The new centre will sit within the existing hospital estate and replace the existing boiler room with a more energy efficient/more environmentally friendly facility. Completion is scheduled for 2018.
Features of the project will include N+1emergency generators, Combined Heat and Power, boiler plant & associated 30m high flue stacks, oil fuel storage and distribution, water storage, as well as associated mechanical and electrical infrastructure.
As principal contractor, NG Bailey will be responsible for delivering building works, including the superstructure and forming of the major energy centre building complex, and the forming of two new reinforced concrete below ground walkways to link the new energy centre into the existing hospital infrastructure.
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In addition, the company is currently on site delivering a major upgrade to the electrical infrastructure through the replacement of the HV network cabling, creation of three new substations comprising HV / LV switchgear in closed ring configuration. These works are necessary in order to address the risk arising from the existing ageing infrastructure and to provide capacity for future development at the site.
Jon Crank, Pre-contract Manager at NG Bailey's Engineering division, said: "The completion of the infrastructure upgrade will be a fundamental milestone in the regeneration of the University Hospital of North Tees site.
"We now look forward to continuing this relationship onto the next phase of the upgrade programme where we will replace the existing boiler room with a new energy centre. The new energy centre will be more reliable, more energy efficient and more environmentally friendly, and will be operational in 2018."
Steven Taylor, Head of Design and Development at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust: "NG Bailey has been a highly competent professional contractor that is more than capable of executing complex engineering and building projects within fully operational acute healthcare buildings."
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