New Far North hospital moves closer to being built after $1.8B design, build contract awarded

Weeneebayko Area Health Authority and the Government of Ontario have awarded a $1.8 billion fixed-price contract to design, build and finance a new Far North hospital.

Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) and the Government of Ontario have awarded a $1.8 billion fixed-price contract to design, build and finance a new Far North hospital.

The WAHA redevelopment project is being delivered using a public-private partnership (P3) design build finance (DBF) approach, “which fosters collaborative development of project requirements, design, pricing and risk management,” said Infrastructure Ontario officials in a news release last week.

The $1.8 billion contract has been awarded to Pomerleau Health Partners with Kasian Architects Ontario Inc. and Bertrand Wheeler Architecture Inc. taking the lead on designing the facility, Pomerleau Inc. responsible for its construction and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP handling the project’s financing.

"We are honored to be selected to bring much-needed and improved healthcare facilities for WAHA and all the communities it serves along the James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts," said Philippe Adam, Pomerleau’s president and CEO, in a news release.

"We bring decades of experience in delivering complex and revitalizing healthcare projects. We look forward to working together with WAHA, Infrastructure Ontario, and the local Indigenous communities to deliver another successful project."