NHS - Dumfries Hospital Redevelopment - Dumfries and Galloway - Project Profile

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Scope
The project involves the construction on 6.2ha of land with 350-bed hospital building at Garroch Loaning in Dumfries, Scotland.

The US$412 million project includes the following:

1. Construction of patient wards

2. Construction of a training center

3. Construction of operation theaters

4. Construction of laboratories

5. Construction of surgical suites

6. Construction of parking facility

7. Construction of access road

8. Construction of 344 single rooms

9. Construction of an emergency care centre

10. Construction of other related infrastructure facilities
Summary
NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHS) is undertaking the hospital redevelopment project in Dumfries, Scotland.

The project involves the construction on 6.2ha of land with 350-bed hospital building to replace the existing Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary.

The project includes the construction of patient wards space, a training center, operation theaters, laboratories, surgical suites, parking space, access road, 344 single rooms, an emergency care center and other associated facilities.



Public consultation on the project commenced on January 5, 2012, and completed in April 2012.

In July 2012, Mott MacDonald’s Glasgow office was appointed to provide the technical and procurement advisory services and Keppie Design as the architect for the project. Iain Buchan Associates was appointed to provide healthcare planning services.

In February 2013, NHS Dumfries and Galloway bought a site at Garroch Farm for the project.

In June 2013, an approval for the project's outline business case was granted and tendering process for the design, build, finance and maintenance contract was initiated.

In August 2013, five consortiums submitted bids for the project.

In September 2013, Balfour Beatty, High Wood Health (Laing O’Rourke), and Skanska were shortlisted for the project. However, Skanska dropped out of contract bid in November 2013.

In June 2014, Balfour Beatty was awarded the construction contract of the Garroch roundabout.

In September 2014, High wood Health, a consortium with Laing O'Rourke as construction partner and Serco providing estate management services, was selected as the preferred bidder.

In December 2014, NHS secured planning approvals from Dumfries and Galloway Council.

In March 2015, High Wood Health consortium comprising Laing O’Rourke, Aberdeen Asset Management, Ryder Architects, NBBJ and Serco ASP, was selected to design, build and manage the facility.

European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide US$164 million for the new hospital with a 26-year loan that represents around half of the senior debt of the project.

In March 2015, High Wood Health achieved financial closure.

On June 8, 2015, construction works commenced.

CMS Window Systems has been appointed as the contractor to manufacture and install curtain walling.

Construction works are underway with completion anticipated by the fourth quarter of 2017.
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