Companies shortlisted for Peel Memorial Hospital redevelopment

BRAMPTON, ON, April 19, 2013 /CNW/ - Infrastructure Ontario and William Osler Health System (Osler) announced today the three teams shortlisted to design, build, finance and maintain the new Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness.

Based on a request for qualifications process that began in November 2012, three teams were shortlisted and will be invited to respond to a request for proposals, expected to be issued in late spring 2013. Each of the teams includes a developer, design/builder, finance group and a facility maintenance provider:

Integrated Team Solutions
				Developer: EllisDon Capital Inc., Fengate Capital Management Ltd.
				Constructor: EllisDon Corporation
				Architect: Zeidler Partnership Architects
				Financial Advisor: Scotiabank
				Facility Manager: Johnson Control Canada LP
Peel Healthcare Partnership
				Developer: Bilfinger Project Investment North America Inc.
				Constructor: WCC Construction Canada, ULC
				Architect:  HDR Architecture Associates Inc.
				Financial Advisor: Bilfinger Project Investment North America Inc., KPMG LLP
				Facility Manager: Cofely Services Inc.
Plenary Health
				Developer: Plenary Group (Canada) Ltd.
				Constructor: PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
				Architect: Diamond Schmitt Architects and RTKL, an Arcadis Company
				Financial Advisor: RBC Capital Markets
				Facility Manager: Honeywell Limited

Peel Memorial will provide patients with specialized care in a modern facility. It will also serve as a model for community partnerships, offering more choices for patients, increased access to high quality services and innovative models of care. Main areas of services will include:

• rehabilitation and senior's wellness
• mental health and addictions programs
• women's and children's wellness programs
• medical/surgical services focusing on chronic disease management and preventative care
• urgent care and day surgeries
• diagnostic services, including CT, x-ray and ultrasound, laboratory, pharmacy and neurology/cardiac diagnostics, seniors' wellness and family health
• preventative care for chronic conditions such as diabetes and asthma

Infrastructure Ontario and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care are working with Osler to develop the new Peel Memorial, which will be publicly owned and publicly controlled.

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.

William Osler Health System (Osler) is a hospital system 'Accredited with Exemplary Standing' from Accreditation Canada serving Brampton, Etobicoke, and surrounding communities of the Central West Local Health Integration Network. As one of Ontario's largest community hospitals, Osler serves a population of over 1.3 million people living in one of the fastest growing and most culturally diverse regions in Canada. Osler emergency departments are among the busiest in the province and its labour and delivery program is the largest in the Greater Toronto area.

Visit www.infrastructureontario.ca and www.williamoslerhc.on.ca for more information.

Quotes:

Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
"I know how important the new Peel Memorial hospital facility is for everyone in the community, so it's great news to see this project continue to move forward. When complete, this new hospital will provide access to the right care, at the right time and in the right place - which is a key part of Ontario's Action Plan for Health Care."

Linda Jeffrey, MPP for Brampton-Springdale
"With this milestone we move another step closer to a modern, state-of-the-art facility that will expand local health and wellness treatment opportunities for all residents."

Vic Dhillon, MPP for Brampton West
"Our community deserves the very best facilities we can offer. Today's announcement demonstrates progress and the result of all the hard work that has gone into developing our new hospital."

Matthew Anderson, President and CEO, William Osler Health System
"This announcement represents a vital next step in the progress of our Peel Memorial redevelopment project, and a tremendous step forward for our growing community. The new Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness will play an integral role in helping to manage some of the key health challenges facing our patients and families, including chronic disease and health and wellness needs."  

 

SOURCE: Infrastructure Ontario

Terence Foran
Infrastructure Ontario
416-325-2939

Cara Francis
William Osler Health System
905-494-2120, Ext. 59467