ECKMAN/SUFFOLK SELECTED TO BUILD $87 MILLION HOSPITAL

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Eckman/Suffolk, a joint venture between Bedford, N.H.-based Eckman Construction Co. and Boston-based Suffolk Construction Co., has been selected to construct Elliot at River’s Edge, an $87 million ambulatory care center located on the former Jac Pac site off Queen City Avenue in Manchester. Construction will consist of a four-story, 236,000-square-foot facility and an 800-space parking garage. The project will include facilities for urgent care, diagnostic imaging, breast health, endoscopy, pain management, physical rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, laboratory services and durable medical equipment, as well as the Elliot 1-day Surgery Center. Demolition and site preparation are expected to begin in October, with vertical construction scheduled to commence in January 2009. The hospital is slated to open in 2010. It is being developed by Elliot Health System and The Anagnost Companies. The Elliot at River’s Edge is part of a 17-acre project that will also include a medical office, retail and residential components.