RFP Released for SMH Redevelopment Project
May 01, 2025
[New Tecumseth, ON – May 1, 2025] Stevenson Memorial Hospital (SMH) and Infrastructure Ontario (IO), in partnership with the Ontario government, have reached an exciting milestone in SMH’s redevelopment journey to expand and revitalize the hospital by releasing the Request for Proposals (RFP). The new 147,100 square-foot facility will provide a modernized hospital for New Tecumseth and surrounding communities, providing the space, services and care needed to support a growing population.
“This is a very significant step in the hospital’s journey to build a much-needed new facility for our patients, staff and community,” says Eric Hanna, Supervisor, SMH. “An incredible amount of work and planning has gone into this project over the years, and we are closer than ever to bringing a new, modernized, state-of-the-art health care facility to this growing community, providing high quality health care close to home.”
Following the competitive Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process that began in August 2024, three companies were shortlisted based on criteria identified, including construction expertise and financial capacity to undertake a project of this size and scope. The following prequalified teams are as follows:
o EllisDon Corporation
o Ledcor Construction Limited
o Pomerleau Inc.
These prequalified companies will begin preparing proposals that detail how they will deliver the project through IO’s Design-Bid-Build (DBB) model. Key features of a DBB model include increased owner control over the project, as well as a high level of flexibility to respond to changing conditions and concerns.
Once submissions are received, IO and SMH will evaluate the proposals, select a preferred company and then negotiate a final contract. A fairness monitor will oversee the entire procurement process. The successful company is expected to be announced early 2026.
Preliminary site preparations are underway and will continue throughout 2025, including property grading, building retaining walls, a new parking lot and the construction of a new elevated helipad.
Learn more about Stevenson Memorial Hospital’s future new facility.
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“Our government is making record investments to protect Ontario’s health care system and connect people to the care they need, when they need it. Today’s milestone brings us one step closer to getting shovels in the ground for Stevenson Memorial Hospital’s redevelopment and is another way our government is expanding capacity, decreasing wait times, and ensuring that families in New Tecumseth can access the right care, in the right place, for decades to come.”
-Hon. Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health
“Congratulations to the Stevenson Memorial team on this major step towards a modernized and expanded hospital in New Tecumseth. This landmark investment is part of our government’s nearly $200 billion capital plan to build Ontario, which is getting more shovels in the ground on critical infrastructure projects across communities while protecting our economy and jobs.”
-Hon. Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure
“Stevenson Memorial Hospital is a pillar of the community having served generations of families in and around New Tecumseth. “This next step on the road to the construction of a new, expanded hospital is vital and will ensure SMH provides world-class healthcare to residents here in Simcoe-Grey throughout their lives.”
-Brian Saunderson, MPP Simcoe-Grey