Master Builder of the Year | National 2016, 2019 | Victoria 2016, 2017, 2019
PROJECTS | Victoria

The Royal Melbourne Hospital Critical Infrastructure

Value

$32M

Client

Melbourne Health

Consultants

Johnstaff Projects
Clarke Hopkins Clarke
Donald Cant Watts Corke
John Mullen & Partners (JMP)
Lehr Consultants International (LCI)

In the second quarter of 2018, Kane Constructions was awarded the Construction Management contract to deliver The Royal Melbourne Hospital Critical Infrastructure project.

Works were undertaken in a fully operational hospital environment and included:

  • Façade and building structural remediation works
  • OH&S prevention works which consists of upgrade works to the hospitals operating theatres, emergency department, main entrance, lift lobbies, stroke unit and wards
  • Internal demolition of the former Victorian Infectious Disease Reference Laboratory and new office fitout - Jane Bell House is now a contemporary workplace for Royal Melbourne Hospital's administration team
  • Upgrade of two lifts
  • Combustible cladding replacement
  • Link bridge demolition
  • Heritage slate roof replacement

This project reached Practical Completion in December 2019.