Contract awarded for Meekatharra Hospital and Albany Health Campus

The State Government has engaged Hutchinson Builders under the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) process for the Meekatharra Hospital redevelopment and Albany Health Campus expansion.

Hutchinson Builders was awarded the bundled tender based on its proven experience in delivering modular construction projects and operating in regional environments.

Modular construction involves building hospital components off-site in controlled conditions, before transporting and assembling them on-site.

This approach reduces disruption during construction, and maintains the same high standards of quality as traditional building methods.

The successful proposal also included developing a suite of standardised modular designs, which will support faster delivery of future health infrastructure projects, particularly across rural and remote Western Australia.

The Meekatharra Hospital redevelopment will include upgraded emergency services, renal dialysis, modern inpatient facilities, enhanced patient support areas and upgraded ICT systems to support hospital logistics.

Albany Health Campus will see a capacity uplift with a new 32-bed modular ward.