The Townsville University Hospital Expansion project will be delivered over a number of stages and will include an additional 165 beds, additional operating theatres and other critical services.
Scope details of Stage 1A include the delivery of:
- Eastern Campus
- new two-storey building
- 112 sub-acute beds
- medical imaging
- outpatient services
- North Block Extension
- Three-storey refurbishment
- Increased emergency capacity
- 28 intensive and critical care beds
- Interim surgical capacity
- 450 temporary parking spaces
Key Dates
| Sep 2020 | Project Announcement |
| Oct 2022 | EOIs Open |
| Nov 2022 | EOIs Close |
| Nov 2025 | ROIs Open |
| 2026 | Expected Contract Award |
| 2028 | Expected Construction Completion: Stage 1A |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Health Infrastructure Queensland |
| Procurement note: | The project is being procured as a part of the Queensland Government's Hospital Rescue Plan. The project will be delivered using a staged approach, commencing with Stage 1A.
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PROJECT HISTORY
| Jun 2022 | The project was confirmed as having been funded through the Capacity Expansion Program. |
| Oct 2022 | Expressions of Interest (EOIs) to join a prequalified panel to deliver Capacity Expansion Program projects was released. |
| Jun 2023 | The Queensland Government announced that BESIX Watpac had been awarded Stage One of of a two-stage Managing Contractor delivery model for the project. |
| Oct 2023 | Turner & Townsend was awarded the Project Management contract for the project. |
| Mar 2024 | The Queensland Government announced the commencement of early works, comprising the delivery of a temporary helipad and 330 additional staff carparks. |
| Apr 2025 | The Queensland Government released its Hospital Rescue Plan and response to the 42 recommendations made by the Independent Review of Queensland Health’s Capacity Expansion Program. The Review recommended pausing early site works and engaging with the Stage One contractor - BESIX Watpac - to review the project. In response, the Government accepted the recommendation and committed to further design review and potential rescoping and staging as outlined in the Rescue Plan. The Review also confirmed the project's total estimated cost had increased from $530 million to $1 billion, and the project's expected completion date had been delayed from 2026 to Q1 2029. |
| Nov 2025 | Health Infrastructure Queensland opened a Registration of Interest (ROI) process for Stage 1A of the Townsville University Hospital Expansion. Contract award is expected in 2026. The project will be delivered using the HIQ25 Contract, which combines an Early Contractor Involvement stage and a Design Finalisation and Construct Contract. Following responses to the ROI, HIQ may elect to procure multiple packages to deliver Stage 1A. |
| Dec 2025 | The Queensland Government announced an updated masterplan was finalised for the project as part of the Hospital Rescue Plan. The announcement revised the completion date for Stage One to 2028. |
Sector
Social
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
Queensland |
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