Athol Hospital Renovation & Expansion

Supporting state-of-the-art medical facilities.

Colliers Project Leaders served as project manager for the bid, construction, and close-out of an addition to Athol Hospital’s campus in Athol, MA. The expansion featured a new emergency department and medical office building.

Major components of the work involved the demolition of one portion of the existing hospital and the construction of a new wing that included:

• An emergency department
• An imaging facility
• Outpatient accommodations
• Multiple new entrances

The project also included comprehensive renovations to the existing hospital structure including upgrades to the:

• Oxygen system
• Sprinkler system
• IT and security systems
• FF&E and medical equipment

A high degree of coordination was necessary to ensure existing operations continued uninterrupted, with the exception of scheduled change outs.

Services included, but were not limited to:

• Developing the project budget reflecting building program needs
  
• Conducting technical review and critique of system designs and details
  
• Establishing and managing the bidding and contracting process
• Coordinating construction activities
• Monitoring and managing construction changes and project finances
• Conducting inspections of construction for quality assurance
• Managing building occupancy
• Coordinating Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FF&E)
• Monitoring and managing contractor correction of problems
• Closeout

The project was completed in Fall 2019.