Interior Health has shortlisted three teams as it seeks a qualified proponent for the Patient Care Tower Project at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops (Canada).

The preferred proponent will be responsible for designing, building, partially financing, and maintaining the new tower.

Four teams responded to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), which closed on July 26, 2017. The following companies were shortlisted based on their design and construction experience and financial capacity to deliver a project of the magnitude envisioned for RIH.

• EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare: EllisDon;
• Inter-River Healthcare Partners:  Brookfield, Concert Infrastructure and Bird;
• Plenary PCL Health: Plenary and PCL.

Later this month a Request for Proposals (RFP) will be issued, which will ask the shortlisted teams to prepare proposals based on specifications outlined by the project team. It is anticipated that a preferred proponent will be selected in fall 2018, with construction on the patient care tower to follow.

The patient care tower is Phase I of the Patient Care Tower Project. Phase II of the project involves renovations to the existing hospital building, which includes expansion of the emergency department and post-anesthetic recovery department, and enhancements to the pediatric unit and the morgue. The preferred proponent will be asked to design, build, partially finance, and maintain the patient care tower and provide design and construction management services for Phase II renovations.

The total budget for the entire project, including both phases, is CAD417 million (US$333 million) with the province of British Columbia and Interior Health contributing CAD225 million, the Thompson Regional Hospital District contributing CAD172 million and the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation contributing CAD20 million.

Construction on the patient care tower is expected to begin in fall 2018, with the tower opening for patients in 2022.

Health Minister Adrian Dix said:

“A new patient care tower at Royal Inland Hospital is a top priority for our government and during my recent visit to Kamloops I reaffirmed our commitment to get this facility built. Today’s milestone brings us another step closer to enhancing public health care in the region.”

Dr. Doug Cochrane, Interior Health Board Chair. stated: 

“Interior Health is committed to quality patient care for residents in Kamloops and the surrounding areas. Our project team continues to work hard to ensure the competitive selection process runs smoothly and I’d like to thank them for their ongoing hard work.”