Werribee
Construction of a new four storey building to accommodate 120 resident rooms each with a full ensuite. Refurbishment and integration of the existing 30 bed accommodation building to expand the total facility to a 150 bed places.
External works include landscaping, irrigation, car parking, footpaths, nature strips and roads. The project is to be undertaken in three separable portions.
Separable portion 1 comprises practical completion of the new four storey 120 bed facility including three lifts, commercial kitchen, hairdressing and waste storage facilities. Includes nurse call and wander alert system, security, CCTV, PABX and IT communication systems.
Separable portion 2 requires the installation of loose furniture and equipment, commissioning of the kitchen and relocating the existing thirty residents into the new facility.
The final portion requires the decommissioning of temporary kitchen old plant room, and refurbishment of the existing thirty bed facility.
CLIENT
Baptcare
ARCHITECT
CHT Architects
SERVICES ENGINEER
Simpson Kotzman
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Wallbridge & Gilbert
COMPLETION
July 2016
CONTRACT VALUE
$20 million
Success Factors
Development of a customised construction program, construction methodology and stakeholder management plan optimising program duration to meet Client requirements.
Coordination/programming of a staged handover enabling relocation of residents in a manner that minimises disruption/inconvenience through a comprehensive commissioning and handover program.
Minimal impact of construction activities on the retirement village operations/residents and surrounding neighbours.