The Pioneer Manor bed redevelopment project has jumped from a total cost of $63.9 million to almost $93 million, but a boost in provincial funding has allowed the city’s share of the cost to drop from $30 million to $16.7 million
Although its total projected cost has jumped by 42 per cent to almost $93 million, the City of Greater Sudbury's share of the expense has been almost halved to $16.7 million thanks to a provincial funding boost.
Although it’s a 160-bed addition the net bed expansion will be 11, bumping Pioneer Manor's total bed count from 433 to its new 444. With furniture fixtures and equipment, project contingency and other “soft” costs added, the total bumps up to the $93-million price tag city council approved on Monday. “Any time that there’s only one bid, I would say there’s cause for concern,” Archibald said, noting that multiple bidders pulled out at the last minute. Reasons provided included such things as project value, bidders being unable to fit it into their current workload, inability to meet timelines, and issues with the terms and conditions.
Since that time, the province revised its Long-Term Care Home Capital Development Funding Policy to “expedite the construction of new long-term care beds, or the renovation of existing ones,” according to a municipal report, which freed up more funding.
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