Construction updates
VA Palo Alto is undergoing an unprecedented amount of construction and expansion to enhance health care for Veterans throughout our health care system. Each project is a tremendous opportunity to augment and improve the delivery of services to Veterans. We request your patience and cooperation as collectively we work towards transforming our facilities.
Palo Alto campus major construction project highlights
Ambulatory Care Center
The new Center for Ambulatory Care (327,500 gross square feet) will consolidate nearly all ambulatory care clinics into one facility to provide diagnostic and treatment clinics for outpatient and inpatient Veterans. This project includes the demolition of multiple seismically deficient buildings (buildings 102, 4, 5, 54, MB1, MB2, MB3, MB4 and 7).
Project status: Project is in planning phase. Earliest construction funding would be 2026.
The planned construction completion date is 2030.
Building 7 Spinal Cord Injury Center replacement
This project will construct a new Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder Center (SCI/D) in Palo Alto and decommission and raze building 7.
Project status: The project is in planning phase. Earliest construction funding would be 2026.
The planned construction completion date is 2030.
Building 40 Boiler Plant replacement
This project will construct a replacement boiler plant to replace the existing aging boilers, and provide full backup power as required per physical security resiliency requirements for the campus. The project will decommission and raze building 40.
Project status: Project to start design in 2024.
The planned construction completion date is 2031.
Demolish seismically deficient building 6 and construct replacement building
This project will construct a new 85,140 gross square feet building to house the services in the current building 6, which include research, mental health, facilities engineering, emergency management, and safety services.
Project status: Project is in planning phase. Earliest construction funding would be 2026.
The planned construction completion date is 2030.
Menlo Park campus major construction project highlights
Construct new Police Annex
This project will construct a 6,200 sq. ft. centralized Police/Emergency Services Annex which collocates functions dispersed throughout Menlo Park VA campus which are critical to the readiness, training, and delivery of 24 hour a day, 7 day a week security and safety to the Menlo Park Campus, one of VA’s largest Mental Health and Community Living Center facilities.
Project status: Project is currently in design procurement.
The planned design completion date is spring 2025.
Building 114 Boiler Plant replacement
This project will replace the seismically deficient Building 114 (Central Plant) with a newly constructed boiler plant to support the Menlo Park campus. It will decommission and raze the seismically deficient Building 114.
Project status: Project to start design in 2024.
The planned construction completion date is 2031.
Upgrade multiple fire alarm systems
This project will replace the fire alarm system that services buildings 329, 331, 334, and 347 with new modernized and fully addressable fire alarm system.
Project status: Project is currently in construction phase.
The planned construction completion date is fall 2024.
Renovate to support Homeless Outreach Program, Building 348
This project will fully renovate 20,000 sq. ft. building with 15 patient rooms to turn into a hospice facility and may also be used as a community living center.
Project status: Project is currently in construction phase.
The planned construction completion date is fall 2024.
Correct Building 520 mechanical systems
This project will replace the existing closed loop, packaged chiller systems and steam systems with new equipment that will tie in directly to the new steam and chilled water loop for the Palo Alto campus. This project will improve the air condition in building 520.
Project status: Project is currently in construction phase.
The planned construction completion date is fall 2024.
Livermore realignment project
The Livermore realignment project includes new construction of an East Bay Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), an expanded Central Valley Community Based Outpatient Clinic, a new Central Valley 120-bed Community Living Center (CLC) and a procedure center in Palo Alto. Subsequent to the completion of these construction phases, this project will decommission the existing 113-acre VA Livermore campus. The authorized total project (estimated) cost of the project is $505 million.
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Other Palo Alto campus construction project highlights
Construct New Fisher House 3
This project is to prepare a site and all utilities and coordinate with the Fisher House Foundation for a construction of a new Fisher House 3.
Project status: Project is currently in design procurement.
The planned design completion date is fall 2024.
Correct life safety deficiencies, Fisher House 1
The Fisher House Foundation adopted the 20-bedroom Fisher House prototype with improved life safety features. As a result, several life safety features are absent at the 21-bedroom Fisher House 1. These missing life safety features are 1 fire-rated stair enclosure discharging to the exterior, smoke/fire curtains in corridors/stair, and fire-proof self closing (FPSC) doors for the second floor bed suites.
This project is to install additional safety features to Fisher House 1 to be in compliance with the new prototype.
Project status: Currently in design phase
The planned construction completion date is winter 2024.
EHRM infrastructure upgrades
This project includes various infrastructure improvements, like electrical panel upgrades, HVAC upgrades, expansion and renovation of existing space, communication infrastructure upgrades, and more.
Project status: Project is currently in design and construction.
The planned construction completion date is fall 2025.
Improve Building 100 access from Polytrauma
This project will construct an illuminated canopy to provide shelter and enable safe transportation of patients from Building 500 Polytrauma and Blind Rehab Center to the main hospital Building 100 for treatment.
Project status: Permanent canopy is currently in design. Temporary canopy from loading dock of building 101 to building 500 is under construction.
The planned construction completion date is winter 2023 for the temporary canopy and fall 2025 for the permanent canopy.
Improve Sterile Supply Service and biomedical functional alignment
This project will renovate 17,000 gross square feet of deficient Sterile Processing Service (SPS) and Supply Chain Service (SCS) to ensure adequate capacity to perform all sterilization and decontamination functions, inventory management, and supply distribution functions, as well as provide 1,250 gross square feet of administrative space for SCS staff.
Project status: Project is currently in construction procurement.
The planned construction completion date is fall 2024.
Remove T7A/B/C trailers and restore landscaping areas
This project will remove temporary trailers T7A/B/C and restore the landscaping of the areas surrounding these trailers.
Project status: Construction completed. Currently in 90-day maintenance period.
Renovate Building 7 for Spinal Cord Injury
This project will renovate Building 7 for Spinal Cord Injury Service to upgrade existing patient bedrooms, increase space for physical and occupational therapy, and create additional medical and social work staff offices to improve patient exams and consultations.
Project status: Project is currently in construction.
The planned construction completion date is winter 2024.
Renovate Building 100 basement for MRI suites
This project will renovate approximately 9,600 gross square feet of existing radiology basement space into 2 MRI suites to alleviate waitlist for patients needing MRI and CT imaging services.
Project status: Project is currently in construction phase.
The planned construction completion date is winter 2024.
Renovate Food Nutrition Kitchen, Building 100
This renovation will include replacement of flooring, walls and equipment (dish machine, steam kettles, etc.). This project will also provide a temporary kitchen trailer for the duration of the project.
Project status: Project is currently in construction.
The planned construction completion date is winter 2024.
Renovate Microbiology Lab
This project will replace the existing 4 fume hoods with new Type C1 or equivalent fume hoods. New fume hoods will have direct exhaust ductwork connections. Custom designed and configurated casework will be provided to accommodate the new fume hoods.
Project status: Currently in design phase (design to be completed fall 2024)
The planned construction completion date is fall 2026.
Renovate Opioid Clinic, Building 321
This project will upgrade and improve the medical center to provide opioid treatment (dispensing methadone) to VA patients located at the Menlo Park campus.
Building 321, C Wing has been identified (Mental Health Clinic MHC) as the location for the Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) at Menlo Park VA.
Project status: Currently in construction
The planned construction completion date is winter 2024.
Repair Building 530 Aquatic Center
This project will remove and mitigate all mold and corrosion inside of pool and supporting mechanical rooms. Replace walls in pool with appropriate insulation and wall covering finishes per VA specifications, specifically a resinous wall system. Work inside of supporting mechanical rooms to include replacement and repair of equipment which supports pool operations (to include but not limited to pumps, piping systems, insulation, heat exchangers), removal and replacement of failed flooring which meets VA specifications, and repairs to include limited replacement of HVAC system components.
Project status: Project is currently in solicitation.
The planned construction completion date is spring 2025.
Replace emergency generator for building 100
This project will construct 3.5 megawatts/hour emergency power supply system generator facility to provide emergency power for future needs of the campus.
Project status: Project is currently in construction.
The planned construction completion date is fall 2024.
Upgrade Building 7 Polytrauma/Spinal Cord (SCI) for patient safety
This project will renovate patient rooms (10,000 square feet), upgrade patient safety, and ensure proper clinical operations in both D and F wings in Building 7 Polytrauma/Spinal Cord (SCI).
Project status: Project is currently in construction.
The planned construction completion date is summer 2024.
Upgrade Building 520 mechanical system
This project will install a new utilities tunnel and replace all air handling units on the rooftop of building 520 with new ones.
Project status: Project is currently in construction phase.
The planned construction completion date is spring 2024.
Upgrade Cath Lab Suite for TAVR Program
This project will upgrade the Cath Lab Suite for the TAVR Program to improve space allocation, HVAC requirements, infection control, materials tracking, and provide procedure rooms that meet design standards for Hybrid ORs to create an overall better experience for Veterans. The new Hybrid OR Suite will be 3,500 square feet.
Project status: Project is currently in construction.
The planned construction completion date is spring 2024.
Upgrade Code Blue Dispatch System, Palo Alto
This project seeks to replace the aging and near inoperable Code Blue paging system. The project will include replacement of all 67 of the existing Code Blue buttons. There will also be a new ring topology network using the existing fiber connections between all the buildings that allows redundant communication even if one link fails.
Project status: Project is currently in construction.
The planned construction completion date is spring 2024.
Upgrade to electronic key system
This project will upgrade the security at all regional facilities of the health care system by replacing the existing mechanical SFIC core cylinders with electronic SFIC core cylinders. The project will include the acquisition and installation of electronic core cylinders, keys, software, key chargers, and remote programmer stations.
Project status: Project is currently in construction.
The planned construction completion date is fall 2024.