PPP Projects

The following Privately Financed Projects (PFPs) are currently being implemented by NSW Health:

Privately Financed Projects

Royal North Shore Hospital Stage 2 Redevelopment

Project description: The $950 million redevelopment project will deliver new facilities for acute care, community health and research and education. The PPP component includes the new main hospital redevelopment, new community health facilities, refurbishment of some existing buildings and car park extensions. Construction is to commence after completion of the new research and education building under a managing contractor contract. The private sector will design, build, finance and maintain the new facilities and provide some non-clinical support services.

Current status: The PPP contract was awarded to the InfraShore Consortium (ABN AMRO, Thiess Pty Ltd, Thiess Services, ISS Facility Services and Wilson Parking). The contract was signed on 23 October 2008 and financial close was achieved on 28 Oct 2008.

Related documents: click here: A copy of the Project document is available on this website. The audited contract summary is available on the Working with Government (WWG) website.

Orange Hospital Redevelopment and Associated Services

Project description: The Project involves the private sector in building, financing and maintaining for 25 years the new Orange Hospital and tertiary mental health on the Bloomfield site. The NSW Government will pay off the new facilities over that time frame. The private sector will also provide non-clinical service for the new and existing facilities across the Bathurst and Orange Campuses.

Current status: Following an Expressions of Interests and Request for Proposal process, the project was awarded to Pinnacle Healthcare (Babacock & Brown, Hansen Yuncken and Spotless), with contracts signed on 21 December 2007.

In September 2008, the Government approved expansion of the new Orange Hospital. Construction is in progress. Provision of interim hard services commenced in April 2008.

Related documents: Project Deed documents (56MB in total)

A copy of detailed drawings (over 700Mb) is available on request. Please contact Health Infrastructure on (02) 8644 2000. The audited contract summary is available to the Working with Government Guidelines website.

Newcastle Mater Hospital Redevelopment

Project description: Delivery of new health facilities on the Newcastle Mater Hospital site, comprising:

A new 96-bed acute mental health facility on the Mater Hospital site - including 10 extra acute mental health beds - to replace existing facilities at James Fletcher Hospital.
The redevelopment of the Newcastle Mater Hospital
Two extra radiation therapy bunkers and linear accelerators.

Private sector involvement includes design, construction, financing, maintenance and provision of selected services.

Current status: The Project was awarded to the Novacare Consortium (Abigroup, Compass Group, Honeywell and Westpac) and the contract was signed and executed on 30 November 2005. Stage 1 commissioning occurred on 9 January 2008. Stage 2 and 3 were completed in February and June 2009 respectively.

Related documents: A copy of the contract and the audited contract summary is available on the NSW Government Tenders website.

Long Bay Prison and Forensic Hospitals

Project description: This project is a joint PFP between NSW Health, Justice Health and the Department of Corrective Services including delivery of an 85-bed Prison Hospital to replace an existing facility, and a new 135-bed Forensic Hospital at Long Bay. Private sector involvement comprises; design, construction, financing, maintenance and provision of selected services.

Current status: The Project was awarded to the PPP Solutions (Multiplex, Honeywell, Compass Group and Babcock & Brown). The contract was signed on 24 January 2006 and financial close was achieved on 19 July 2006. Construction was completed in November 2008. Deed of Amendment No 5 was executed and effective on 28 July 2009.

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Other Public Private Partnership Projects

Newcastle Community Health Centre

Project description: Development of a mixed medical/commercial building in the Newcastle CBD to accommodate a new Community Health Centre. Private sector involvement relates to sale of land from Hunter New England Health, design, construction, financing and maintenance of the building, and a commercial lease arrangement.

Current status: The project was awarded to Austcorp and the contract was signed on 6 September 2005. The project was completed as scheduled. In June 2007, NSW Health signed the lease agreement with Austcorp.

Related documents: A copy of the contract summary is available on the NSW Government Tenders website.