Harrison Selects Balfour Beatty Construction for Expansion

BREMERTON, Wash. — Harrison Medical Center, a part of CHI Franciscan Health, has selected Balfour Beatty Construction to provide preconstruction and construction services in support of the acute care hospital expansion in Silverdale, Washington. The company is also engaged in shaping the project’s final scope and contract. Last fall, Harrison announced NBBJ as the project’s architect.

“Our goal with this expansion is to provide convenient access to exceptional healthcare that will meet the needs of patients and their families, as well as our doctors and clinical staff, today and well into the future,” said David Schultz, president of Harrison Medical Center. “Balfour Beatty Construction has a stellar reputation for not only constructing world-class facilities, but also for innovation, collaboration and an unwavering commitment to make a positive difference in the communities they serve.”

Groundbreaking for the new Silverdale facility is expected to begin later this year, which marks the first phase of Harrison Medical Center’s Vision 2020 expansion project. Vision 2020 is the culmination of decades of planning to provide affordable, high-quality healthcare on the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas now and in the future. Additional phases of the project will include the construction of a new ambulatory services facility in Bremerton and a new medical office building in Silverdale. The new hospital in Silverdale is targeted to open in 2018.

Balfour Beatty Construction will serve as the primary contractor for the new hospital and plans to engage local subcontractors and tradespeople on the project wherever possible. The facility planning team is in the process of defining the opportunities and setting specific project goals.