MONTREAL, Nov. 7, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin (TSX:
SNC) is pleased to announce that the McGill
University Health Center's (MUHC) Glen site hospital complex
in Montreal has received its
substantial completion certificate.
One of the largest public-private partnerships in North America, Glen site will transform
patient care and offer state-of-the-art teaching and research
environments for health professionals. Groupe immobilier santé
McGill (GISM), a partnership composed
of SNC-Lavalin and Innisfree,
designed, built and financed the hospital complex, and will now
oversee its operation and maintenance for the next 30 years.
Covering an area of 250,550 square metres and featuring
ultra-modern facilities, the Glen site will bring together the
Royal Victoria Hospital, the Montreal Children's Hospital, the
Montreal Chest Institute, the Cancer Center and the MUHC Research
Institute on a single site. The hospital complex offers spaces
devoted to world-class teaching and research, as well as 20
operating rooms, 154 pediatric and 346 adult single-patient rooms,
both with private bathrooms and space for visitors. There will also
be two parking garages to accommodate 2,859 vehicles.
"Over the last four years, we applied the most innovative
financing, engineering and construction methods to deliver one of
the largest public-private partnership projects in Canada. Thanks to hard work and a deep
commitment to quality, we delivered a truly world-class facility as
promised," said Robert G. Card, President and Chief Executive
Officer, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
"I would like to thank the more than 9,000 people who came
together to create a facility that will positively impact quality
of life in the province for generations. Together, we've taken an
abandoned railyard and transformed it into one of the world's
leading healthcare facilities," said Hisham
Mahmoud, President, Infrastructure, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
"We're proud to be one of relatively few companies in the world
with the resources and capabilities to invest in, design, build,
and then operate and maintain facilities that directly improve
lives, and the Glen site is a great example of that."
"GISM is thrilled to continue its involvement in this remarkable
project through providing top-quality site operations and
maintenance services for the next three decades," added
Denis Crevier, President, GISM. "We
will help ensure that superior services are delivered to all
patients and visitors who come to this outstanding hospital
complex."
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and construction groups in the world and a major player in the
ownership of infrastructure. From offices in over 50 countries,
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SOURCE SNC-Lavalin