Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand (HNZ) Southern is seeking a contractor to complete waterproofing and maintenance on the ward block, which has a history of leaks.
A request-for-proposals document obtained by the Otago Daily Times detailed three issues which need fixing.
The building had "two significant cracks" on the exterior of the seventh and eighth floors on the Cumberland St side.
The supplier would need to repair these and complete an inspection to check for any further damage, as well as provide street-level scaffolding to provide protection from any falling objects.
A provisional sum was to be provided for concrete spalling repair on the Cumberland St side.
Leaky ward block service hatches were another issue, and the supplier would need to provide weatherproofing options to address the problem.
The final aspect of the repairs was fixing the "cracking and spalling" on the Great King St side of the building.
Cleaning, waterproofing, and repairing any silicone around the windows were among the steps that needed to be taken.
The cut-off date for proposals is February 20.
Weighing would be based half on price, 35% on capability, 10% on health and safety, and 5% on broader outcomes — the ability to provide social, environment, cultural or economic benefits.
The indicative start date for the contract is April, and work would be carried out in stages until June.
"The ward block will remain occupied during the contract works and all services interruptions [and] shutdowns shall be co-ordinated with the project manager to an agreed programme", the document stated.
The ward block building has had problems with leaks in the past, and the poor state of the hospital buildings generally was a factor in the decision to build the new hospital.
A report to the SDHB — now HNZ Southern — in February 2020 said there were so many issues which affected the current hospital buildings, and especially the ward block, that it would cost more to fix them than the $1.4 billion then budgeted to build the new hospital.
Last year a report described a range of other issues with the building which HNZ Southern was seeking a contractor to fix, including perished insulation, corrosion, leaks and an abundance of rust.
