New building

Press, 13 April 1978, Page 6

New building

A new administration; building for the North Can-j terbury Hospital Board will} be built on land in Oxford; Terrace, near the Christ-} church Hospital. The Health Department; has agreed in principle to the board’s entering into a ‘'lend, ; lease” arrangement with a [Christchurch commercial firm’ to erect the building, which; I will provide about 2500 sq.i metres of office space. Under this scheme the; (board will sell property it! owns in Oxford Terrace to} (the firm, which will take all 'responsibility for the capital} ; cost and planning of the; building. The board will then; i lease the building, with an! option to purchase. i A similar scheme was used; by the Canterbury Education! Board, which leases its build-'

ung from the A.M.P. Insurance Company. | From four firms which [ (have submitted detailed plans; ’for the building, the hospital! ;board has chosen two. These} I are now with the Health, Department in Wellington} I for comment before the; ’board can take action on its! I choice of building. I Responsibility for some in-} jterior partitioning and for all! i furnishing of the building! (will be taken by the Hospital' i Board. ; No date to begin the build-; }ing is known but one board' I officer said yesterday that} }the proposal "will bring an I 'end to a big building head-! j ache. "The Health Department; jhas been very sympathetic to] I this proposal and it will bring! i al! our various officers to-} gether in one place,” he said.! I