Long Term Spinal Cord Injury (LTSCI) VA Dallas, TX 549-820B   3

DESCRIPTION The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM), Central Region, (CRO) makes notice of award of the general construction to build a Long-Term Spinal Cord Injury (LTSCI) Building at the Dallas Campus of the VA North Texas Health Care System. The Work includes but is not limited to the following facilities: New Building 83 LTSCI, and Renovation of a portion of the Existing Acute Care SCI Building 74. This includes the construction of a new 30 bed LTSCI facility adjacent to and attached with an existing acute Spinal Cord Facility (Building 74) by a new multi-story lobby with at-grade entries on level 1 and level B1. The LTSCI includes a new Outpatient Clinic and a Urodynamic suite at level B1. The LTSCI is divided into 5 pods. Level B1 includes above grade growth space for 30 future residents. Level 1 includes provision for 30 above grade resident bedrooms. The new LTSCI is designed in accordance with the Physical Security Design Manual for Mission Critical facilities. Two principal concerns that will be addressed are adding capacity to provide the highest quality of care for Veterans with SCI needs and ensuring a continuum of care for patients across all VA services, including SCI. By locating SCI long-term care adjacent to SCI acute care, VA will be able to provide a full range of services to Veterans with SCI needs in one location. This will address issues of comfort and accessibility, which are otherwise compromised when acute and long-term care are separated geographically.