The Stage Two redevelopment of The Children's Hospital will include building a new Paediatric Services Building and refurbishing existing facilities, including:
- operating theatres
- neonatal intensive care unit
- paediatric intensive care unit
- cancer services
- pharmacy department
- expansion of pathology services
- mental health inpatient and ambulatory care, and
- car parking.
Key Dates
| Mar 2019 | Project Announcement |
| May 2022 | Contract Award |
| Feb 2023 | Construction Commencement |
| 2025 | Expected Construction Completion |
Funding contributions
| NSW Government |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | NSW Government |
| Successful Tenderer: | Roberts Co. |
| Related contracts: |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Mar 2019 | In the lead up to the 2019 NSW State Election, the NSW Liberal-National Government committed $619 million to fund Stage Two upgrades to The Children's Hospital at Westmead. |
| Mar 2019 | Project announced by NSW Government in the lead up to the 2019 NSW State Election. |
| Oct 2020 | Health Infrastructure NSW requested the Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) for the project to inform the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). |
| Nov 2020 | SEARs issued by NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE). |
| Nov 2020 | Artist impressions and a fly-through video of the new Paediatric Services Building were unveiled. |
| Jan 2021 | Heritage Impact Assessment conducted by Jacobs Group on behalf of Health Infrastructure NSW. |
| Mar 2021 | EIS completed by Architectus on behalf of the Health Infrastructure NSW. |
| Apr 2021 | EIS and State Significant Development (SSD) application put on Exhibition. |
| May 2021 | Exhibition and submissions close. |
| Jun 2021 | The 2021-22 NSW Budget allocated $49 million to the project for FY2021-22. |
| Dec 2021 | State Significant Development consent was granted for the project by the NSW Government. |
| May 2022 | The NSW Government awarded Roberts Co the contract to construct the Paediatric Services Building. Kane Constructions was awarded the contract build the new multi-storey carpark. |
| Jun 2022 | The 2022-23 NSW Budget allocated $185 million to the project for FY2022-23. |
| Feb 2023 | Main works commenced on the project. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2019)
Sector
Social
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
New South Wales |
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