Projects

Project: Fiona Stanley Hospital and Health Precinct

Client: South Metropolitan Area Health Service (SMAHS)

Procurement: Two Stage Managing Contractor (Document and Construct) 

Stage: Construction (completion – late 2013)

When it opens in 2014, Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch will be Western Australia's flagship health facility. It will be the major tertiary hospital in the south metropolitan area and will offer health care services to communities south of Perth and across the State.

The $2 billion Fiona Stanley Hospital is the largest building infrastructure project ever undertaken by the State. The project includes the Australian Government contribution of $255.7 million for the new State rehabilitation service and the combined facilities will have a gross floor area of approximately 150,000m2 (excluding car parking).  The Fiona Stanley Hospital is an essential part of the State Government's health reform agenda and will deliver:

• 643 beds (83% of these will have private rooms with ensuites) and a further 140 beds in the State rehabilitation service,
• A full range of acute medical and surgical services,
• The State centre for the treatment of burns,
• A major trauma centre and a 24-hour emergency department,
• WA's first comprehensive cancer service south of the river including radiotherapy treatment facilities, medical oncology and haematology,
• Renal transplantation and dialysis services,
• Extensive ambulatory care services,
• Obstetrics and neonatology services,
• Paediatric services,
• A mental health unit with a secure wing and a mother and baby unit,
• Imaging and radiology services including MRI, CT and PET/CT scanning,
• Facilities for pathology, bio-medical engineering and cell tissue manufacturing,
• A state-of-the-art medical research facility to be built in conjunction with universities and the Western Australia Institute for Medical Research, and
• The State rehabilitation service.

The hospital will incorporate contemporary health design, including evidence based design and ecologically sustainable development and will be one of the most technologically advanced hospitals in Australia.

Appian Group established a project team of approximately 15 staff to support the client in the management of project briefing, design, procurement and site creation for the development and the facilities, as well as the management of the scoping and procurement of the furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E).  Appian Group was appointed in 2005 and has since undertaken the following works:

• Early scoping studies and preliminary planning for the site and the Hospital;
• Management of the development of a Structure Plan for the Murdoch Activity Centre, within which the Hospital is located (in close cooperation with the Department of Health and the Department for Planning and    Infrastructure);
• Writing of the Business Case for the project, including the development and assessment of alternative facility options (including the assessment of development options for Royal Perth Hospital and Fremantle Hospital), procurement options, program and workforce analysis.  This Business Case included full capital and recurrent costings, NPV assessment for each option and forms the basis for all future work related to the project;
• Writing of the Project Definition Plan for the project;
• Undertaking, in close cooperation with SMAHS, the clinical consultation in order to enable Appian Group to write the functional requirements for the project (that are incorporated into the Project Brief);
• Preparing the Project Brief including the development of more than 6300 room data sheets; 
• Coordinating all aspects of site creation and design management from inception through to completion of the Design Development stage of the Project; and
• Providing expert procurement advice and contributing to the preparation of procurement documents (including legal documents).

More recently, the contract has moved into Stage Two of the two stage Managing Contractor process and the focus of Appian Group’s involvement has shifted to design, construction and contract management support (including a clerk of work’s role) with ongoing support in the specialist areas of health planning, FF&E and ICT.

Appian Group's project team is located in the client's project office to ensure information flows efficiently and effectively with the client.  Appian Group, in close cooperation with the client, has established more than 70 different stakeholder groups within SMAHS and continues to consult directly and facilitate consultations with these stakeholder groups to ensure the Hospital will meet the clinical needs of its users.

The project commenced construction in late 2009 and is due for completion in late 2013, with opening scheduled for early 2014.