Government of Nova Scotia in Canada has launched a request for proposals to two shortlisted companies to bid on the contract to expand the QEII Health Sciences Centre Halifax Infirmary site. 

In July 2019, EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare and Plenary PCL Health qualified to bid on the public-private-partnership project, which includes designing, building, financing and maintaining the expansion of the Halifax Infirmary site.

The deadline for the companies to submit their proposal is fall 2021. The successful bidder is expected to be announced in spring 2022.

The QEII New Generation project is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rethink and rebuild the delivery of health care. In addition to the expansion of the QEII Health Sciences Centre Halifax Infirmary site, this massive, multi-year project includes the construction of a Community Outpatient Centre in Bayers Lake, the expansion and renovations of Dartmouth General Hospital, and new and renovated operating rooms at Hants Community Hospital in Windsor. The construction and renovation of these facilities will make it possible for services to be moved out of the aging Centennial, Victoria and Dickson buildings on the Victoria General (VG) site.