B & I Contractors, a Florida based subcontracting and building services firm, has been awarded the HVAC and plumbing contracts for the new Sarasota Memorial Hospital project located in Venice, Florida. The new hospital is approximately 360,000 square feet and will be a full service hospital. The hospital will feature an Emergency Department, Operating Rooms, Oncology Department, Labor and Delivery and 90 Patient Beds. The project also includes a new Central Energy Plant which houses three 1,200 ton centrifugal chillers, one 120 ton heat recovery chiller, four 4,000 MBH boilers and three 1,200 ton cooling towers. The project is a design-assist effort with Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Gilbane Building Company and Affiliated Engineers.B&I Contractors is excited about this opportunity to employ our knowledge of construction, LEAN practices and our prefabrication capabilities to provide a successful project for Sarasota Memorial Hospital. “We are fortunate to have been awarded these contracts, as this affords us the opportunity to provide a much needed facility for the hospital and the surrounding communities.”, said Jason Grabowski, Executive Vice President.