Title
Receive a report on Natividad Medical Center's key capital projects as of June 30, 2019.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Capital Improvement Committee receive a report on Natividad Medical Center's key capital projects as of June 30, 2019.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad Medical Center (NMC) is responsible for management, operation, and maintenance of building facilities and roads within the NMC campus. The Facilities and Construction Department staff administers capital projects focused on strategically upgrading the hospital by reconfiguring and remodeling the campus to better accommodate healthcare services.
Radiology Modernization:
The Diagnostic Imaging Department requires a complete remodel and modernization. This includes the replacement of obsolescent medical equipment, such as Computer Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). In 2013, the Department replaced aging X-Ray equipment with new digitally enhanced basic radiographic equipment. This was considered Phase 1, in a multi-phase approach to modernize the Imaging Department. Phase 2 includes adding two CT scanners, a MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Angiography Equipment, and a Hemodynamic System. The project was approved by the Board on September 30, 2014 in the amount of $14,300,000, which did not include the equipment cost. On November 14, 2017, the Board approved to advertise the project and go out to bid. The bids were read aloud at the Clerk of the Board's office on February 22, 2018. On July 10, 2018 the Board awarded the project to Otto Construction in the amount of $12,947,000 and approved to increase the construction project cost to $18,373,080. The total project cost, which includes design, construction and equipment equals $24,621,331.
The construction was originally forecasted to occur over a 24-month period with construction phased into 4 phases to maintain services during the remodel. Construction started on September 4, 2018 and is currently 95% complete wit...
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