Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Joseph Brant Hospital has announced that Integrated Team Solutions (ITS) is the preferred proponent selected to design, build and finance the Hospital's Redevelopment and Expansion Project.

The ITS team includes: EllisDon Corporation (constructor), Fengate Capital Management Ltd.  (financial advisor) and Parkin/Adamson Architects Limited (architects in joint venture).

The team beat out of competition from two other shortlisted consortia:

• innovaCARE Partners: Kasian Architecture Ontario Inc., Graham Walsh Joint Venture and Scotiabank.
• PCL Partnerships: HDR Architecture Associates, Inc., PCL Canada Inc. and TD Securities Inc.

The project will provide the growing community of Burlington with improved access to a larger, modern hospital with more single patient rooms, consistent with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's design guidelines, to meet the highest standards for infection prevention and control and quality patient of care.

Highlights of the project include:

• New seven-storey patient care tower.
• 172 new beds.
• New Emergency Department.
• Nine new operating rooms.
• A post-anaesthetic care unit.
• New and expanded Cancer Clinic.
• Expanded ambulatory care programs.
• Renovated level 2B Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit.
• Expanded Diagnostic Imaging Services.
• Expanded medical, surgical and outpatient services.
• A new main entrance.

IO and Joseph Brant Hospital will now begin negotiating contract details with ITS. The project is expected to reach financial close in early 2015, which means that relevant contracts will have been signed and the project's costs finalized.

The estimated investment for the project is about C$240 million. The project is proceeding under IO's Alternative Financing and Procurement model.

Eleanor McMahon, MPP for Burlington

"The Joseph Brant Hospital Redevelopment project is another example of the government's commitment to providing Ontarians with state-of-the-art health care close to home."

Eric Vandewall, President and CEO, Joseph Brant Hospital

"We are excited to announce Integrated Team Solutions (ITS) as our preferred proponent. Our project continues to make excellent progress and this marks the next milestone in building our state-of-the art hospital for the Burlington community. ITS shares our vision for excellence and understands how the environment affects health care service and delivery and can promote healing and patient wellness."