Bam wins £15m hospital

Bam is the preferred bidder for a new £15m joint community hospital and civic centre development in Selby.

NHS North Yorkshire and York and Selby District Council will now work alongside the BAM team to develop the programme to build the innovative scheme.

The team from Bam will now set about finalising details of how the project will be delivered on behalf of the Council and NHS Trust who will be taking up office space in the new scheme.

Depending on final sign-off from the Strategic Health Authority, NHS Yorkshire and the Humber, construction work is scheduled to start in spring 2010 with building complete by the end of the following year.

The new development will be constructed on land adjacent to the existing War Memorial Hospital on Doncaster Road in Selby.

Director of Community and Mental Health Services for NHS North Yorkshire and York, Janet Probert, said: "We’ve been through a very thorough and robust tender process to get to this stage and we can now press ahead with finalising details ahead of work beginning in the spring.  Both the NHS and the Council look forward to working in partnership with BAM Construction to deliver a new community hospital and civic centre fit for the twenty-first century".

Leader of Selby District Council, Cllr Mark Crane, added: "One of the on-going elements of this tender process has been to ensure we’re getting value for money.  Work continues to finalise details of the construction costs and our project management team is constantly reviewing the process to ensure costs are driven down wherever possible without affecting quality".

James Wimpenny, Bam’s director in the north east, said: "Our role now is to finalise details of exactly how this project will be delivered.  It’s a major undertaking, but we have the skills, experience and local knowledge to deliver this project on time, on budget and to the highest standard.  We’re looking forward to being on site".