Site work and new construction of a medical facility in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. Completed plans call for the construction of a 258,831-square-foot, two-story above grade, 114-bed medical facility; and for site work for a medical facility.

Portage District General Hospital is a regional health centre owned by Southern Health Sante Sud located in the community of Portage la Prairie. Constructed in 1956, it serves an area with a population of over 50,000 people and includes the City of Portage la Prairie, the six Rural Municipalities of Alonsa, Westlake-Gladstone, North Norfolk, Portage la Prairie, Cartier and Grey. It also includes the four First Nations communities of Sandy Bay, Dakota Tipi, Dakota Plains and Long Plain. The new hospital will be two-stories and will function primarily as an A-2 health care facility (Annex B, Table B.1 of the CSA Z8000-18 Standards for Canadian Health CF, is used to classify the functions and provide recommended planning, design and construction standards) estimated at approximately 24,046 square meters, with 114 patient beds. Site development including any necessary infrastructure, access roads and surface parking to support the operations of the new facility will be included as part of the project. It will continue to offer the existing clinical and support services with a goal to improve the quality of healthcare for family and patients. *Total construction cost estimate is $220,986,505. TIMELINE: Construction Manager has tendered for trades, Building Envelope Package closes June 6, 2023. Piling began February 2023, followed by concrete foundation works.