Grey County has agreed to award the tender for the redevelopment of Rockwood Terrace Long-term Care Home.
Grey County says it’s the largest capital construction project its history. The full cost of the entire project (including furniture and equipment). While $96 million was the 2023 total cost estimate, a new estimate shared today says it could be about $91 million.
Council has chosen to award the general construction contract to Melloul-Blamey Construction Ltd. with a bid of $59,230,000 (excluding HST).
Council made the decision at the April 25 session of Committee of the Whole.
The project will be co-funded by the provincial government and requires approval from the Ministry of Long-Term Care before the tender can be formally awarded.
County Warden Brian Milne says in a statement, “Nearly a decade of discussions, planning, consultations, and revisions have led us to today’s historic vote by Council that will solidify high-quality public long-term care services in southern Grey County for decades,” adding, “This is a huge milestone in the project but there’s still an incredible amount of work ahead of us. We look forward to working with Melloul-Blamey Construction Ltd. in building this state-of-the-art home.”
The general contractor is responsible for the construction of the new 128-bed, Class A long-term care home in Durham.
The current facility has 100 beds and was built in the 1980s. Upgrading the home is required by the Province
Work at the site has been ongoing since the fall of 2023. JT Excavating Ltd. was awarded the site work contract
The County says the province will provide $62.9 million and Grey County will finance the balance of the costs through a loan from Infrastructure Ontario. Contributions to a redevelopment reserve are being made in anticipation of the loan expense.
Grey County hopes to receive approval from the province to award the contract very soon. Work on the site is anticipated to begin in mid-June.