Hulley & Kirkwood appointed to work on pathfinder hospital
19.01.09
Hulley & Kirkwood Consulting Engineers have been chosen to provide M&E Design as part of the first NHS Frameworks Scotland project.
The scheme worth £120m will see the redevelopment of Dumfries Royal Infirmary for NHS Dumfries & Galloway. This is the first contract that has been awarded under Scotland’s new hospital procurement initiative in Dumfries.
The hospital will be the first in the country to feature 100% single room accommodation throughout and will include a new-build 200-bed wing, 23 modern ambulatory care and outpatient facilities, as well as improved intensive care, emergency care and support accommodation. It will entirely transform the existing building into a 21st Century healthcare facility.
Hulleys, who were appointed by BAM Construction, are joining a Project Team consisting of architects Nightingale Associates and BMJ Architects, health planner Tribal Consulting and project managers Turner & Townsend.
Donald Wood, Director at Hulleys, say’s; “We are delighted to have been chosen as principle M&E Design Consultant for this pathfinder scheme. Single room hospital concepts are an exciting and innovative way of moving hospital developments into the 21st Century.”
Construction work is due to begin onsite in April 2010 with completion anticipated for April 2013.
