The Flinders Medical Centre upgrade and expansion includes:
- an additional 136 beds (majority of which will be single rooms) – two-thirds of the additional beds will be overnight beds with one-third to be same-day beds
- upgrade and expansion of the Margaret Tobin Centre for mental health
- upgrade of outdated wards
- an expanded Intensive Care Unit
- new operating theatres
- expanded medical imaging, and
- a new eye surgery clinic.
Key Dates
| 2022 | Project Announcement |
| Apr 2024 | Contract Award |
| 2028 | Expected Construction Completion |
Funding contributions
| Federal Government | |
| SA Government | |
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The project was announced as being jointly funded by the Federal and SA Governments in 2022 when it was a $400 million project, with each government contributing $200 million. The 2024-25 SA Budget flagged an increase in the estimated total cost to $498 million and additional State funding, but did not indicate whether the cost increase would be met on a 50/50 basis with the Federal Government. |
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Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | SA Health Infrastructure |
| Successful Tenderer: | Built Environs |
| Procurement note: | The Project will be delivered under a Managing Contractor model |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Jun 2022 | The 2022-23 SA Budget included a $400 million commitment – jointly funded by the Federal and SA Governments – to deliver the Flinders Medical Centre upgrade and expansion. However, only $161 million was profiled over the next following years, with the remainder outside the forward estimates. |
| Mar 2024 | The SA Government announced early works would commence on the primary tower package in April. |
| Apr 2024 | Built Environs was awarded the contract to deliver the project via a Managing Contractor model. |
| May 2024 | The 2024-25 Federal Budget allocated $190 million to the project over the four-year Budget period, including $20 million in FY2024-25. |
| Jun 2024 | The 2024-25 SA Budget allocated $114 million to the project, and flagged an increase in the estimated total cost from $400 million to $498 million. The SA Budget did not indicate whether the cost increase would be met on a 50/50 basis with the Federal Government. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2024)
Sector
Social
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Other |
Location
South Australia |
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