Graham Design Builders LP has been selected as the project proponent to renovate Cariboo Memorial Hospital (CMH) in B.C.
“The selection of a proponent is a big milestone as we are even closer to getting work started on this important hospital expansion and renovation,” said Adrian Dix, minister of health, in a statement. “This project will modernize the hospital and enable our government to deliver enhanced services for people in Williams Lake and across Cariboo-Chilcotin.”
Graham Design Builders LP was selected from three shortlisted teams to finalize a design early works agreement (DEWA), including detailed design of the project. The consortium includes Stantec Architecture Ltd. and Stantec Consulting Ltd.
The team is now proceeding into negotiations for a design-build agreement to oversee the project’s construction phases.
“It will be a game changer for people who need mental health care that we’re redeveloping the Cariboo Memorial Hospital with them front of mind,” said Sheila Malcolmson, minister of mental health and addictions. “Together, we’re building a system where treatment for mental health is on par with any other health condition. I’m grateful to everyone involved in making this redevelopment a reality.”
The CMH redevelopment project will take place in two phases. Phase 1 is a three-storey addition to the hospital campus, while Phase 2 will be renovations to the existing facility.
The project’s design includes a new emergency department and medical surgical unit, expanded ambulatory care and maternal and women’s health units, the addition of a mental-health and substance-use inpatient unit, a multi-purpose gathering room and space for the University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine program. New parking stalls will also be added to the site.
The cost of the project is $217.75 million and will be shared between the provincial government and the Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District.
