16th Oct 2014 06:45
LONDON (Alliance News) - Balfour Beatty PLC Thursday said it has won a USD533 million contract to handle the renovation and expansion of the Texas Medical Center campus in Houston.
The project, awarded to Balfour by the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, will include building a 17-storey hospital, implementing a building control system for the campus and ensuring hospital services continue during the construction period, Balfour said.
Construction on the project is set to start immediately and will be carried out over four years, it added.
Balfour said the new work will include 24 additional operating theatres, new emergency rooms and intensive care wards, 160 new patient beds and six floors of further expansion for wards and operating facilities at the site.
"This latest programme is a response to increasing healthcare needs as the population of the Houston area grows. A project of this complexity requires state-of-the-art construction methodology to ensure the ongoing health services are not disrupted," said Mark Layman, chief executive officer of Balfour Beatty's US construction arm.
"We will use the latest construction techniques, pre-fabricate off-site as much as possible and use digital technology to deliver this project efficiently," Layman added.
By Sam Unsted; [email protected]; @SamUAtAlliance
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