20 December 2006

Tenders announced for Royal North Shore Hospital redevelopment

The $702 million Royal North Shore Hospital redevelopment is making real progress, with the managing contractor tender for the $61 million research and education building awarded, and announcement of the tender shortlist, Health Minister John Hatzistergos said today.
“This massive $702 million redevelopment is the biggest health Public Private Partnership (PPP) project ever carried out in NSW,” Mr Hatzistergos said.
“There is more work to do on this massive investment in health infrastructure – but we are headed in the right direction.
“It is a major opportunity for the successful consortium to put forward innovative design to deliver high quality health services to improve access to quality health care - a key priority of the NSW Government’s State Plan,” he said.
The shortlist for PPP tenders has been established following the NSW Government's recent call for expressions of interest for private sector involvement.
The three groups and their key consortium members successfully short listed for the PPP are:

Mr Hatzistergos today also announced that Bovis Lend Lease has been awarded the Managing Contractor contract to construct the new $61 million Stage 1 research and education building at the Royal North Shore Hospital.
“The new research and education building facility will commence immediately and is the first step in the major redevelopment of the Royal North Shore Hospital site.
“Construction of the new research and education building will ‘unlock’ the centre of the campus for the future development of the new main hospital building,” he said.
Mr Hatzistergos said that the project would provide new construction jobs in the short term, and potential employment for additional research staff in the future.
“Under stage 1 of the project around 150 researchers will relocate to the new building, which allows future development opportunity to accommodate up to 500 research staff.
“The building will also accommodate about 60 staff involved in medical, nursing, allied health and continuing education programs,” he said.
The successful tender for the hospital redevelopment will be awarded in early 2008 and the research and education building at Royal North Shore is expected to be completed around mid 2008.
Mr Hatzistergos said under the PPP package, the redeveloped Royal North Shore Hospital will offer a new acute services facility, a Community Health Centre and refurbishment to some existing buildings, providing: