STAFF WRITER — The GTA Construction Report
The Infrastructure Ontario (IO) request for proposals stage has closed for shortlisted teams to submit bids to design, build, finance and maintain the new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital and two of the three invited organizations have submitted proposals.
These are:
Plenary Health
Developer: Plenary Group (Canada) Ltd.
Design: Stantec Architecture Ltd., RTKL
Construction: PCL Constructors
Facilities management: Johnson Controls Canada LP
Financial advisor: Plenary Group (Canada) Ltd., RBC Capital Markets
Hospital Infrastructure Partners
Developer: Fengate Capital Management Ltd., EllisDon Capital Inc., Carillion Canada Inc.
Design: Adamson Architects, Parkin Architects
Construction: EllisDon Capital Inc., Carillion Canada Inc.
Facilities management: Carillion Canada Inc., EllisDon Capital Inc.
Financial advisor: CIBC Capital Markets, Fengate Capital Management Ltd.
The other shortlisted team, Mackenzie Vaughan Health Partnership, withdrew from the RFP process. IO says construction is expected to begin later this year.
“Over the next several months, IO and Mackenzie Health will evaluate the proposals,” the news release said. “The preferred proponent is expected to be announced in summer 2016 with financial close and construction following in the fall.
I0 says the new hospital will include:
• a state of the art emergency department;
• modern surgical services and operating rooms;
• advanced diagnostic imaging;
• specialized ambulatory clinics and intensive care beds;
• approximately 90 per cent single occupancy acute care patient rooms for infection prevention and control; and
• “smart” technology systems for personalized care and enhanced patient care experience.
Mackenzie Health is a regional health care provider including Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital and the future Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital, as well as a network of com-munity based services in Southwest York Region and beyond.
