Infrastructure Ontario and Halton Healthcare Services have released a request for proposals to the three teams shortlisted for the design, build, finance and maintain of Milton District Hospital expansion project in Ontario, Canada.

Based on a request for qualifications process that began in August 2013, three teams were shortlisted and now they are invited to respond to a request for proposals. Each of the teams includes a developer, design/builder, finance group and a facility maintenance provider:

Hospital Infrastructure Partners

• Developer: Carillion Canada Inc., EllisDon Capital Inc., Fengate Capital Management Ltd.
• Constructor: EllisDon Corporation
• Architect: Parkin Architects in joint venture with WZMH Architects
• Financial Advisor: Scotiabank
• Facility Manager: Carillion Canada Inc., EllisDon Corporation

Milton Healthcare Partnership

• Developer: HOCHTIEF PPP, Innisfree Limited
• Constructor: Bondfield Construction Company Limited, Canadian Turner Inc.
• Architect: Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc in association with Gunsul Frasca Architects
• Financial Advisor: Investec
• Facility Manager: Honeywell 

Plenary Health

• Developer: Plenary Group (Canada) Ltd.
• Constructor: PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
• Architect: B+H Architects
• Financial Advisor: RBC Capital Markets
• Facility Manager: Johnson Controls

The expansion project will focus on increasing the most in-demand services and facilities at Milton District Hospital. This includes: emergency, surgical, critical care, maternal newborn, diagnostic imaging and support services, as well as medical/surgical inpatient units. With connections to the existing facility, the new addition will significantly increase the size of the hospital.

Once submissions to the request for proposals are received and evaluated, the successful project team is expected to be selected and announced in spring 2015. The 320,000 square-foot hospital expansion is expected to be completed by 2018.