Site work, renovation and addition to an elderly care / assisted living facility in Belleville, Ontario. Completed plans call for the addition of a 113,670-square-foot, four-story above grade, 160-bed elderly care / assisted living facility; for the renovation of a elderly care / assisted living facility; and for site work for a elderly care / assisted living facility.

Our client in Belleville, Ontario is proposing to construct a new four storey addition to an existing single (1) storey Long Term Care (LTC) building. Our firm is currently accepting proposals for Construction Management Services under a CCDC 5b contract. The project will occur in two phases with the first phase being construction of the new addition and the second phase the interior alteration to the existing building. At completion of the project the facility will have a capacity of 160 LTC beds. Note that the existing building will be operational throughout the new construction process, and safety and protection of the residents will be paramount. In addition, the project is family-owned and managed by a private independent LTC operator. The estimated construction contract value is $30 million with an anticipated construction start date of Spring 2023. In order to meet the Ministry of Long-Term Care (MLTC) additional funding requirements, the construction must commence by no later than August 2023. In terms of approval processes, the MLTC has approved the tender package and as such the formal tender of subtrades (through the Construction Manager) will occur asap. Note that the building permit application review and site plan approval are well advanced and are in keeping with the proposed construction date. Construction is currently estimated at 20 months for Phase 1 and 6 months for Phase 2 for a total completion time of 26 months. TIMELINE: Construction Manager has been secured through an RFP process. Ground Breaking ceremony to mark the official start of the construction recently took place. Construction is expected to be completed by fall 2025.