VAUGHAN, ON – The Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital project takes an important step forward with the release of a request for proposals (RFP) to select an architectural firm to lead the planning, design and compliance aspects of the project. The new, state-of-the-art hospital will be constructed in Vaughan at Major Mackenzie Drive and Jane Street.
The compliance design team will further develop the site master plan and prepare key documents including project specific design output specifications. These documents will form the guidelines and performance requirements to which the new hospital must be designed and constructed by the successful consortium
The new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital will include:
- A state-of-the-art emergency department;
- Modern surgical services and operating rooms;
- Acute inpatient and intensive care beds;
- Technologically-advanced diagnostic imaging;
- Specialized ambulatory clinics;
- 80 per cent single acute care patient rooms for infection prevention and control; and
- A flexible design to permit adaptation over time as new thinking and best practices emerge.
Once the planning, design and compliance aspects are completed, Mackenzie Health and Infrastructure Ontario will issue a request for qualifications for a company to design, build, finance and maintain the project. Under this model, risks associated with the design, construction, financing and maintenance of complex hospital projects are transferred to the private sector.
Infrastructure Ontario and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care are working with Mackenzie Health to build the new facility, which will be publicly owned, publicly controlled and publicly accountable.
Infrastructure Ontario is a Crown agency of the Province of Ontario that delivers large, complex infrastructure renewal projects on time and on budget. Over the last six years, the province has applied Infrastructure Ontario’s alternative financing and procurement model to 83 major projects valued at approximately $38 billion, saving taxpayers an estimated $3 billion. Infrastructure Ontario also manages one of the largest real estate portfolios in Canada, provides municipalities and eligible public sector clients with financing to renew public infrastructure and leverages its private-sector expertise to manage major commercial transactions on behalf of the province.
Mackenzie Health is a major regional healthcare provider which includes Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital and the future Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital as well as a network of community based services in Southwest York Region and beyond.
Visit www.infrastructureontario.ca or www.mackenziehealth.ca for more information.
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“We are delighted to celebrate the forward progress of the project and the support we have received from the community. The speed at which we are able to move this project forward is a testament to the hard work of our team and the strength of our relationships with our partners and stakeholders.”
- Altaf Stationwala, President and CEO, Mackenzie Health