Work will start immediately on a new 拢6m office block that is needed to enable delivery of the main works.
The main programme, scheduled to complete in 2019, includes a new 拢80m 'Hot Block' for all critical care, surgery and other complex care procedures, replacing several wards and the site's energy centre and completely refurbishing the Emergency Department.
A key element of the scheme is to improve public facilities, including car parking facilities.
The contractor was appointed through the ProCure21+ framework.
It was only two days ago that Galliford Try was named preferred bidder for construction of the 拢72m East Lothian Community Hospital in Scotland too.
Galliford Try鈥檚 new chief executive Peter Truscott said of the Luton & Dunstable contract: "This prestigious scheme is one of the largest on the ProCure21+ framework and is a fantastic win for our business. Galliford Try has a growing presence in the healthcare market and this is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate our capability in delivering complex public sector healthcare projects."聽
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