A contract for the design of a new hospital for American Samoa has been awarded to Honolulu based Lively Architects/LA +KYA.
One of the main principals if the company is Mark Lively who designed the Centennial Building, the American Samoa Power Authority Building in Tafuna and the new Fono Building.
The LBJ Hospital issued a Request for Qualifications back in June however the notice was not published in Samoa News.
Head of the LBJ Hospital’s Engineering Dept, Sa Mavaega, who answered questions sent to CEO Faumuina John Faumuina, said the RFQ was posted on the hospital website from June 1st to July 30th, the deadline for submitting bids.
The RFQ solicited proposals from Architectural/Engineering firms with experience in the design of major hospitals and medical centers for the design of a new 200-bed hospital.
One of the requirements is for the bidder to have 15 or more years in the field of architectural and engineering for hospitals and medical centers.
Four companies submitted proposals.
- HDR Architecture from Honolulu
- GLHN Architects from Arizona
- LivelyArchitects/LA+KYA from Honolulu and
- VARISCO Group from Honolulu
The proposals were reviewed by a Source Evaluation Board consisting of 6 members: 2 from the LBJ Hospital and one each from the Departments of Commerce, Public Health, Public Works and Governor’s Office.
The contract was awarded September 1st.
The new hospital is to be built at the present location of the Territorial Correctional Facility in Tafuna. KHJ News hopes to provide info on the costs in a later bulletin.
Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga has approved $300 million of the $479 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to be spent on the new hospital.
