STRABAG awarded large contract to expand F.D. Roosevelt University Hospital in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

• Turnkey construction of several new buildings, plus all outdoor facilities and green spaces
• Contract value of approx. € 297 million
• Completion in late 2029

Through its Slovakian subsidiary STRABAG Pozemné staviteľstvo s.r.o., the European construction and technology group STRABAG is acting as general contractor for the reconstruction and extension of the F.D. Roosevelt University Hospital in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. The works, with a contract value of around € 297 million, comprise the demolition of ageing buildings and the subsequent restructuring of the site with modern new buildings as well as outdoor facilities and green spaces. Construction is scheduled to take around five and a half years: After the contract was officially signed on 20 May, demolition work can start shortly, with overall completion planned for the end of 2029.

Redesign of the hospital grounds
With a total investment of € 442 million, the EU-funded project is one of the most significant investments in Slovakia’s healthcare infrastructure in recent decades. When completed, the 771-bed hospital will provide centralised, highly digitalised patient care with short distances and state-of-the-art medical technology. The hospital campus will be divided into two sections – North and South – with a campus road running between them that will be transformed into a green boulevard. The northern section of the premises will feature a new building for infectious diseases, a training centre, administration offices and parking spaces. The eleven-storey main building – consisting of an x-shaped structure on top of a base building with a total gross floor area of 91,000 m² – is being built on the southern part of the hospital grounds. STRABAG is carrying out its construction work according to the efficient principles of LEAN Construction and with the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM). Architectural firm SIEBERT + TALAŠ, spol. s r.o., commissioned by the client to handle the overall planning and design, is involved as a consortium partner for all planning and design aspects during the execution phase.

“We are extremely pleased to have been awarded this complex turnkey project in our neighbouring country. It’s an opportunity for us to demonstrate our innovative technological expertise with our local teams,” says STRABAG CEO Klemens Haselsteiner.

A symbol of energy-efficient architecture
The project leaders are aiming for BREEAM certification for the new building complex. The amount of energy consumed will be minimised through the use of heat recovery and ventilation systems that eliminate the need to open the building windows. The orientation of the main building has been optimised both in terms of noise and to make the best possible use of the available daylight. Natural materials, most notably wood, will be prioritised as a way to ensure the patients’ sense of well-being. Another benefit will be the abundance of greenery, not only in the spacious outdoor facilities, but also inside the hospital and through rooftop greening.