Just three years after moving into new digs, PrairieStar Health Center is expanding.
The project at the federally-designated health clinic will grow the current 31,400-square-foot operation at 2700 E. 30th Ave. by nearly 60 percent, and add vision services to its already myriad healthcare offerings.
The center’s board of directors voted last week to award the project to Weins Constructions of Hutchinson, which submitted the lowest of about a half-dozen bids at $4.217 million, said Jackie Johnston, Director of Marketing & Public Relations.
Equipment to furnish the expansion is estimated at another $500,000 to $600,000.
Construction is expected to start by mid-July, with completion targeted for the fall of 2019.
The project will be financed primarily through 25-year notes from Prairie Bank, with the balance of it paid for with charitable gifts and PrairieStar reserves, Johnston said.
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