The Government of Saskatchewan has now issued a Request for Qualifications to find a proponent for designing and building a 33-bed facility which will replace the Grenfell Pioneer Home. Grenfell Pioneer Home closed in 2018 and the residents, who were relocated to nearby facilities, will be given first dibs on a chance to move into the new home once complete.

The new 33-bed home will be built on a vacant parcel of land located in the northeast corner of the town and will be owned and operated by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. It will include private rooms with bathrooms, two spa tub rooms, a commercial kitchen, common living and dining spaces and administrative spaces.

This is a “Progressive Design Build procurement” which allows government to enter a contract with a single proponent to design and construct a project. It also has an ‘off-ramp’ if government and the proponent cannot agree on a price for the construction portion after the design has been completed. If that occurs, the completed design is government’s property, and government reserves the ability to procure a new contractor to provide the construction services.

Those companies shortlisted through this RFQ will proceed to the second stage of procurement for the project which is a Request for Proposals (RFP). The RFP is expected to open later this year.