The 132,000-square-foot build’s cost is $230 million, Kaiser confirmed to Construction Dive.
DPR Construction has broken ground on the new Westminster Medical Offices for Kaiser Permanente in Westminster, Colorado, according to an Oct. 9 announcement. The three-story facility will offer an outpatient surgery center and urgent care alongside primary and specialty care services for patients in the North Denver area, according to the announcement. It will also offer OB-GYN services, a pharmacy, laboratory services, medical imaging and pediatrics.
The approach will help the builder with schedule certainty while reducing site complexity, Miller said. “This approach is especially valuable in healthcare environments, where complex building systems require precise coordination and minimizing disruption is critical,” Miller said.
The offices will be located directly south of the current Westminster Medical Offices on Huron Street, which opened in 1976, per the announcement. The new Kaiser Permanente facility will open in 2028, per the announcement.
The contractor is bullish on prefabricated construction. It dedicated 45,542 square feet to prefabrication when it moved its headquarters to Santa Clara this year and has previously invested in the building method with a prefabrication research facility in North Carolina. I read this as a sign that prefab is moving into the most demanding building type, where the payoff is not just speed but precision.