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The Etobicoke Healthcare Partnership consortium is the preferred proponent to design, build, finance and maintain the new Etobicoke General Hospital Phase 1 Patient Tower Project in Ontario, Canada.

Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and William Osler Health System (Osler) selected Etobicoke Healthcare Partnership after extensive evaluations following an open, fair and competitive request-for-proposals process that began in May 2015. The Etobicoke Healthcare Partnership team includes:

• Developer: Axium Infrastructure Canada and DIF Infra 4 Canada Ltd.
• Constructor: Walsh Canada
• Architect: HDR Architecture Associates Inc.
• Financial Advisor: Brookfield Securities LP
• Facility Manager: Cofely Services Inc.

The team beat out competition from two other shortlisted teams:

• EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare
  • Developer: EllisDon Capital Inc.
  • Design: CannonDesign Ltd.
  • Construction: EllisDon Design Build Inc.
  • Facilities management: Johnson Controls Canada L.P
  • Financial advisor: CIBC World Markets Inc.
• Plenary Health
  • Developer: Plenary Group ( Canada ) Ltd and PCL Investments Canada Inc.
  • Design: RTKL Associates Inc. and NORR Architects Engineers Planners
  • Construction: PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
  • Facilities management: Honeywell Limited
  • Financial advisor: RBC Capital Markets

The Phase 1 Patient Tower Project, involving the construction of a new four-storey wing, will add approximately 250,000 square feet of space to the existing facility and house the services most urgently 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 ICU/CCU 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. 

IO and Osler will now work to finalize contract details with Etobicoke Healthcare Partnership. The project is expected to reach commercial close and financial close in May 2016, which will mean that relevant contracts have been signed and a financing rate has been set. The contract cost will be announced publicly following financial close and construction is scheduled to begin shortly thereafter.