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| Client: |
Infrastructure Ontario & Royal Victoria Hospital |
| General Contractor: |
Vanbots, a division of Carillion Construction Inc. |
| Architect: |
Parkin Architects |
Engineer:
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H. H. Angus
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| Location: |
Barrie, Ontario
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| Size: |
400,000 sq.ft. new construction & 100,000 sq.ft. of renovation
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| Total Construction Value: |
$400 million |
DESCRIPTION:
This $400 million redevelopment will double the size of the existing hospital and includes:
• the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre, which will log more than 60,000 patient visits in its first year
• 101 new inpatient beds, including a dedicated Coronary Care Unit for critically ill cardiac patients
• an Emergency Department that will triple in size and includes a trauma unit, isolation ward and mental health crisis team
• an expanded Diagnostic Imaging Department will double in size to increase patient flow and privacy
• an expanded Laboratory
• two new Operating Rooms which are larger than existing suites for complex surgeries
• expansion space for two future patient care units
Kelson mechanical highlights:
The new mechanical room houses: 3 – Hot water boilers with a combined output of 10,600 MBH which can operate on natural gas or oil, 2 – 150 BHP Steam boilers fueled by natural gas or oil producing a maximum of 10, 350 lbs/hr of 99 percent dry steam, 4 air handling units with a combined weight of 133,000 lbs housing 8 VFD controlled fans in sizes ranging from 15 to 40 HP, 19 pumps ranging from 15 to a maximum of 75 HP.
Cooling is provided by 2 – 750 ton chillers driven by 580 HP variable speed controlled electric motors with 2 – 2250 GPM cooling towers and 1 – 150 ton Glycol dry cooler.
Eleven additional air handling units are utilized on the project, one dedicated to the new Cancer centre and one dedicated to Surgical suites.