Firms to compete for $140M hospital project

FORT MYERS — Architects and builders are preparing to bid for a $140 million health campus in south Lee County.

Lee Memorial Health System is advertising for architectural and construction management services for the project near the Coconut Point mall, according to a statement posted on the web site of the Estero Council of Community Leaders. Estero is the fast-growing in south Lee County municipality that is home to the new Hertz global corporate headquarters.

“We are in the process of finalizing the programmatic elements and will soon be moving into the planning and design phase,” says Suzanne Bradach, Lee Memorial Health System director of special projects, in the statement. “Evaluating each firm's strengths and capabilities will enable us to assemble the best qualified team to transform our vision for this project into reality.”