Fort St. John, B.C. - Northern Health has issued a request for qualification (RFQ) for the new Fort St. John Hospital project. The project received provincial government funding approval last month to replace and expand the current Fort St. John Hospital. The project will also include a residential care facility and services building.

 

The RFQ invites teams to indicate their interest and qualifications for the project in a competitive process. The ultimate result will be the selection of a team to design, build, finance and maintain the facility and its support services. These include the new 55-bed hospital, the new services building for centralized food and laundry services, and a new 123-bed residential care facility for seniors. All of these buildings will be on a new 40 acre site in Fort St. John, with land provided by the City of Fort St. John.

 

Once the RFQ stage is completed, NH will invite a shortlist of proponents to submit proposals under a request for proposal (RFP) this summer. NH expects to choose a preferred proponent for the new facilities by the spring of 2009. Construction will start following a contract agreement with the preferred proponent, and wrap up by 2011.

 

The cost of the project is estimated at $268 million. The RFQ is available at www.bcbid.ca