The project is to construct a new Whiteriver Hospital, located three miles north of the community of Whiteriver on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Navajo County, Arizona. The proposed new hospital will be on the existing IHS Hospital Campus immediately south of the existing hospital.
The project is an acquisition for the new Whiteriver Hospital. The IHS plans to replace the existing Whiteriver Hospital on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The Contractor shall construct a new 406,000 Square Foot Indian Health Service (IHS) Hospital that is planned to serve a Primary Service Area (PSA) projected user population of 19,088 in 2030. The new hospital will be constructed on the existing 14-acre site of the existing hospital with minor adjustments to the existing lease. Services will be expanded to include Primary Care, Telemedicine, Dental Care, Eye Care, Audiology, Emergency Services, Transitional Care, Emergency Medical Services, Specialty Care (including General Surgery, Ophthalmology, ENT, Orthopedics, Podiatry, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Nephrology, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, and Genetic Testing), Psychiatry, Social Services, Behavioral Health Emergency & Inpatient Care Response Services, Acute Care (Adult Medical/Surgical, Pediatric), LowRisk Labor & Delivery, Inpatient & Outpatient Pharmacy, Laboratory, Diagnostic Imaging (XRay, Ultrasound, Mammography, Fluoroscopy, CT, MRI), Rehabilitation Services (Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy), Respiratory Therapy, Public Health Nursing, Public Health Nutrition, Health Education, Wellness Center, Community Health Representatives, Environmental Health, Administration, Business Office, Human Resources, Quality Management/Quality Improvement, Health Information Management, Information Technology, Clinical Informatics, Purchased and Referred Care, Security, Clinical Engineering, Dietary, Facility Management, Medical Supply, Housekeeping & Linen, Comprehensive Pain Management, Employee Facilities, Public Facilities, Education and Group Consulting, Emergency Air Transportation, Research Partnership, Diabetes Management, Veterans Administration, Social Security Administration, Arizona Long Term Care Services Administration, Tribal Transportation (nonemergency), Women Infant & Children (WIC), and the Tick Disease Surveillance Program.
The area required for the new hospital includes parking lots, drives, utility areas, and stormwater management. The site consists of land that is south of the existing hospital, and the area where the existing hospital and Garrett Building (Supply/Maintenance) are located. The existing hospital will be demolished after the new hospital is built and the existing hospital is vacated. The location of the existing hospital will be used for parking. As a result of construction, on-site parking spaces will be limited, and a temporary lot will be created. Staff and patients, and potentially construction workers, will be shuttled from the temporary lot to the hospitals as appropriate during construction and demolition activities. In addition to the construction of the hospital, the project includes construction of two wastewater treatment plants. The first to be located approximately 0.5 miles north of the existing campus on Powerline Road, and the second to be located near the quarters approximately 20 miles north of the existing campus near the intersection of AZ-73 and AZ-260. The quarters (a separate project, not part of this project) will also be built at the intersection site near the community of Pinetop, AZ.
The new facility will be designated as an Primary Care Acute Care Outpatient Facility by the 2022 FGI guidelines. The new construction will be in accordance with IBC 2024, Type II-B IA IB construction. Occupancies are designated primarily as Healthcare (Group I-2)and Business Group B with Groups A-2, A-3, R-2, S-1, and S-2 also included in the buildings.
Additional work requirements will be provided in the finalized Statement of Work. Period of Performance is 1095 calendar days after issuance of a Notice to Proceed. TERO is applicable.
The type of work to be performed will be categorized under PSC code Y1DA, Construction of Hospitals and Infirmaries and NAICS code 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a size standard of $45 million.
