Romford Hospital, Essex PFI
Romford Hospital, Essex
The project included the construction of a new 858 bed hospital with acute care facilities, out patients, operating theatres, multi storey car park, grade level parking, energy centre and helicopter landing pad.
Specialist excavation was required to remove 'hot spots' of asbestos and was followed by basement bulk excavation. Construction work included foundations, basement slab, ten cores to a height of seven floors and the design and installation of post tensioning to all suspended floor slabs.
Location: Romford, London
Client: Barking, Havering & Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust
Architect: BDP Architectural & Jonathan Bailey Associates
Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease
Structural engineers: BDP Structural & Structural Systems (UK) Ltd
P.C. Harrington: Reinforced structures
Slipform International: Slipforming
Structural Systems (UK): Post-tensioning
HTC: Craneage
PCH: Plant hire
