A 3D rendering shows what the updated NICU at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert may look like once it's completed. (Submitted Photo/Victoria Hospital Foundation)

By Glenn Hicks

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As many as 30 trades involved in new P.A. Hospital NICU project

Nov 23, 2020 | 8:00 AM

The winning bidder on the $2 million contract for the new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Prince Albert’s Victoria Hospital says it’s extra special knowing the community came up with the funds for it.

Cory Richter, the President and CEO of Quorex Construction Services out of Saskatoon, says it was only after they submitted their tender that he became aware of the efforts made by P.A. and the wider region to get behind the fundraising in recent years through the Victoria Hospital Foundation.

“We’ll be making sure that we’re able to follow through on our commitments to keep the community happy with what they’ve done to make this happen,” Richter told paNOW.

Quorex Construction Services has over 30 years of experience and among their projects in Prince Albert were the renovations to the forestry building on Central Avenue that was turned into the single campus hub for the University Of Saskatchewan. They also worked on Carlton High School in 2014, Pine Grove Correctional Center in 2013, and the Victoria Square Professional Health Centre on the hospital campus in 2011.

Quorex Construction Services was most recently involved in the renovation of the forestry building that has become the new single campus for the U of S in Prince Albert (website/quorex.ca)

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“We’re very excited about the [NICU] job. With the lean times that are going on right now any new project is good for the economy and for Prince Albert in general,” he said.

The start of the project was confirmed Friday. When completed by July next year, the expanded unit will have space to accommodate up to 11 medically fragile babies and their families, keeping more infants closer to home.

Richter said the complex project is expected to provide plenty of work.

“There’s a number of trades involved in these types of jobs…I expect we’d probably have around 30 trades. There’s going to be a number of staff from the P.A. area involved in the job.”

He said some of those workers will be on-site from next month.

glenn.hicks@jpbg.ca

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