • Build-finance project for the Credit Valley Hospital Priority Areas Redevelopment Project, the Hawkesbury & District Hospital Project and the Public Health Laboratory at MaRS Centre Project

• City of Saskatoon on the design, build, finance, operate and maintain project for the Phase One Civics Operation Centre Project

• City of Saskatoon on the design, build, finance and maintain project for the North Commuter Parkway and the Traffic Bridge Project

• City of Calgary on a design, build, construction, operate and maintain P3 project for an organics processing facility (food and de-watered biosolids)

• City of Calgary on the Bonnybrook Wastewater Treatment Plant D Expansion Project

• City of Moncton on the Moncton Downtown Centre project (a new multi-use sports and entertainment centre)

• City of Sudbury on the design, build, finance and maintain project for a new biosolids facility and related upgrading of existing City water and wastewater facilities

Procurement and Corporate/Commercial Matters

• Marine Atlantic with respect to the procurement of a new vessel

• VIA Rail with respect to the acquisition of its Fleet Modernization Project

• A consortium of Ontario colleges with respect to the development and implementation of procurement and contract template documents

• University of Toronto with respect to the development of a procurement policy and related procedures, template procurement documents and template contract documents

• An Ontario broader public sector entity with respect to the development of a procurement policy and related procedures, template procurement documents and template contract documents

Marianne is recognized in:

• The Legal 500 Canada 2024 (Public Procurement, Infrastructure and Projects)
  

• Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business 2024 (Projects: PPP & Infrastructure, Public Procurement)

• Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2023 (Projects: PPP & Infrastructure in Canada)

• The Legal 500 Canada 2022 (Recommended in Editorial – Infrastructure and Projects; Leading Lawyer – Public Procurement)

• Who’s Who Legal: Global 2022 (Government – Government Contracts)

• Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2022 (Government Contracts)

Marianne is also a past recipient of the Blakes Volunteer of Distinction Award in recognition of her commitment to volunteer and pro bono activities.

Marianne is actively involved as a volunteer and board member with a variety of organizations that seek to provide support and assistance to those in need. She is currently a member of the board of directors of Friends of Ruby (previously Egale Youth Services), which provides comprehensive and progressive support to LGBTQI2S youth well-being through housing and social services. Marianne is the former chair of the board of Sherbourne Health Centre in Toronto, and from 2007 to 2012 she was a member of the board of directors of The Word on the Street Toronto.

Marianne is a member of the Blakes Diversity and Inclusion Committee and a founding member of Pride@Blakes.

Leadership Certificate for Hospital Board and Committee Chairs, Ontario Hospital Association – 2011
Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2003
LLB, University of British Columbia – 2002
Intensive Mandarin Program, Mandarin Training Centre, National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei – 1998
MA (Political Studies), Carleton University – 1998
BA (Hon.), Queen's University – 1996