GPO New Pharmaceutical Production Plant

GPO New Pharmaceutical Production Plant
Arcadia-Spectrum consortium are providing basic and detailed engineering for a New Pharmaceutical Production Plant for the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO). GPO signed a contract with Arcadia Spectrum Consortium for “Basic & Detailed Design” of the second Pharmaceutical Production Plant which consists of Oral Solid Dosage form plant, Oral Liquid Dosage form plant, Cream, Ointment and Injectable form plant and Raw material and packaging material warehouse and relevant support systems that comply with PIC/S GMP.

The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) is a Thai governmental agency responsible for the oversight and manufacture of pharmaceutical and medical products in Thailand. The Pharmaceutical Production Plant of the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) of Thailand was established in 1940 at the location on Rama VI, Ratchathewi District in central Bangkok with the area of 17.40 acres. Since then, the plant has become the cornerstone and the indispensable instrument of GPO to achieve its mission of increasing access to quality medicines at affordable prices for the Thai people.

The Board of GPO unanimously endorsed the plan to construct a second pharmaceutical production plant at the site in Thanyaburi, Pathumthani province on the area of 39.54 acres. The new Pharmaceutical Production Plant is expected to be designed and built to the international standards, complying with PIC/S GMP in addition to meeting the pharmaceutical needs of the country for the next decades.

Facts + Figures
Location              Bangkok, Thailand
Sector                  Industrial
Market                 Pharmaceutical
Client                   Government Pharmaceutical Organization
Appointment       2016
Completion         2016
Scope of Service
Site Master planning
Architectural and Civil, Structural
Electrical
Heating Ventilation and air conditioning
Fire Protection System
Site Contour Survey and Soil Investigation
Process Engineering
Process Equipment Specifications
GMP and Regulatory Requirements