Ontario Construction News staff writer
UXBRIDGE – Infrastructure Ontario and Oak Valley Health have released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for teams interested in delivering the planned redevelopment of the Uxbridge Hospital.
The RFQ marks the first stage in procuring a contractor for the project. Submissions will be used to shortlist teams with the construction experience and financial capacity to take on a project of this size and complexity. Shortlisted proponents will be invited to respond to a Request for Proposals, expected to be issued in summer 2026. Interested firms must register through merx.com to download the RFQ documents.
The redevelopment is being delivered through a design-bid-build model. Oak Valley Health’s architects and engineers of record are completing the design documents, and the RFQ will select a contractor to build the project based on those plans.
The new Uxbridge Hospital is planned at roughly 140,000 sq. ft. and is intended to modernize and expand services for the growing communities of southeast York Region and west Durham. The facility will add patient beds and expand key clinical services, including ambulatory care, emergency care, inpatient services and diagnostic imaging. The project also includes cardiorespiratory services, an inpatient laboratory and pharmacy, administrative areas and support services.
Oak Valley Health operates Uxbridge Hospital alongside Markham Stouffville Hospital, which partnered with the site in 2004 to extend care across the region. The current Uxbridge Hospital opened in 1959 and functions as a 20-bed community facility providing emergency and diagnostic services.
