INSIDE SCOOP
June 2014
Construction at Mercy Health Saint Mary’s
Bed Tower
Cafeteria www.elzinga-volkers.com
Executive Summary Summer is finally here, and with it comes a bustle of activity at the Mercy Health Saint Mary’s campus. The new cafeteria and penthouse additions have now taken shape. Below, the main structure is now complete. Masons have been busy building the block wall on the south end. Once this was finished, the steel crews were able to bear their steel on the wall and complete the remainder of the elegant structure. Up above, there has been quite a lot of activity involved with the penthouse addition. Unlike below, this structure bears on the existing building, meaning that every tie in location involves pealing back sections of roofing. Every day, roofers must open up areas for crews to work and then seal the area up before nightfall. It is quite a challenging task, but the structure is up and now has a roof of its own.
The bed tower renovations are off and running once again. Since our last update, the hospital departments moved into their new spaces and have cleared southern halves of the 7th and 8th floors. Right after, temporary fire walls were constructed to separate the construction zones from the remainder of the floors. Other infection and life safety measures are now in place, including negative air machines, anti-rooms with locking doors, monitoring stations, plastic barriers and new way-finding items. Demolition crews have nearly cleared 8 South and will soon begin the deconstruction of 7 South. Joe Novakoski, P.E., LEED A.P. Vice President / Senior PM
SUBCONTRACTOR
SPOTLIGHT We would like to give a shout out to River City Mechanical for really stepping up for this project with outstanding manpower, knowledge and excellent safety practices. Thanks for your exceptional work! Mechanical work in basement
Inside Scoop | June 2014
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Bed Tower 8S
Demolition Begins The Look Ahead We are off to a great start with the demolition phase of 8S. We will soon be laying out the new 8S footprint and assembling walls and installing mechanicals. We will be moving into demolition phase of 7S in a couple of weeks. Temporary rated infill and ICRA logs
Scott Wondergem, Field Manager
Upcoming Milestones »» Skim floors »» Layout 8S »» Mechanical trades start »» 7S mobilization »» 7S demolition
Exposed existing mechanical and plumbing
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Demolition
Rough-in
Drywall
Painting
Ceilings
Casework
Flooring
Furniture
Cafeteria Structures Are Up! The Look Ahead Concrete is getting poured today, so looking ahead we will soon close in the penthouse and install the roof on the Café. Once the roof is in place, we can begin painting the steel with a special paint that protects from heat in the event of fire. This is common practice for this type of construction. Joe Shashaguay, Field Manager
Penthouse steel
Upcoming Milestones »» Completion of Steel »» Exterior Framing »» Roofing Starts on Cafeteria »» Fireproofing Starts New mechanical in basement
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Earthwork
Structure
Building Envelope
Enclosed
Interior Demo
Finishes
Casework
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