PCL, EllisDon sign development agreement for Ottawa hospital

Key Takeaways:

• The new hospital campus is being designed and built through a progressive public-private partnership (P3) approach.
• The new hospital will be home to one of Canada’s largest and most modern trauma centres, and will also provide advanced clinical care and education spaces.
• The hospital is the largest-ever healthcare infrastructure project in Ottawa’s history, measuring over 2 million square feet.
• After further discussions, the team plans to enter a fixed-price Project Agreement to design, build, finance, and maintain the project.

The Whole Story:

PCL/ED Joint Venture partners have signed a Development Phase Agreement (DPA) with Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) to build a new state-of-the-art hospital in Ottawa.

“The Ottawa Hospital Build Partners are proud to be invited to work with TOH and IO on such an incredibly important healthcare project in the National Capital Region,” said Bruce Sonnenberg, regional vice-president of PCL Constructors Inc. “We’re looking forward to leveraging our experience and innovation to help TOH not only provide cutting-edge medical care for generations to come, but to do so in a way that is both sustainable and accessible to all members of our Ottawa community.”

The new hospital campus is being designed and built through a progressive public-private partnership (P3) approach, designed to foster collaborative development with all partners.

“We are proud to have reached this significant milestone that will advance critical work for The Ottawa Hospital’s new campus,” said Wayne Ferguson, Senior Vice President & Ottawa Area Manager, EllisDon. “We are passionate about building with a purpose and look forward to working with our partners to deliver a health care facility that is innovative, welcoming, and makes a lasting, positive change for Ottawa and surrounding communities.”

The Ottawa Hospital Build Partners stated they plan to continue to work collaboratively with TOH, IO, and the Ministry of Health to finalize the design, pricing, schedule, risk parameters, and project requirements for the new hospital. Once those requirements have been met, the partners will enter a fixed-price Project Agreement with TOH to design, build, finance, and maintain the project.

The Ottawa Hospital Build Partner team includes:

·         Applicant leads: PCL Investments Inc & ED Capital Inc (collectively “The Ottawa Hospital Build Partners”)

·         Design team: Parkin Architects Ltd & Adamson Associates Architects

·         Construction team: PCL Constructors Canada Inc. and EllisDon Corporation Joint Venture

·         Financial advisor: PCL Investments Inc. & ED Capital Inc.

The new hospital will be home to one of Canada’s largest and most modern trauma centres, and will also provide advanced clinical care and education spaces. The hospital is the largest-ever healthcare infrastructure project in Ottawa’s history, measuring over 2 million square feet.