$355M Contract Awarded for MLK Medical Center

LOS ANGELES — MLK Partners, a joint venture managed by Jacobs Engineering Group, Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, and Jensen+Partners, was awarded a lucrative renovation contract from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works to provide construction management services for the revitalization of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Center in Los Angeles. The contract has a value of $355 million.

 

The award is for two separate projects: the Inpatient Tower renovation and the construction of a new Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center Building.

 

The Inpatient Tower renovation will include the demolition and remodeling of interior spaces in several existing hospital buildings, and the seismic and equipment upgrade of the campus’ Central Plant.

 

The project will also include the construction of a new 20,000 square foot Ancillary Building, housing a cafeteria and administrative support functions. This portion of the project is expected to be substantially completed in early 2013. The new Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center Building, also targeted for completion in 2013, includes the construction of a new,130,000-square-foot Ambulatory Care Center.