Balfour Beatty to Deliver Healthcare Facilities in Midlands

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Balfour Beatty has been awarded England’s £267-million Midland Metropolitan Hospital contract on behalf of Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. Having been appointed to deliver the early works contract in 2018, Balfour Beatty will now progress with the main construction works to the 80,000-square-meter hospital, including the completion of the external façade and all associated mechanical, electrical and plumbing services, delivered by Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick. The 670-bed Midland Metropolitan Hospital will offer maternity, children’s and inpatient adult facilities to a half million people. Located in Smethwick, the hospital will remain the closest acute hospital to the center of Birmingham … Read more

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Bechtel, Enka Partner to Build ‘5G Motorway’ in Serbia

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A joint venture between Bechtel and Enka has won a contract tendered by the government of Serbia for a 112-kilometer motorway. The dual carriageway will link the central Serbian towns of Pojate and Preljina, and will connect to the north-south motorway running between Hungary and North Macedonia. It will also link with trans-European corridors X and XI, which connect Austria with Greece and Italy with Romania. Bechtel describes the development as “5G ready,” since a telecom corridor will be dug underneath the side of the road to allow for future 5G fiber and tower installations. The Bechtel and Enka team … Read more

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Specialist Hospital Under Construction in Sweden Tracking for Environmental Building, Silver Level

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Skanska has signed an agreement with the Region Västra Götaland, Västfastigheter, to build the new Högsbo specialist hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden. The contract is worth approximately SEK 1.1 billion, which will be included in Swedish order bookings for the fourth quarter 2019. The project includes a new hospital building and a supply building, totaling about 27,300 square meters, and an associated garage with 175 parking spaces. The hospital building will be five stories high and will contain operating rooms, reception and resources for imaging and sampling for both adults and children. The building will be certified in accordance with Environmental … Read more

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Woolpert-Black & Veatch JV Selected for $94.5M USACE Europe District Master Planning Contract

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District, has selected the joint venture of Woolpert and Black & Veatch to provide architecture, engineering, master planning and design services under this shared capacity, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. The Woolpert-Black & Veatch JV was one of nine awardees selected for this contract. The $94.5-million, firm-fixed-price contract will support projects in 30 European countries and has an estimated completion date of Aug. 25, 2024. The services under this contract include, but are not limited to, providing comprehensive master plans, installation and area development plans, economic and market analyses, facility utilization surveys, security … Read more

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Surgical Facility Provides Services to Underserved Uganda Area

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The Kyabirwa Surgical Facility in Uganda has recently opened. A a small building with a large purpose, the project was conceived with Mount Sinai Health Systems as a replicable prototype to bring surgery to underserved areas. Located in a rural town on the Nile, the building takes its form from banana plants on the site that gather energy from the sun and provide shade, and is constructed of locally sourced bricks. Careful analysis of required systems and equipment resulted in the elimination of many redundant and costly systems typically found in high-tech urban hospitals. Onsite infrastructure provides solar energy, rainwater … Read more

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