It tentatively scheduled construction to be complete by January of 2002. But that schedule is now in question, because the Nunavut government has decided to review each of its pending P3 projects, before it takes any further action, a Nunavut government official said. The Nunavut government is about to hire a consultant to review the plans of the projects to see if each make sense. The three proposed health facilities and some student housing in Cambridge Bay will all be reviewed. In the case of the hospital proposed for Iqaluit, the consultant will review its functional plans and see if changes need to be made, Sargant said.
Functional plans outline each of the necessary components of a new hospital.
Architectural designs for a building are created after the functional plan is complete. The proposed new hospital for Iqaluit has had complete functional plans for some time Once the consultant's work is done, the Department of Heath and the Education Department are expected to make a recommendation to the Nunavut government to go ahead with the projects as is, make changes to the design, or not proceed, Sargant said. It's to flush out issues. Sargant expects the consultant to complete their work in four to five weeks. The affected departments will then come up with their recommendations to cabinet.