The LBJ Hospital has scheduled a community meeting for next week to discuss the planned new hospital.
An announcement from LBJ CEO Moefaauo William Emmsley says, “Pursuant to the Public Law 117-2-American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Tropical Medical Center (LBJTMC) is required to notify members of the public of the Request for Proposals for a New 40 Bed Hospital.”
The RFP notice and associated announcements are posted on the LBJ Hospital’s website:https://Ibjtmc.org
There will be an open Community Engagement opportunity on May 3rd, 2022 at 10:00am at the Engineering Conference Room at LBJ Tropical Medical Center in Faga’ alu.
Zoom capability will be available for this Community Engagement @ https://us0O2web.zoom.us/j/83488025924?pwd=bFhIbXJuWS 1lobzBXK1 FyNjidHc2JwUT09
The RFP notice says, the purpose of this Request for Proposal is to solicit proposals for the purposes of entering into a contract through competitive negotiations for the professional services of an Architectural/Engineering Firm, with experience in the design of major hospitals and medical centers.
“Our underlying philosophy is one of responsive, responsible, and defensible design for New 40 Bed Facility with a commitment to design principles and practices which are logical and conservative,” says the notice.
“The design shall produce facilities that are straightforward and businesslike. They must respond to the user needs, be representative of the Samoan culture, but reflect a responsible use of the funds available. They must be defensible in terms of scope, cost, and appearance.”
The design shall be:
- Well planned
- Effective in function
- Appropriate in form and appearance
- Cost-effective
- Constructible
- Adaptable and durable over time in the operating environment, giving proper weight to each of the above elements.
The proposed design for the 40 bed hospital and clinics shall indicate how future expansion to a 150 bed hospital will be accommodated.
Feedback, questions, comments or requests for additional information, may be submitted on the LBJTMC website or emailed to arpa@Ibj.as
The new hospital is to be built in Tafuna behind the Territorial Correctional Facility.
