ADELAIDE WOMENS & CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
Contract Value
$25.9 Million
Construction Period
November 1986 - August 1989
Client
Dep. Human Services
Baulderstones involvement in the redevelopment of the Womens and Childrens Hospital began prior to the amalgamation of two of Adelaides major health care facilities.
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Baulderstone’s involvement in the redevelopment of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital began prior to the amalgamation of two of Adelaide’s major health care facilities. Completed in March 1989, Phase A refurbishment of the Rieger and parts of several other buildings presented the Baulderstone team with a number of challenges. The refurbishment required extensive removal of asbestos under extremely strenuous conditions.The major works effectively comprised the complete refurbishment of the 12 storey Clarence Rieger Building over 2 separate stages. Phase A entailed the comprehensive refurbishment of floors 1–9 at a value of $24m. This stage was delivered by Construction Management, providing facilities for intensive care, high dependency units, new laboratories, research and operating facilities.
Subsequently, in July 1993, Baulderstone was engaged to complete the Rieger refurbishment under a $1.9m lump sum contract for the remaining floors 10–12. Completed in 1994, this project was to provide high standard hospital facilities for the ongoing care of Children through to the early 2000’s.
Baulderstone were working in and around a live functioning hospital, and vital services were maintained at all times. The removal of asbestos on all floors prior to demolition was carried out, in many cases around functioning areas of the hospital. The other major component of the project entailed the introduction of interconnected structural steel stiffening to all floors to comply with earthquake regulations.
A challenging aspect, unique to this project, was the preliminary amalgamation with the former Queen Victoria Hospital, nine months into the construction phase. This necessitated a major change to the documentation, subsequently absorbed into the time critical construction programme.
