Six companies have been shortlisted by Infrastructure Ontario and Hawkesbury & District General Hospital to build and finance the hospital's expansion and redevelopment project.

The companies invited to respond to a request for proposals are Bondfield Construction, EllisDon Corporation, Healthcare Redevelopment Partners (OHL+Elite Construction), M. Sullivan & Son Limited, PCL Constructors Canada Inc., and Pomerleau Inc.

The project includes a combination of renovations and new construction at the hospital. Highlights of the project include:

• A new consolidated ambulatory care centre that will include specialty clinics, hemodialysis, cardiology services and medical day care;
• an expanded complex continuing care unit;
• a new perioperative department;
• expansion of emergency services;
• additional acute care inpatient beds;
• major renovations to the existing hospital to accommodate a new psychiatry in-patient unit, an expanded medical-surgical unit, expanded diagnostic services and a new operating room