Forrester Construction Company has begun the construction of the $12 million Aquilino Cancer Center on the Shady Grove Adventist Hospital campus in Rockville, Md., with completion slated for summer 2013. This community-based, freestanding comprehensive cancer center is the first of its kind in Montgomery County, Md. The new 51,000-square-foot building will include two linear accelerator vaults for radiation equipment.
Awarded by the joint venture of the RMJ Development Group and Shady Grove Adventist Hospital along with the Walker Group and AtSite, the Aquilino Cancer Center is among the growing number of healthcare projects led by Forrester Construction Company, strengthening the firm’s foothold in the healthcare and science and technology commercial construction industries. The architect of the project is AECOM Architects. +
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