The team responsible for the construction of the Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital has announced that it has started enabling works for the project.

The works will prepare the site for the new facility. The project is being led by a joint venture between PCL and EllisDon.

“Enabling works encapsulates all the preparatory work required for the site to be ready for construction to take place,” said Andrew Anderson, Senior Vice President & Area Manager, Toronto, EllisDon. “This is a significant step forward in the development of this new state-of-the-art facility that will service the growing needs of the community of Mississauga. ED+PCL Healthcare Partners, as well as our consortium partners, are thrilled with the progress to-date, and look forward to continuing to build on the success of our collaborative efforts and support Trillium Health Partners and Infrastructure Ontario to bring this vital hospital to fruition.”

“Reaching this major milestone is a result of the outstanding commitment and collaboration between THP, IO, EllisDon, PCL and our expert health care design and construction consultants,” said Marc Pascoli, Senior Vice President and District Manager, PCL Constructors Canada Inc.

The enabling works portion of the project will bring substantial changes to the site before excavation and construction. Along with the systematic demolition of three buildings throughout the next several months, there will be major efforts made to remove and relocate site utilities, realign site roads, and create new temporary construction roads to prepare the site’s footprint for the next phase of construction.

Under the project’s development phase agreement, ED+PCL Healthcare Partners are working alongside IO, THP and the Ministry of Health to develop the project requirements, design, pricing, schedule, and risk management for The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital.

The start of enabling works is a successful outcome of that collaboration and advances the project closer to the completion of the agreement.

The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital will allow THP to better respond to future health care challenges and will feature modern hospital facilities and technology that reflect the latest standards in infection prevention and control.

Set to fully replace the existing Mississauga Hospital and planned to become the largest hospital in Canada, the new hospital is intended to be Ontario’s first women and children hospital. It will include advanced diagnostic imaging facilities, a new pharmacy and clinical laboratory as well as an expanded emergency department; slated to be one of the largest in the province.