$4M extra for hospital
PA Wellington An extra $4 million has been authorised by the Government to meet the final cost of a building at the Palmerston North Hospital. The Palmerston North Hospital Board has been told it can spend $4,022,328 to meet the end cost of a clincial services and wards block, said the Minister of Health (Mr Gair). The final portion of the building, six storeys and a basement block, was commissioned late in 1979. The cost is now $11,737,835. Finance has been by way of loan money. The building has been completed and the extra $4 million covers aspects including escalation, major variations in the contract and fees.
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Press, 12 November 1981, Page 26
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