The Ryde Hospital redevelopment in North Sydney will deliver a new and expanded emergency department and intensive care unit, new theatres, new purpose-built ambulatory care centre, new paediatric short stay unit, more adult overnight inpatient beds and expanded medical imaging.
The full scope of works includes:
- operating theatres
- an expanded emergency department
- adult overnight inpatient beds
- expanded medical imaging department
- ambulatory care centre
- pediatric short stay unit
- an expanded intensive care unit, and
- multi-storey car park.
The existing hospital will remain operational throughout the redevelopment.
The Ryde Hospital will be completed under a two-stage planning approval and delivery process.
- Stage One - State Significant Development Application (SSDA) for the proposed scale of the redevelopment and delivery of site preparation and enabling construction works.
- Stage Two - SSDA for the main construction works.
Key Dates
| May 2019 | Project Announcement |
| 2023 | Preferred Bidder Selection |
| Jan 2024 | Contract Award |
| Aug 2024 | Construction Commencement |
| 2027 | Expected Construction Completion |
Funding contributions
| NSW Government |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Health Infrastructure NSW |
| Successful Tenderer: | AW Edwards |
| Related contracts: |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Jun 2019 | The NSW Government announced $479 million in funding for the project in its 2019-20. |
| Dec 2020 | The NSW Government announce consideration of alternative proposal to move the site of the hospital to Macquarie University. |
| Nov 2021 | The NSW Government announced the site will remain at the existing Ryde Hospital campus which will be redeveloped. |
| Jan 2022 | Health Infrastructure NSW submitted a Request for the Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) to NSW Department of Planning and Environment for the project's Concept Development Application. |
| Mar 2022 | The NSW Department of Planning and Environment issued the Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of the project. |
| Jul 2022 | Concept designs unveiled. |
| Aug 2022 | The NSW Department of Planning and Environment placed the State Significant Development Concept Development and Stage One application on public exhibition, open until 20 September. |
| Jan 2023 | The final designs for the Ryde Hospital redevelopment were released to the public. |
| Mar 2023 | A scoping report and request for SEARs for Stage 2 of the approval process was released. |
| May 2023 | SEARs were issued for Stage 2 of the project's development applications. |
| Jun 2023 | Stage 1 of the project received planning approval. |
| Sep 2023 | The NSW Department of Planning and Environment placed Stage Two of the project's Environmental Impact Statement on public exhibition, closing 25 October. |
| Nov 2023 | The NSW Government released updated procurement and delivery timelines for the project in the 2023-24 State Infrastructure Plan. Procurement for the project is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2023, with construction expected to commence in early 2024. |
| Jan 2024 | The NSW Government awarded A W Edwards the construction contract. |
| Jun 2024 | Proposed design changes were released. |
| Jun 2024 | The NSW Government allocated an additional $47.8 million to the project in its 2024-25 Budget, bringing the total estimated cost to $526.8 million. |
| Aug 2024 | The NSW Government announced the commencement of main works construction of the project. |
| Nov 2024 | The NSW Government granted approval for Stage Two of the project. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2024)
Sector
Social
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
New South Wales |
Resources
Government resources
Ryde Hospital Relocation ProposalScoping Report - January 2022
NSW Planning Portal: Stage One
NSW Planning Portal: Stage Two
2024/11/19 - Planning approvals
