Nova Scotia Hospital Centre QEII Redevelopment (Halifax Infirmary Site)

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Opportunity  Replace three aging buildings at the QEII hospital complex in Halifax, part of a $2-billion redevelopment of the Maritime region's major hospital system. The province will pay 50% of the cost of the project when it reaches "substantial completion" then pay the balance in regular payments to the private partner over the course of the 30-year agreement.  Nova Scotia launched two Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for teams to design, construct, finance and maintain the two segments of the Queen Elizabeth II New Generation Project on 17 December. One request is for the Community Outpatient Centre in Bayers Lake, and the other is for the Halifax Infirmary site of the QEII Health Sciences Centre. Responses to the two RFQs are due 22 March and 26 April respectively. Estimated capex for the Halifax Infirmary Project is roughly CAD 500m (USD 371m) range, while Bayers Lake project is in the range of CAD 100m. Both projects are expected to have concession terms of 30-years following completion of the project. Both projects are being overseen by the fairness monitor Optimus SBR. Deloitte LLP will serve as a financial and procurement advisor, assisting the province through the procurement process. Kasian Architecture is the planning and design consultant responsible for preparing output specs that will go into the RFP.  The Halifax Infirmary project includes the construction of the new QEII Cancer Centre, outpatient centre, inpatient centre, including hospital beds and operating rooms and the new innovation and learning centre. Separate RFQs are being issued for the two because of differences in size and complexity, and because it allows the Bayers Lake segment to move forward at an accelerated pace. Gary Porter, executive director of corporate initiatives for the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, expects to shortlist three consortia for each. According to the RFQ documents, the shortlist for the Bayers Lake project is expected to be released 31 May, 2019, with the RFP scheduled to be issued July 2019. RFP submissions are currently scheduled to be due January 2020, and identification of a preferred proponent is targeted for March 2020. Commercial and financial close are both expected to be reached in May 2020. The shortlist for the Halifax Infirmary project is scheduled for 27 July, and the RFP release is targeted for February 2020. Responses to that RFP are expected to be due October 2020, and a preferred proponent selection is scheduled for December 2020. Commercial and financial close are expected to be reached in February 2021. Click here to download WS193215721 - QEII_BL RFSQ_VERSION 1.pdf.

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