QEII Health Sciences Centre Redevelopment

Rank 2024

44

Image Credit: Government of Nova Scotia

Industry Sector: Buildings

Project Type: Health Care

Project Value: $2 billion

Funding Source: P3

Provincial Funding: $2 billion

Province: Nova Scotia

City / Region: Halifax

Estimated End Date of Substantial Completion: TBD

The redevelopment of the QEII Health Sciences Centre is a multi-phase project involving several health care sites throughout Halifax and the surrounding area. The project will transform health care delivery in Nova Scotia, providing modern services for patients throughout the province. The primary project elements include: the renovation of Hants Community Hospital in Windsor; renovation of Dartmouth General Hospital; a new Community Outpatient Centre in Bayers Lake (opened Nov.

2023); expansion of the Halifax Infirmary site; a new hospice residence in Halifax; and movement of the QEII Cancer Centre to the new Infirmary site. Completion of these projects will result in the closure of Centennial, Dickson, and Victoria buildings on the QEII Victoria site in Halifax. 

Project Owner: Government of Nova Scotia

Contractor: PCL Constructors Canada Ltd. (Hants Community Hospital renovation)

Project/Construction Manager: Nova Scotia Lands

P3 Team Members/Project Team: DBFM Contract (Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre) – EllisDon Infrastructure HealthCare • P3 Electrical Design Team: Mulvey & Banani International Inc./Dillon Consulting Limited, led by Plan-Group/Cahill. • P3 Mechanical Design Team: HHA/Dillon Consulting Limited, led by Plan-Group/Cahill.

Other Key Players: Morrison Hershfield (engineer/P3 team member); Contracting Specialties (2005) Inc.; Coastal Woodworkers Ltd.; Dantra Specialty Products; Duron Atlantic Limited; Twin City Painting (1979) Limited; Northfield Glass Group Ltd.; Apex Industries; Atlantica Mechanical; Bond and Coolen Contracting Ltd.; Life Safety Systems; RKO Steel Ltd.; Southeast Drywall Ltd.; Inflector Environmental Services; Darim Masonry Limited; Flynn Canada Limited; McCarthy’s Roofing Limited; Royal Door Limited; Kasian (planing and design compliance team); Deloitte (financial advisor); Hanscomb (cost consultant); Entuitive; EXP (geotechnical studies); LEA Consulting (engineer-structural); AGAT Labs; Arup (consulting engineer); Colliers Project Leaders

Legal: Borden Ladner Gervais; Osler (for the proponent)

2023 Rank: 37

2022 Rank: 37

2021 Rank: 32

2020 Rank: 29

2019 Rank: 26