BELLEVILLE - The Quinte Health Care (QHC) Sills Wing construction project continues to move forward as contractors request two extra weeks before submitting bids.
Several bidders have requested a further extension to the bidding deadline in order to allow subcontractors to provide their pricing information to the bidders. QHC and Infrastructure Ontario have granted an extension from September 20 to October 4, 2006, to ensure a range of comprehensive and competitively priced submissions.
Eight companies were prequalified to bid on the project in the spring. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2007.
The Ontario government and Quinte Health Care are committed to moving this project forward to bring improved access to healthcare to the region.
QHC is a 331-bed hospital with four sites in Bancroft, Belleville, Picton and Quinte West. It employs over 1600 staff and over 200 doctors have active privileges. QHC serves in excess of 150,000 residents of Prince Edward and Hastings Counties, living in an area of 7,000 square kilometres.
Infrastructure Ontario is an arm's length Crown corporation dedicated to the renewal of the province's hospitals, courthouses, roads, bridges, water systems and other public assets. Using an Alternative Financing and Procurement (AFP) model that ensures appropriate public control and ownership, Infrastructure Ontario uses private financing to strategically rebuild vital infrastructure, on time and on budget.
Infrastructure Ontario also provides Ontario municipalities and universities with access to affordable loans to build and renew local public infrastructure. Visit www.infrastructureontario.ca for more information.
Contacts:
Mark Burgess
Quinte Health Care
613-969-7400, Ext. 2331
Mary Lowe
Infrastructure Ontario
416 325-4856