The Parsons Creek tender has been reissued, and hopefully this will put an end to the false starts and numerous delays that have plagued this project. The Parsons Creek continuing care facility is sorely needed, and the reissue of the tender allows for bids to be accepted through April 2 so that construction can start on the project in the near future. According to minister of infrastructure Manmeet Bhullar “This is a project that we value very much, and that’s why we really expedited the process to put a new tender out … so we can hit the ground running. Our goal is very clear — we want construction to commence this construction season. Period. No questions about it.” When the tender was initially set the bids received were significantly over budget, so the project was reconsidered as far as design in order to evaluate f there were ways to reduce costs.

When discussing the reissue of the Parsons Creek tender Bhullar explained that “The previous tender came back very significantly over budget and it was so significantly over that we felt the prudent thing to do for tax payers was to look at the design, see if there were any changes that could be made that would allow for a savings in the design and construction of the project, and re-tender it, so that’s what we’ve done,”One hundred beds is a very large facility. It will have a very significant impact for the seniors. This project remains the top priority in the region. This is a critical piece of infrastructure.”