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Fort St. John Hospital and Residential Care Project

PROJECT DETAILS:

Project Description:

A new 55-bed hospital, a new services building for centralized food and laundry services, and a new 123-bed residential care facility on the same site. The residential care facility will share services with the hospital to increase operational efficiency. Both facilities will be built on 40 acres that was transferred to Northern Health by the City of Fort St. John.

Client:	Northern Health
Capital Cost:	$297.9 million
Partner:	ISL Health
Project Status:	Under construction
Project Report:	Click to access report
Northern Health:	Click to access website
Case Study:	Click to access case study
High Res Photo:	Click to access photo

MILESTONES:

Request for Qualifications issued	May 6, 2008
Request for Qualifications closed	July 8, 2008
Shortlist announced	July 28, 2008
Request for Proposals issued	October 17, 2008
Preferred Proponent	March 31, 2009
Contract award	July 16, 2009
Construction to begin	2009
Construction completed	2012

PROJECT UPDATES:

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News Release and Backgrounder: Construction Underway on New Fort St. John Hospital
(July 22, 2009)
- Backgrounder: ISL Health Team
- Backgrounder: Financing Structure
News Release: Fort St. John Hospital Project Moves Forward (March 31, 2009)
- Backgrounder: Fort St. John Hospital and Residential Care Project (March 31, 2009)
Report of the Fairness Advisor: The RFP Evaluation Process (March 19, 2009)
News Release: RFP Issued For New Fort St. John Hospital Project (October 17, 2008)
- Backgrounder: Fort St. John Hospital - Proponent Team Profiles (October 17, 2008)
News Release: Two Teams Short-Listed For New Fort St. John Hospital (July 28, 2008)
- Backgrounder: Fort St. John Hospital - Proponent Team Profiles (July 28, 2008)
News Release: RFQ for new Fort St. John Hospital project (May 5, 2008)
News Release: Province Gives Approval For New Fort St. John Hospital (April 22, 2008)

PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS:

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Fort St. John Hospital Project: Project Agreement and Schedules and Funding Agreement and Exhibits and Project Schedule (January 2010)

Schedule 1: Definitions and Interpretation
Schedule 2: Design and Construction Protocols
Schedule 3: Design and Construction Specifications
Schedule 4: Services Protocols and Specifications
Schedule 5: Insurance Requirements
Schedule 6: Changes, Minor Works and Innovation Proposals
Schedule 7: Lands
Schedule 8: Payments
Schedule 9: Compensation on Termination
Schedule 10: Lenders’ Remedies Agreement
Schedule 11: Material Project Contractor Collateral Agreement
Schedule 12: Project Co’s Ownership Information
Schedule 13: Dispute Resolution Procedure
Schedule 14: Records and Reports
Schedule 15: Financial Model
Schedule 16: Communication Roles
Schedule 17: Key Individuals
Schedule 18: Completion Documents
Schedule 19: Planned Refinancing

Funding Agreement
Exhibit A: Definitions
Exhibit C-1: Form of Notice of NHA Funding Instalment
Exhibit C-2: Instalment Schedule
Exhibit C-3: Form of Project Co Instalment Certificate
Exhibit C-4: Form of Authority’s Technical Advisor Instalment Certificate
Exhibit D-1: Form of Project Co’s Closing Certificate
Exhibit E-1: Schedule of Applicable Permits
Exhibit E-2: Construction Budget
Exhibit E-3: Operating Budget
Exhibit E-4: Life Cycle Budget
Exhibit E-5: Project Schedule
Exhibit E-6: Base Case Project Projections
Exhibit F: Ownership Structure
Request for Proposals for the Fort St. John Hospital project
- Volume 1 (updated with final amendments March 10, 2009)
- Volume 2 (updated with final amendments March 10, 2009)
Request for Qualifications for the Fort St. John Hospital project (July 11, 2008)
- Project Brief Fort St. John Hospital (July 11, 2008)

PROJECT CONTACTS:

Project

Contact:

Dawn Hart

Partnerships BC

Email: Dawn.Hart@partnershipsbc.ca

Media Contact:

Maureen Haley
Project Liaison Officer
Northern Health
Tel: (250) 565-7336
Cell: (250) 640-0251
Email: Maureen.Haley@northernhealth.ca