PPP candidates selected

The McGill University Health Centre’s (MUHC) redevelopment project is on a solid path forward with the selection of two consortia as candidates for private-sector partner in the Public Private Partnership (PPP) which will create the Glen Campus. They are Groupe immobilier santé McGill and Partenariat CUSM, which bring together award-winning organizations boasting local and international membership. The private partner that is ultimately selected will be responsible for the design, construction, financing, maintenance, and capital renewal of the adult and paediatric centres on the Glen Campus, as well as the ambulatory care, research, and parking facilities. The private partner will assume the responsibilities for facilities management over a 30-year operating period. To help guide the MUHC through this rigorous selection process, the hospital has hired a PPP healthcare expert to represent the interests of the MUHC through to the completion of the project as he ensures that the private partner meets all contractual obligations.

In addition, the MUHC received government approval for its clinical plan, which details what the new facilities on the Glen and Mountain campuses will contain. The MUHC’s functional and technical programme, alongside its Year-1 budget, has also received the government’s green light. These latest approvals allow the hospital to begin work on a comprehensive document that details its spatial, technical, and operational needs, which the selected consortia will use to ensure that their proposals meet the MUHC’s criteria.

The redevelopment of the Mountain campus is also advancing through the provision of funding by the government to establish the Redevelopment Project Office. This office will comprise a team of professionals from the MUHC’s project management firm, master engineers and master architects in order to manage the redevelopment of the Mountain Campus.

All of these developments reflect a new infusion of energy and an accelerating momentum for the project, and for the Best Care for Life campaign.