HAWKESBURY, ON, Aug. 19, 2013 /CNW/ - Infrastructure Ontario and Hawkesbury & District General Hospital have shortlisted six companies to build and finance the hospital's expansion and redevelopment project.
Based on a request for qualifications process that began in May 2013, the following companies were shortlisted:
- Bondfield Construction
- EllisDon Corporation
- Healthcare Redevelopment Partners (OHL+Elite Construction)
- M. Sullivan & Son Limited
- PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
- Pomerleau Inc.
The project includes a combination of renovations and new construction at the hospital. Highlights of the project include:
- new construction for:
- a consolidated ambulatory care centre that will include specialty clinics, hemodialysis, cardiology services and medical day care
- an expanded complex continuing care unit
- a new perioperative department
- expansion of emergency services
- additional acute care inpatient beds
- major renovations to the existing hospital to accommodate;
- a new psychiatry in-patient unit
- an expanded medical-surgical unit
- expanded diagnostic services
- a new operating room
The companies will be invited to respond to a request for proposals, expected to be issued in fall 2013.
Infrastructure Ontario and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care are working with Hawkesbury & District General Hospital to expand and renovate the facility, which will remain publicly owned, publicly controlled and publicly accountable.
Infrastructure Ontario is a crown agency of the Province of Ontario that delivers large, complex infrastructure renewal projects on time and on budget. Over the last six years, the province has applied Infrastructure Ontario's alternative financing and procurement model to 83 major projects valued at approximately $38 billion, saving taxpayers an estimated $3 billion. Infrastructure Ontario also manages one of the largest real estate portfolios in Canada, provides municipalities and eligible public sector clients with financing to renew public infrastructure, and leverages its private-sector expertise to manage major commercial transactions on behalf of the province.
Visit www.infrastructureontario.ca for more information.
Quotes:
Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
"This project aligns with our government's Action Plan for Health Care, which is all ensuring Ontarians have access to the right care, at the right time, in the right place. Hawkesbury's redevelopment project will result in expanded programs and services for patients so they can count on them in their time of need."
Grant Crack, MPP, Glengarry--Prescott--Russell
"We are pleased to see the construction industry's level of interest in this project. This is an exciting time as we move forward to redevelop Hawkesbury & District General Hospital."
Sébastien Racine, Chairman of the Board of the Hospital
"HGH is pleased with the interest of the industry for the Redevelopment project of the Hospital. The prequalification of applicants represents another milestone achieved in the realization of the Hospital's program and service expansion to the residents of the greater Hawkesbury area, including the United Counties of Prescott-Russell."
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SOURCE: Infrastructure Ontario
Contacts:
Terence Foran
Infrastructure Ontario
416-325-2939
David Kinsley
Hawkesbury & District General Hospital
613-632-1111, Ext. 21407
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