Thursday, August 24, 2023

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Mackay Hospital Upgrade To Create 128 New Beds

Queensland Health has established a supplier panel of major construction companies to accelerate the delivery of three new hospitals and nine major hospital expansions under the State Government’s Queensland Health and Hospitals Plan.

12 construction companies have been shortlisted as potential tenderers for three new hospitals and nine major hospital expansions totalling more than $8 billion worth of capital works.

In regional Queensland, works include new hospitals in Bundaberg and Toowoomba and major expansions of Townsville, Cairns and Mackay hospitals.

The Mackay Hospital expansion will cost $250 million and create an additional 128 beds. It is estimated to be completed in the second half of 2026 and will create around 610 construction jobs.

Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Yvette D’Ath said the State Government’s new hospitals and major expansion projects were full steam ahead.

“Since the Queensland Health and Hospitals Plan announcement last year, Queensland Health has engaged in a robust and collaborative process with the construction sector to begin delivering the program,” the Minister said.

“The building contractor shortlist of 12 was established based on an expression of interest process and through Queensland Health’s broader engagement with industry.

“This engagement has meant the tender process to-date has been efficient, transparent and ultimately, competitive and fair.”

The tender process will run for up to 12 weeks depending on the scale of the projects, with contracts expected to be announced from April 2023.

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