TORONTO - Infrastructure Ontario and Casey House have issued a request for qualifications to build and finance the Casey House facility replacement project, which will improve care and support services for those living with HIV/AIDS.

The replacement project will provide more efficient, seamless care by consolidating all programs and services under one roof. The project involves renovating an existing heritage property at 571 Jarvis St. and incorporating a new 48,000-square-foot facility that will be built at 119 Isabella St.
The new facility will feature:

  • 14 in-patient beds, including two respite beds
  • office space for the development of home care program
  • therapy rooms and community space for day health program
  • new spaces for administrative and support services, including the Casey House Foundation
  • underground parking for 15 vehicles

The request for qualifications is the first step in the procurement process to select a team to build and finance the project. Submissions will be reviewed to pre-qualify project teams with the required construction capability, experience and financial capacity to undertake a project of this size and complexity. These teams will then be invited to respond to a request for proposals, which is expected to be released in early 2014.

Infrastructure Ontario and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care are working with Casey House to redevelop the facility.

Casey House was Canada's first stand-alone treatment facility for people with HIV/AIDS when it opened in 1988. It is a specialty HIV/AIDS care facility that also offers community programming, including home care and outreach programs.

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 and www.caseyhouse.com for more information.

Quotes:

Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
“This project will ensure that Casey House can continue to meet the changing needs of people living with HIV/AIDS in the Greater Toronto Area. Our government has long been committed to ensuring that Ontarians and their families have access to high quality health care close to home, which is a key pillar of our Action Plan for Health Care. The replacement of Casey House is further evidence of that commitment.”

Stephanie Karapita, CEO, Casey House
“Casey House's new building will provide an expanded continuum of care that will build on our beloved in-patient and home care programs by adding a day health program - all with our longstanding commitment to compassion and excellence. We are grateful to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for their continued support.”

Contacts:

Mandy Downes 
Infrastructure Ontario 
416 327-5246 

Kathleen Sandusky 
Casey House 
416 962-4040, Ext. 297 

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