Construction tenders awarded for major expansions of Logan and Princess Alexandra hospitals

• John Holland has been awarded the tenders to deliver major expansions of the Logan Hospital and Princess Alexandra Hospital.
• The two expansion projects total $880 million and will provide an additional 361 hospital beds.
• Both projects were key announcements in the Queensland Health and Hospitals Plan that saw record investment in new hospital beds across the state.

The Palaszczuk Government has awarded John Holland the tenders for the Logan Hospital Stage 2 Expansion and the Princess Alexandra Hospital Expansion.

These are the first two major expansion projects in the Queensland Health and Hospitals Plan to have the tender awarded.

The cornerstone of the Plan was a $9.78 billion infrastructure spend that will see three new hospitals built, 11 hospitals expanded, and a state-of-the-art Queensland Cancer Centre constructed.

The Logan Hospital Stage 2 Expansion project is a $530 million investment that will deliver 112 additional beds.

This is in addition to the current investment of $460 million for the Stage 1 major expansion that will provide an additional 206 beds and is currently being delivered by John Holland.

The Stage 2 Expansion takes the Palaszczuk Government’s investment in expanding Logan Hospital to over $1 billion, together with the Stage 1 Expansion and a number of other infrastructure projects that are being delivered.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital major expansion is a $350 million investment that will see an additional 249 beds created through refurbishment and construction above the existing Emergency Department.

The expansion will include more intensive care beds and more high dependency beds, which means greater access to acute care and intensive care services.

The Princess Alexandra (PA) Hospital expansion will create 854 jobs during the construction phase, while the Logan Stage 2 expansion will generate an additional 1290 construction jobs.

Both projects are expected to be completed in the second half of 2026.

Quotes attributable to Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, Yvette D’Ath:

“I’m proud the Palaszczuk Government is delivering the nation’s largest health capital program that will ensure Queenslanders will have access to modern, world-class health care for decades to come.

“Only the Palaszczuk Government has the vision for such an ambitious and important plan.

“We’re creating new facilities, thousands of hospital beds, thousands of construction jobs and thousands of health jobs.

“Today’s announcement is a real win for existing locals and the families who will eventually call the region home in the years to come.

“The 361 new beds being delivered as part of these two expansions are just some of the 3,378 additional beds being delivered across Queensland.

“In contrast the LNP only has a track record of cutting, sacking and selling.”

“Under the LNP, there would be less hospital beds and less health workers. Their only plan is a Debt Reduction Plan that would spell disaster for the Queensland health system.”

“John Holland has been a key partner in the delivery of large health capital infrastructure projects since 2018, and already has a track record with Logan Stage 1,” Minister D’Ath said.

Quotes attributable to David Lehmann, John Holland, Executive General Manager – Building:

“John Holland is proud to build on its strong partnership with the Queensland Government to expand two of Brisbane’s largest and relied-upon hospitals – the Logan and Princess Alexandra Hospitals,” Mr Lehmann said.

“We are already delivering Stage 1 of the Logan Hospital expansion, and now we will leverage our experience and capabilities into Stage 2 alongside the new project of the PA Hospital expansion.

“We know how important modern health facilities are to local communities – and being involved in large-scale healthcare projects such as these put our purpose of transforming lives into practice.”

Background / Further information:

Under the managing contractor model, John Holland will deliver the detailed design for both projects over the next 14 months.

John Holland must deliver a value for money guaranteed construction price for the projects before commencing the main works construction phase.

Other health infrastructure projects currently being delivered by the Palaszczuk Government in the Metro South region include:

• Logan Hospital – $460 million Stage 1 Expansion that will provide 206 additional beds, $20 million rapid expansion modular ward with 28 new beds, and $18.8 million maternity refurbishment project. (In addition, the $61.9 million eight-level car park opened last year.)
• QEII Hospital – $465 million major expansion with 112 additional beds, and $25 million expansion with 28 new beds. (In addition, a 26-bed expansion was completed last year.)
• Redland Hospital – $62 million Stage 1 Expansion that will deliver 37 additional beds and a new ICU, and $25 million modular expansion with 28 new beds.
• Eight Mile Plains Satellite Hospital
• Redlands Satellite Hospital
• PA Hospital – $5.8 million renal refurbishment that will provide 8 additional beds.

The Palaszczuk Government has increased the budget for the Metro South Health Service to a record $3.02 billion in 2022-23 – an increase of 60 per cent compared to the LNP’s last budget.

Since 2015, we’ve hired 359 more doctors, 1,254 more nurses and midwives, 175 more ambulance officers, and 283 more allied health professionals in the Metro South region.

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Media contact: Cullen Robinson 0418 170 474