Replacement Medical Air Compressor Plant

This procurement relates to the replacing the Medical Air Compressor Plant at Palmerston North Hospital. The building is owned and operated by MDHB, and Facilities are managed and maintained by Ventia Ltd.

The medical air plant installed in the basement of Clinical Services Block One (CSB1) provides the medical air requirements for the Palmerston North Hospital campus. This includes the acute care areas of the hospital, being theatres, intensive care unit, neonatal unit, maternity, and emergency department. The supply of medical air to these areas is an essential part of the infrastructure they require to function. Air is distributed at (nominal) 7 bar with local pressure regulators reducing pressure to 4 bar for medical use.

The existing plant is nearing or has exceeded the normal life for compressed air equipment. Additionally, the plant does not comply with HTM02-01 recommendations in terms of stand-by capability and air quality.

The engineer to the contract is Peter Cole (Cole & Dias).