St. Thomas Elgin Hospital contract awarded
By STAFF REPORT
Construction Infrastructure P3sEllisDon to lead the P3 team
EllisDon Infrastructure STEGH Inc. has signed a $63.3 million fixed-price contract to build and finance the St. Thomas Elgin Hospital Emergency, Ambulatory and Mental Health redevelopment project.
The project involves a three-storey addition to the northwest side of the current hospital building. The new addition will be approximately 106,000 square feet and will include:
- a new emergency department;
- surgical suite;
- medical devices reprocessing department;
- acute mental health unit with 15 inpatient beds and ambulatory services;
- ambulance garage.
At the peak of construction, there will be approximately 125 workers on-site. EllisDon estimates that approximately 50 per cent of the labour for the project will come from the London/St. Thomas area.
The contract guarantees a fixed price and a fixed-delivery date for the redevelopment of the hospital with full payment coming at point of substantial completion. Construction is expected to be complete in early 2018.