Improving existing patient ward facilities and essential hospital infrastructure through coordinated addition and alteration works, roof replacement, and new vertical access facilities.

Employer: Mount Alvernia Hospital

Consultants : Context (Archi), ICON Consulting Engineers (C&S), CAGA (M&E)

Form of Contract: PSSCOC

Sector: Healthcare

Location: Patient Wards (L3 to L5), Patient Lift/Fire Lift & New Staircase (Serving L1 to L5) at Block E, Mount Alvernia Hospital

The Addition and Alteration (A&A) Works at Block E, Mount Alvernia Hospital involved improvements to the existing three-storey patient wards from Levels 3 to 5, replacement of the existing roof, and the addition of a new patient lift/fire lift and staircase serving Levels 1 to 5.

Carrying out multiple improvement works within an existing hospital facility requires careful planning and commercial oversight. The combination of refurbishment works, roof replacement, and new vertical circulation facilities required costs to be assessed and monitored across the different stages of the project. As the consultant quantity surveyor, we provided quantity surveying and commercial management services to support the project. Our role included cost planning, cost monitoring, variation assessment, and contract administration, helping stakeholders maintain financial oversight throughout the works.

The project involved several elements of addition, alteration, and replacement works within an existing healthcare facility. Effective cost management was important in monitoring expenditure, assessing changes, and addressing commercial matters as the project progressed. Through structured cost monitoring and ongoing commercial assessment, we supported stakeholders with relevant cost information to assist with decision-making and maintain control over the project budget.

As the consultant quantity surveyor for the A&A Works at Block E, Mount Alvernia Hospital, we provided professional quantity surveying and cost management support throughout the project. Our involvement provided the project team with ongoing cost information and commercial support across the patient ward improvements, roof replacement, and new lift and staircase works.

Our Services Included:

Quantity surveying consultancy

Cost planning and cost management

Cost estimation and reporting

Tender and procurement support

Contract administration

Variation assessment and valuation

The Mount Alvernia Hospital Block E project demonstrates our experience in providing quantity surveying consultancy and cost management services for healthcare facility improvement works in Singapore.

Projects involving existing hospital facilities require careful management of costs, changes, and contractual matters across multiple work elements. Through structured commercial management and professional quantity surveying services, we supported the project team in maintaining financial oversight throughout the delivery of the works.