Contract signed to build Clinical Support Building

Graham Design-Build Services has signed a fixed-price contract with Interior Health to design and build the East Pandosy Clinical Support Building (CSB) at Kelowna General Hospital.

The CSB is part of the Interior Heart and Surgical Centre (IHSC) Project, which was announced by the Province on Jan. 25, 2010. It will house laboratory and clinical support departments that will be moved from the existing hospital in preparation for the start of construction of the IHSC building in 2012.

The $47 million CSB will be a three-storey, 7,850 square-metre (84,470 square-foot) building located across Pandosy Street from the main campus of KGH. It will be connected to KGH by an enclosed bridge across Pandosy between the third floors of the Clinical Support Building and the Centennial Patient Care Tower.

The CSB will be built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold standards to ensure high-performance standards are met, minimizing operating costs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. To meet the commitment of British Columbia’s Wood First Act and showcase the use of wood, extensive use of wood will be used throughout the building.

Graham Design-Build Services will begin removing the pre-load material and mobilizing equipment at the site over the next few weeks. Construction is expected to get underway this winter. The CSB will be open to clients in 2012.

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