Health Infrastructure Minister John Carey has declared the long-running saga over the Women and Babies Hospital's location is over, as the ink dries on the $1.8 billion contract with Webuild.
The Italian-headquartered construction giant is preparing to build the Women's and Babies Hospital on its own following Roberts Co's financial distress.
ANALYSIS: The tier one builder's Victorian arm went into administration on Friday, leading to questions over the company's ability to take on projects in Perth.
Major national builder Roberts Co has appointed administrators to its troubled Victorian operation after work was halted today on Australia's biggest warehouse development.
The Victorian arm of national tier one firm Roberts Co, which has a sister company in a joint venture to build Perth's Women and Babies Hospital, is reportedly on the verge of administration.
The state government moved to lock in contractors for the $1.8 billion Women and Babies' Hospital in December, as it pushes to begin the project before the March election.
Industry experts are calling for an overhaul of construction contracting to attract more builders, as rumours of more tier one builders entering the market gain momentum.
Administrators have been given more time to sell Probuild and WBHO Infrastructure, while further details on creditors and the sale processes have emerged.
Multiplex heir Andrew Roberts' construction company Roberts Co is set to expand its operations after offering to take over most of the Victorian-based assets of its embattled rival Probuild.
