Infrastructure Ontario and Cambridge Memorial Hospital have shortlisted five companies to build and finance the hospital's expansion and redevelopment project.

Infrastructure Ontario and Cambridge Memorial Hospital issued, on June 5th, a request for qualifications (RFQ)cfor the project. Based on this RFQ process, the following companies were shortlisted:

• Bonfield Construction Company Limited
• EllisDon Capital Inc.
• Graham Construction and Engineering LP & Harbridge + Cross Limited, JV
• PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
• WCC Construction Canada ULC

The project includes a combination of renovations and new construction at the hospital.

A new acute care wing will be built to include:

• clinical services facilities, including a surgical suite, birthing suite, emergency department, medical/surgical unit, intensive care unit, maternal newborn unit, pediatrics units, nuclear medicine unit and mental health unit
• clinical support facilities, including a laboratory and medical devices reprocessing department
• a medical education campus

Major interior renovations will occur in the existing 'B Wing' and will support upgrades primarily to the rehabilitation, medical surgical, emergency and diagnostic imaging units.

The companies will be invited to respond to a request for proposals, expected to be issued in fall 2013.

Infrastructure Ontario and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care are working with Cambridge Memorial Hospital to expand and renovate the facility, which will remain publicly owned, publicly controlled and publicly accountable.