Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) have issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Windsor Regional Hospital – The Fancsy Family Hospital Project: Contract 1 Diagnostic and Treatment Block.

The Fancsy Family Hospital is being delivered in three phases, with the hospital leading the Enabling Works projects and Infrastructure Ontario overseeing the tendering process for the final two phases in two distinct contracts.  This segmented approach reflects project needs, current market conditions and industry feedback. By dividing the remaining work into two contracts, the project aims to attract strong competition and achieve better value for taxpayers while supporting the successful and timely delivery of the hospital. Contract 1 consists of the hospital’s Diagnostic and Treatment Block. It is being delivered through IO’s Design-Build-Finance-Maintain (DBFM) model.

The Diagnostic and Treatment Block is currently planned as a 5-storey structure which will serve as the primary public entrance to the Fancsy Family Hospital and house a majority of outpatient services and public spaces. This section will include the Emergency Department, including a Regional Trauma Centre and helipad, a Regional Cancer Centre, Surgical Services, a Catheterization Lab, Women’s and Children’s Services with Maternal Newborn, Paediatrics, and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Critical Care, Diagnostic Imaging, Laboratory, and Pharmacy. Contract 2 will be procured separately and will include an in-patient tower, currently planned as 9 storeys.

The RFQ is the first step in the process to select a team to help deliver Contract 1. Submissions will be reviewed to shortlist teams with the required design and construction experience. Shortlisted teams will then be invited to respond to a Request for Proposals, which is expected to be released in fall 2026. Interested companies must register on merx.com to download the RFQ.