KBR Building Group has been awarded a $9.5-million contract to provide renovations to the Carlsbad Medical Center. Construction is underway with completion slated for December.

Carlsbad Medical Center, Carlsbad.
Carlsbad Medical Center, Carlsbad.

The 28,000-sq-ft renovation will include upgrades to the operating room suites, women’s services (labor and delivery), the entrance lobby in addition to other site utilities and improvements. As part of the contract, a new 4,000-sq-ft surgery suite addition will also be constructed at the facility.

KBR’s Building Group recently completed a similar renovation and addition project for the Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell.