Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre
Location
Susie Lake Crescent, Bayers Lake, Halifax Regional Municipality
Project Type
DBFM (Design, Build, Finance, Maintain)
Infrastructure
Healthcare Facility, Outpatient Services
Contract Value
$259.4
MILLION
for the design, construction, and financing, as well as 30 years of maintenance
Estimated Value for Money
$35.4
MILLION
in Value-for-Money (savings) over traditional delivery

PROJECT
A new Community Outpatient Centre will be built in Bayers Lake. The centre will offer several of the same types of clinics, treatments, and services that are currently provided at the Victoria General and Halifax Infirmary sites, however, the new outpatient centre will be a more convenient option with ample parking for the thousands of Nova Scotians who have to travel to Halifax for these services.
The project has been designed through extensive stakeholder engagement and input from hundreds of clinical and non-clinical staff through more than 15 end-user groups. Kasian Architecture led the master planning process and incorporated this stakeholder input into the development of a modern, technologically advanced, innovative Community Outpatient Clinic.
104 clinical spaces are being created and will support delivery of:
- Primary Care
- Medical/Surgical Clinics and Procedure Room (services to include endocrinology, hypertension and plastics)
- Diagnostic Imaging (x-ray, ultrasound and bone density)
- Specimen Collection and Laboratory Receiving
- Eye Care
- Orthopedic Assessment Centre and Rehabilitation
- Hemodialysis (24 dialysis stations)
- INSPIRED (Respirology)
Milestones
Upcoming
- Interior Fit out (Spring/Summer 2023)
- Substantial completion (August 2023)
- Occupancy (November 2023)
- Final completion (Winter/Spring 2024
Completed
- Project reached technical submission (April 2020)
- Project reached financial submission (May 2020)
- Project reached financial close (August 2020)
- Site Mobilization (November 2020)
- Site Works began (December 2020)
- Foundations began (January 2021)
- Structure concrete began (March 2021)
- Interior Fit out began (June 2021)
Benefits
Patients
- Improved access to care.
- Reduced stress of navigating busy streets in downtown Halifax and finding parking.
Healthcare Professionals
- Primary Care
- Medical/Surgical Clinics and Procedure Room (services to include endocrinology, hypertension and plastics)
- Diagnostic Imaging (x-ray, ultrasound and bone density)
- Specimen Collection and Laboratory Receiving
Green
- The project will focus on a healthy indoor environment, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and efficient use of energy, water, and other resources.
Economic
- The project has approximately 150 workers on-site daily (peak construction).