DMC to add 5,000 jobs for construction projects

The Detroit Medical Center today told 600 construction companies and vendors about 15 different construction projects it hopes to begin in October, creating 5,000 building industry jobs.

The projects, ranging from $3 million to $170 million, are scheduled to begin after a tentative Oct. 1 closing date of the sale of the DMC to Vanguard Health Systems, a for-profit Nashville firm that has signed a tentative agreement to buy the eight-hospital system. DMC held a “construction outreach” event at Detroit’s Ford Field to explain the projects to potential vendors.

Vanguard plans to spend $500 million to expand and upgrade DMC’s facilities, including a new outpatient pediatrics center at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, located on the DMC’s Midtown Detroit campus; a new cardiovascular institute at Harper University Hospital, also on the campus; and expansion of the Sinai-Grace Hospital emergency department in northwest Detroit

The DMC said 30% of the construction awards will go to minority-owned businesses and that 25% of the hours on the construction projects will be designated for city of Detroit residents, and 50% will go to Wayne County residents.

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Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Patient Tower & Carls Medical
Office Building
• New construction and renovation
• $126 million construction
• 58 month project duration
• Fall 2010 start date

Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Pediatric Specialty Center
• New construction
• $24.6 million construction
• 16 month project duration
• Fall 2010 start date

Detroit Receiving Hospital
Inpatient Renovations
• Phased renovation
• $13.9 million construction
• 48 month project duration
• January 2011 start date

Detroit Receiving Hospital
New OR & Pre/Post-Op• New construction and phased renovation
• $4.4 million construction
• 12 month project duration
• January 2011 start date

Harper University Hospital
Central, Unified Lobby• Renovation and new construction
• $8.5 million construction
• 18 month project duration
• Fall 2010 start date


Surgical Services Renovation• Phased renovation
• $16.9 million construction
• 28 month project duration
• Fall 2010 start date

Ground Floor Masterplan Project
• Phased renovation
• $9.8 million construction
• 26 month project duration
• April 2013 start date

Unit Renovations
• Phased renovation
• $4.3 million construction
•15 month project duration
• Fall 2010 start date

Harper ED Expansion
• Phased renovation and new construction
• $2.3 million construction
• 12 month project duration
• Fall 2010 start date

Cardiovascular Institute &
Multispecialty Building
• New construction
• $58 million construction
• 34 month project duration
• Fall 2010 start date

Sinai-Grace Hospital ED, ICU and Radiology
• New construction and phased renovation
• $52.6 million construction
• 36 month project duration
• Fall 2010 start date


The DMC has made a commitment to the Community by setting significant goals for inclusion:
- 30% of all construction dollars will be awarded to minority-owned [[MBE),
women-owned [[WBE) and Detroit-based businesses [[DHB, DBB)
- A minimum of 25% of all hours worked on construction projects will be by a Minority business
- 25% of all hours worked on construction projects will be by City of Detroit Residents
- 50% of all hours worked on construction projects will be by Wayne County Residents
- A minimum of 25% of hours worked by apprentices on construction projects will be by Minorities