Companies Invited To Bid In Final Procurement Stage
SUDBURY - Residents of Sudbury took another step toward improved healthcare with the release of the request for proposals (RFP) to build and finance the redevelopment of Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital.
“Today's call for construction bidders brings the Sudbury Hospital project one step closer to completion,” said David Caplan, Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal. “Through ReNew Ontario, the government's $30-billion infrastructure investment plan, we are rebuilding Ontario's infrastructure and making the single biggest investment in the province's hospitals in well over a generation.”
The following pre-qualified companies have been asked to respond to the RFP to build and finance the sites' redevelopment:
- Bondfield Construction Company Ltd.
- EllisDon Corp.
- PCL Constructors Inc.
- SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
- Vanbots Construction Corp.
The five general contractors were short-listed following a request for qualifications (RFQ) issued on March 21, 2006. The RFQ process identified companies with the construction, operational and financial capacity required to undertake projects of this size and complexity. Once a winning proponent is selected, construction is scheduled to begin in early 2007.
“Ontario families want and deserve the very best health care,” said George Smitherman, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. “That's why our investment in hospitals and healthcare will grow by an additional $1.9-billion to $35.4-billion this year, rising to $38.8-billion in the following year.”
The project encompasses phase two of the Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital's consolidation of acute and rehabilitation services from three sites to one. Once completed, the hospital will accommodate up to 429 acute and rehabilitation beds.
“The McGuinty government is building a better healthcare system for all Ontarians. Today's announcement demonstrates that this government is committed to improving health facilities for Sudbury area residents,” said Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci. “Access to modern, effective healthcare underpins the quality of life in our community. We all have a stake in seeing this project move forward.”
“Our physicians, staff and volunteers do incredible work to provide the best care to our patients. Our communities deserve the very best facilities we can offer and it's exciting to know that with today's announcement, northerners are one step closer to having their one-site hospital built,” said Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital President and CEO Vickie Kaminski.
This project supports the McGuinty government's plan to build a healthcare system that focuses on three priorities - keeping Ontarians healthy, reducing wait times and improving access to doctors and nurses.
Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital will manage the project with Infrastructure Ontario under the province's Alternative Financing and Procurement (AFP) program. The redeveloped facility, like all hospitals in Ontario, will be publicly owned, publicly accountable and publicly controlled.
This project is being implemented according to the principles of the Building a Better Tomorrow Framework, which outlines a made-in-Ontario approach for planning, financing and procuring public infrastructure. The Framework ensures public ownership, transparency, accountability and protection of the public interest. Under the AFP model, risks for cost overruns and delays are transferred to the private sector, which commits to deliver projects on time and on budget.
Infrastructure Ontario, an arms-length crown corporation, uses private-sector expertise to expand and renew public assets and deliver infrastructure projects on time and on budget using best practices recognized worldwide.
Contacts:
Wilson Lee
Minister's Office
Public Infrastructure Renewal
416-325-8735
Mary Lowe
Infrastructure Ontario
416-325-4856
Viviane Lapointe
Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital
705-523-7118
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