Plenary named preferred proponent on new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital
Published 29 August 2016VAUGHAN, ONTARIO - Plenary Health has been named the preferred proponent to design, build, finance and maintain the new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital.
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Mackenzie Health (MH) selected Plenary Health after extensive evaluations following a fair, open and transparent request for proposals process that began in June 2015.
The Plenary Health team includes:
- Developer: Plenary Group (Canada) Ltd.
- Equity Providers: Plenary Group (Canada)Ltd., PCL Investments Canada Inc.
- Design: Stantec Architecture Ltd.
- Design-build: PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
- Facilities management: Johnson Controls Canada LP
- Financial Advisor: Plenary Group (Canada) Ltd.
Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital is the first hospital to be built in the city of Vaughan, and the first new hospital to be built in the York Region in the last 30 years. It will also be the first hospital in Canada to feature fully integrated "smart" technology, which features systems and medical devices that can speak directly to one another to maximize information exchange. Through modern and proven best practices, the hospital will provide state-of-the-art health care and positive outcomes for patients and their families.
The new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital will include:
- A state-of-the-art emergency department
- Modern surgical services and operating rooms
- Advanced diagnostic imaging
- Specialized ambulatory clinics and intensive care beds
- Medicine, Birthing (Obstetrics), Pediatrics, Mental Health and the York Region District Stroke Centre
- Approximately 90 per cent single occupancy acute-care patient rooms for infection prevention and control
IO and MH will now work to finalize contract details with Plenary Health. The project is expected to reach commercial close and financial close in fall 2016, with relevant contracts signed and a financing rate set. The contract cost will be announced publicly following financial close and construction is scheduled to begin shortly thereafter.
Stephanie WilliamsonVice President, Corporate Affairs
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+1 604 418 2722
stephanie.williamson@plenarygroup.com