BAM CONSTRUCT GETS GREEN LIGHT FOR £72M HEALTH HUB
The Scottish Government has approved the business case for construction of a £72m health and social care hub by Bam Construct.
The North East Hub in Parkhead aims to serve communities in the east of end of Glasgow and will be delivered by Bam on behalf of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership.
The hub will include three GP practices, a pharmacy, specialist services for children, and adult community care groups, as well as support for seniors, mental health, addictions, criminal justice, and the homeless community.
Alongside the medical facilities a local library will able relocated to the hub and there are plans for a new cafe.
The hub has been designed as Scotland’s first net-zero health and care facility and forms part of plans for the NHS to reach a net-zero target by 2040.
Glasgow councillor Mhairi Hunter described the hub as “a one-stop-shop of community services”. The new hub will increase access to services, but also integrate the health team, social work services and the voluntary and charity sector.
In February 2021, Bam were chosen to carry out a £30m expansion of a hospital in Cornwall. In March 2021, Bam, along with other tier-ones was named on a £650m Scottish healthcare framework.
Bam Construct was appointed to the health hub project in 2019, when the estimated value of the job was £35m. According to Bam the project now has a development value of £72m. The previous start date was 2020.
Jim Ward, Bam construction’s director for Scotland said: “Bam have been working on the preconstruction phase of the project for the last two years and during that period we have also carried out the advanced demolition works to allow us to make a meaningful start on the construction works which are due to commence in March.
We are delighted that this project provides us to further opportunity to deliver a high-quality project in conjunction with Hub West and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde having successfully completed Clydebank Health Centre, Greenock Health Centre and Stobhill Mental Health Units in recent years.”
The Scottish Government will fund £65m of the £72m project. A £2.5m fund towards the relocation of the library will be given by Glasgow City Council.
Work is scheduled to begin on site in March, with delivery aimed for 2024.
