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Transportation and Works
November 17, 2006

Government Plans to Demolish Former Grace Hospital Building

The Honourable John Hickey, Minister of Transportation and Works, announced today that government will issue a tender next week for the demolition of the remaining hospital building at the former Grace Hospital site LeMarchant Road, St. John�s. If that building, constructed in the 1960s, is demolished, only the nurses� residence would remain on the site.

The decision to issue a tender for the building�s demolition was made following an unsuccessful call for Expressions of Interest to sell the facility issued in July. Government has determined that none of the responses are acceptable. However, Minister Hickey says a window of opportunity remains for those respondents.

�We�ve advised the respondents that we are open to offers until we award a contract for the demolition of the remainder of the former Grace Hospital,� said Minister Hickey. �We expect this would give the respondents four to six weeks to revise their submissions.�

In 2005, Transportation and Works contracted for the environmental remediation and demolition of a portion of the structures on site. As a result, the houses at 205 Pleasant Street and 203 Pleasant Street, the smoke stack, the 1920s section and the majority of the 1950s section of the former Grace Hospital were demolished.

Previous Requests for Expressions of Interests were issued in 2000 and 2002.

BACKGROUNDER

The first Grace Hospital was constructed in 1922 and was known as the Grace Maternity Hospital. Major extensions were added in 1955 and 1965 and a nurses� residence was added in 1964. The facility is currently known as the Grace General Hospital and is owned by the Department of Health and Community Services (HCS) and was operated by the Health Care Corporation of St. John�s. Upon the facility being vacated, responsibility for the facility was turned over to the Department of Transportation and Works.

Media contact:
David Salter
Director of Communications
Transportation and Works
709-729-3015, 691-3577

2006 11 17                                                 9:55 a.m.


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