【Introduction of the project】
As Singapore becomes an increasingly aging society, the country is promoting a Healthcare 2020 policy to expand medical facilities. The Singapore General Hospital (SGH) campus, which was founded in 1821 and is the oldest hospital in the country, is also undergoing a 20-year redevelopment plan.
This project is the first hospital project as Phase 1 of the SGH Redevelopment Plan. It is a medium- to long-term care community hospital with a total of 550 beds and rehabilitation facilities. The hospital building consists of a Material Management Department (MMD), Pharmacy, Central Kitchen, Carpark, Offices, etc., and is connected to the existing hospitals by Service Tunnels and Link Bridges. The project also includes the expansion of the surrounding arterial road and upgrading of the adjacent bus stop, with a total Construction Area of 214,000㎡.
The project was awarded through an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) proposal-based bidding process, which included structural changes to the main building and construction innovations to shorten the construction period and reduce costs. Furthermore, the construction was close to existing hospitals, historical building, main roads, and MRT lines, making it a difficult project that required safe construction with minimal impact on existing hospital operations and public transportation.
All shop drawings were required to be created in BIM, and the M&E equipment and over 2,700 rooms in the hospital facilities were coordinated by using BIM in collaboration with specialist subcontractors, with approvals from consultants and clients obtained based on the master programme.