EL PASO, TEXAS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District has awarded a $648 million contract to Clark McCarthy Healthcare Partners II, a joint venture of Clark Construction Group and McCarthy Building Cos. Inc., to build the Fort Bliss Replacement Hospital in El Paso.
The project, which is slated for completion in 2016, will include a seven-story hospital, two clinic buildings, administrative building, clinical investigation building with biosafety level three laboratories, and a central utility plant. In addition to constructing the structures, Clark/McCarthy also will build two access control points and surface parking.
“Our team is honored to build this world-class healthcare facility serving our soldiers and their families,” says Mike McWay, McCarthy Texas regional president. “Our team brings significant capabilities and an unmatched excellence in healthcare. We are excited to get started.”
The 1.1-million-square-foot healthcare facility will replace the existing William Beaumont Army Medical Center to accommodate the increased troop presence and dependent care resulting from the recent Fort Bliss expansion program.
“We congratulate Clark McCarthy Healthcare Partners II on their selection as the prime contractor for this important project for healthcare of our soldiers, retirees and family members,” says Col. Charles H. Klinge, commander, Fort Worth District.
The 630,000-square-foot replacement hospital building and the clinic facilities will be built to withstand the effects of seismic activity. Each of the new buildings' curtain wall systems will be equipped with sunshade devices and feature natural stone and metal façade panels combined with a terra-cotta rain screen system.
The Fort Bliss healthcare campus is designed to achieve LEED Silver certification, and the hospital and clinic buildings are designed to achieve LEED for Healthcare certification. The project team will incorporate sustainable elements into the campus, including water-efficient landscaping, water-use reduction fixtures, and other energy-efficient design features.
HDR Inc., of Alexandria, Va., is the project architect.
This is the sixth healthcare collaboration effort for the Clark/McCarthy team. The two companies are currently building the Replacement Naval Hospital at Camp Pendleton, Calif., the New Stanford Hospital in California and Project Legacy, the Southeast Louisiana Veteran’s Health Care System Replacement Medical Center in New Orleans.
— Rachel Goff