ETOBICOKE - The request for proposals stage has closed for shortlisted teams to submit bids to design, build, finance and maintain the Etobicoke General Hospital Phase 1 Patient Tower Project.

Over the next several months, Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and William Osler Health System will evaluate the proposals from EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare, Etobicoke Healthcare Partnership and Plenary Health and select a winning bidder. The successful bidder and contract cost will be announced publicly following financial close, which is expected in spring 2016. Construction is scheduled to begin shortly thereafter.

The Phase 1 Patient Tower Project, involving the construction of a new four-storey wing, will add approximately 250,000 square feet to the existing facility and house the services most needed by the Etobicoke community. Project features include:

 

  • a larger, state-of-the-art emergency department to better meet the community's need for high-quality emergency care
  • an intensive care unit / critical care unit nearly four times larger than the current space
  • larger patient rooms filled with natural light that provide privacy and space to accommodate family members
  • a maternal newborn unit with birthing suites and a specialized Level II nursery for patients with non-life-threatening complications
  • an ambulatory procedures unit featuring procedure/operating rooms, pre- and post-op preparation and recovery areas and dedicated clinic spaces, including a respiratory clinic

The Phase 1 Patient Tower Project will focus on sustainable design and construction with the goal of achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Silver certification. LEED® buildings emphasize healthy indoor environments, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and efficient use of energy, water and other resources.

IO and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care are working with William Osler Health System to redevelop Etobicoke General Hospital, which will remain publicly owned, controlled and accountable.

Background:

 

IO is a Crown agency of the Province of Ontario that works to deliver public benefits through partnerships with the private sector. IO delivers large, complex public infrastructure projects using a made-in-Ontario modern procurement and project management practice called Alternative Financing and Procurement (AFP). IO also partners with the private sector to manage one of the largest real estate portfolios in Canada, provides municipalities and eligible public-sector clients with loans to renew public infrastructure, and leverages its private-sector expertise to advise the provincial public-sector clients on commercial transactions.

William Osler Health System is a hospital system “Accredited with Exemplary Standing” that serves 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke, and surrounding communities within the Central West Local Health Integration Network. Osler's emergency departments are among the busiest in Canada and its labour and delivery program is one of the largest in the province. William Osler Health System Foundation builds and fosters relationships in order to raise funds to support William Osler Health System's capital, education and research priorities at Brampton Civic Hospital, Etobicoke General Hospital and the new Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health & Wellness.

Visit www.infrastructureontario.ca and www.williamoslerhs.ca for more information.

Contacts:

Nancy Kuyumcu
Infrastructure Ontario
416-327-5764

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

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