Design tender released for Alice Springs Hospital’s multi-storey carpark
THE design tender has been released for the Alice Springs Hospital car park, and along with new staff accommodation projects, will support more than 175 local jobs during construction
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WITH 465 jobs on the table, the design and construction tender for the development of a new carpark at the Alice Springs Hospital is bound to be a highly sought-after contract.
The tender has been releasd for the $12 million four-storey car park after the Territory Government made the announcement earlier this month.
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The development will accommodate 250 cars and provide much needed additional on-site carparking for staff and public at Alice Springs Hospital.
The hospital multi-storey car park is part of the Alice Springs Hospital Masterplan, along with the development of new staff accommodation.
Works are currently underway for the 70 new staff accommodation project which is supporting more than 110 jobs and indirectly provide support for 465 jobs.
Minister Central Australian Economic Reconstruction, Dale Wakefield, said they had “acknowledged for some time that hospital carparking has been an issue”, hence its incorporation into the development of the masterplan.
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“The hospital car park and new staff accommodation projects will support more than 175 local jobs during construction and support a further 465 indirect jobs,” Mr Wakefield said.
“At times when families are under a lot of stress attending the hospital, this car park will help to make the burden a little easier.
“Work is also well underway on the new staff accommodation, which is about retaining our hardworking health professionals, while attracting more people to stay in Alice Springs.”
The development application will be subject to consideration by the Development Consent Authority.
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