{"id":23173,"date":"2016-12-14T14:33:49","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T14:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/?p=23173"},"modified":"2016-12-14T14:33:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T14:33:49","slug":"plans-issued-for-orkney-hospital-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/plans-issued-for-orkney-hospital-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans issued for Orkney hospital scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23174\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Orkney161215.jpg\" alt=\"orkney161215\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Orkney161215.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Orkney161215-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>NHS Orkney and Robertson Capital Projects has appointed engineering consultancy WSP\/Parsons Brinckerhoff on the \u00a364M New Hospital and Health Care Facility on the Scottish Islands.<\/p>\n<p>WSP\/Parson Brinckerhoff\u2019s Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Capital Investment services team has secured the role of Independent Tester on the project which will involve checking the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Design\" target=\"_blank\">design<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Steelwork_specification\" target=\"_blank\">specification<\/a> of the construction of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Healthcare_buildings\" target=\"_blank\">building<\/a> and related infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Derek Sharkey, Technical Director at WSP\/Parsons Brinckerhoff\u2019s PPP and Capital Investment team, said of the win: <strong>\u201c<\/strong>We are delighted to have secured this commission, which is personally pleasing having worked with NHS Orkney during my time at hub North Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis win for us is another important milestone as we continue to invest in our Public Private Partnership advisory in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to working with both NHS Orkney and Robertson Capital Projects on this life changing project for people across Orkney.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neil McCormick, Managing Director at Robertson Capital Projects said: \u201cWe are pleased to have made the joint appointment with NHS Orkney of WSP\/Parsons Brinckerhoff to this important role which will support the quality focused delivery of this significant project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The detailed design of the scheme is expected to be finalised in the coming months with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Construction\" target=\"_blank\">construction<\/a> due to start in early 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NHS Orkney and Robertson Capital Projects has appointed engineering consultancy WSP\/Parsons Brinckerhoff on the \u00a364M New Hospital and Health Care Facility on the Scottish Islands. 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