MOOSONEE, ON, Oct. 4, 2024
/CNW/ - Pomerleau Healthcare Partners (PHP) is pleased to announce
that the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) Redevelopment
Project has reached Financial Close and PHP has been awarded the
contract to design, build, and finance the project. The consortium
was selected by WAHA and Infrastructure Ontario (IO) to help expand
and improve access to primary health care services in Moosonee, Moose Factory Island and along
Ontario's James Bay Coast. This project is being delivered
using a progressive Public-Private Partnership (P3) Design Build
Finance (DBF) model.
Once complete, the new regional health campus will allow WAHA to
expand its health promotion and capacity building programs, better
accommodate primary health care services and provide improved
access to Indigenous communities living along Ontario's James
Bay and Hudson Bay coasts.
The project includes an acute care hospital, a larger 24-hour
emergency department, a new 32-bed Elder Care Lodge, modern
state-of-the-art suites, expanded mental health and addictions
programming, residences for staff, and a hostel for patients and
visitors.
"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, President and Chief
Executive Officer. "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."
"On behalf of everyone at Infrastructure Ontario, I'd like to
congratulate WAHA, Pomerleau Healthcare Partners and the provincial
and federal governments on this truly one-of-a-kind project that
will transform healthcare in the north," said Michael Lindsay, President and CEO of
Infrastructure Ontario. "This milestone for the WAHA Redevelopment
Project marks the close of procurement for our first progressive P3
DBF project – and the first to complete the development phase. As
the next phase of construction kicks off, we're committed to
working with communities and stakeholders to get critical
healthcare infrastructure like this project built."
"We are all committed to creating the most state-of-the-art
regional healthcare campus possible and we're excited to reach this
milestone in our redevelopment project," said Lynne Innes, President and CEO of Weeneebayko
Area Health Authority. "Our entire organization is eager to begin
the next phase of construction which will drive us forward in
ensuring the health and well-being of people in our region."
The Pomerleau Healthcare Partners (PHP) team is comprised
of:
- Applicant Leads: Pomerleau Inc.
- Design Team: Kasian Architects Ontario Inc. and Bertrand
Wheeler Architecture Inc.
- Construction: Pomerleau Inc.
- Financial Advisor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Construction is expected to be completed in 2030.
Learn more about the project:
https://www.infrastructureontario.ca/en/what-we-do/projectssearch/weeneebayko-area-health-authority-waha-redevelopment/.
About Pomerleau
Pomerleau is one of Canada's
largest construction companies, with close to $5 billion in revenues in 2023. It delivers
buildings, infrastructures, civil engineering works, and major
projects using collaborative models. With its research and
development lab, Pomerleau integrates innovation in more than 70%
of its projects and works in a sustainable way to build the living
environments of tomorrow. Its subsidiary Borea executes 50% of the
country's renewable construction projects, and ITC Construction
Group, acquired in 2022, is one of the largest residential
construction companies in the West. It also owns Pomerleau Capital,
a subsidiary specializing in private infrastructure investment and
financing. Founded 60 years ago, Pomerleau has over 5,000 employees
and workers at over 200 sites from coast to coast. The company has
been named among Canada's Top 100
Employers since 2020.
SOURCE Pomerleau Inc.