Building on Health

‘Artist Impression’ Image: Supplied by the Victorian Health Building Authority

HEALTH CARE

Leveraging the Group’s decades of experience on major hospital projects, A.G. Coombs is delivering the $1.1 billion redevelopment and expansion of the Frankston Hospital with builder Lendlease.

Advisory in support

Through the course of the Exemplar Health consortium’s bid for the Frankston Hospital redevelopment, A.G. Coombs Advisory was engaged to support both Lendlease and Honeywell in a consulting role.

‘Artist Impression’ The $1.1 billion redevelopment of Frankston Hospital will deliver a new 12-storey clinical services tower and main entrance, 130 more beds, new spaces for mental health and oncology services and 15 new operating theatres.

Building on Health

The Frankston Hospital redevelopment will be conducted under a public-private partnership (PPP) with the Exemplar Health consortium responsible for designing, constructing, financing and maintaining the hospital for 25 years.

Following early involvement with Lendlease in 2021, A.G. Coombs was awarded the mechanical services design and construct (D&C) contract in early-2022.

It continues a relationship that has successfully delivered many major projects around the country, including the new Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne and the new Bendigo Hospital.

“PPPs can be challenging without the right people in place,” says Mark Mitchell, Executive General Manager for A.G. Coombs Projects.

“Our project teams have remained consistent across a number of successful healthcare projects. As Lendlease’s partner of choice, we are leveraging this shared experience, the lessons learned and our strong track record to benefit the Frankston Hospital redevelopment.”

Working with a preliminary mechanical services design by consultant Waterman, and to a prescriptive brief from the State Government of Victoria, A.G. Coombs is progressing the detailed design to documentation before work is expected to commence on site in 2023.

Central to the design will be an allelectric, high efficiency mechanical services plant in the new hospital.

As well as navigating current supply chain and procurement challenges that contribute to pricing complexity, A.G. Coombs is required to meet the social and local procurement obligations set out by the project framework.

A.G. Coombs will also take the Building Information Modelling (BIM) and services coordination lead. The existing facility will remain fully operational for the duration of the project, requiring careful planning and coordination on the ground with hospital staff.

Close engagement with other project partners, including facility manager Honeywell, will contribute to an effective transition to operate through commissioning.

“The Frankston Hospital redevelopment will transform the delivery of healthcare to the communities of Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula,” says David O'Shaughnessy, Project Director at Lendlease.

“A.G. Coombs is making a valuable contribution to the project, bringing the high level of expertise, surety of outcome and management of risk that we have come to expect from our years of working together.”