Short-listed Construction Teams Invited To Bid

TORONTO - The Credit Valley Hospital's Phase II Redevelopment Project has reached another key milestone with the release of a request for proposals (RFP) to build and finance the new addition and expansion at the hospital.

The Credit Valley Hospital will expand the hospital by 270,000 square feet and renovate approximately 70,000 square feet. Highlights of the redevelopment project include:

  • Increasing capacity from 392 to 471 beds (with additional room for growth);
  • Doubling the number of labour and delivery rooms from seven to 15;
  • Providing a new high-density radiation therapy suite and resources for expanded cancer treatments;
  • Increasing the number of bassinettes from 22 to 37 to facilitate care for pre-term and other newborns requiring specialized neonatal care. 

“Our government is making much-needed improvements to Ontario's infrastructure at an unprecedented rate,” said Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal David Caplan. “This project is one of many in the McGuinty government's $30-billion plus infrastructure investment plan to modernize public infrastructure while ensuring value for taxpayer dollars.”

“This project is an essential part of the McGuinty government's plan to modernize hospitals, reduce wait times and upgrade medical equipment in the local community and across the province,” commented Minister of Health and Long-Term Care George Smitherman.  

The following building teams were short-listed through a request for qualifications issued in April 2007 and have been invited to bid on the project:

  • Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd.
  • Carillion Canada Inc.
  • EllisDon Corp.
  • PCL Constructors
  • Vanbots Construction Corp. 

These teams have the construction, operational and financial capacity required to undertake a project of this size and complexity. Once submissions to the RFP are received and reviewed, a winning team will be selected in winter 2008, with construction scheduled to begin shortly after.

“By increasing services, patients will have better access to the care they need close to home in comfortable surroundings,” said Mississauga West MPP Bob Delaney. “The expansion and redevelopment will allow the hospital to better meet current patient volumes and the expected volumes in coming years.”

“We are encouraged by the government's continued support and commitment,” said The Credit Valley Hospital President and CEO Wayne Fyffe. “We are one step closer to meeting our goal of providing our patients and their families with the best facility that we can offer, along with the exceptional care they already receive.”

Infrastructure Ontario is working with The Credit Valley Hospital to redevelop the hospital, which will remain publicly owned, publicly controlled and publicly accountable. Infrastructure Ontario is a Crown corporation dedicated to managing some of the province's larger and more complex infrastructure renewal projects - ensuring they are built on time and on budget.

This project is guided by principles outlined in the Province's Building a Better Tomorrow framework, which ensures public ownership of core assets such as hospitals, schools, and water and wastewater facilities. The Credit Valley Hospital project is one of many infrastructure projects being upgraded and modernized under ReNew Ontario, the government's five-year, $30-billion plus public infrastructure investment plan.

Visit www.infrastructureontario.ca for more information.

Contacts: 

Amy Tang     
Minister's Office    
Public Infrastructure Renewal  
416- 325-4048

Terence Foran
Infrastructure Ontario
416-325-2939