Spectrum Health - Gerber Memorial

ISSUE

16

OCTOBER 2013

Construction Update Newsletter

New Views Spectrum Health - Gerber Memorial

SAFETY SPOTLIGHT Every month, E&V has a third party safety inspector visit the construction site.

Our inspector audits the site for safety violations and potential risks, and a report from the visit is shared with our trade contracting team.

This third party agent does not fine companies for safety violations, but focuses more on protecting worker safety and helping contractors avoid costly write ups from organizations like MiOSHA, the state occupational safety authority. These monthly audits save time, money and, most importantly, the lives of workers on-site.

Upcoming Milestones

»» Drywall Installation Complete on 2nd Floor P »» 2nd Floor Painting Complete »» Flooring Complete on 2nd Floor

Executive Summary Turning the Corner

The pace of construction ramped up significantly in the last two weeks. We overcame major hurdles on the second floor renovation last week including our final plumbing shutdown and reroute. This process has taken a tremendous amount of time and coordination between the construction crews and hospital staff. We are grateful for the hospital staff’s positive attitude and willingness to accommodate our work.

Completing these shutdowns has allowed the project to accelerate quickly into the finishing stages.

At the Emergency Department addition, concrete floor slabs were poured and steel erection is nearing completion. Everyone is focused on enclosing the building before the weather turns ugly. We were reminded last

week of just how close this bad weather is.

Exterior steel studs are being installed and, in the basement, new utilities are being laid.

Soon, the addition will receive a roof and exterior finishes.

It’s been a productive two weeks on-site.

Our trade contractor teams are working well together, and everyone is focused on our common goals of working safely and completing the project on time! Thank you all for your continued efforts.

- John Parker, Project Manager jparker@elzinga-volkers.com

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Project Progress Photos

QUALITY CONTROL This week, E&V hosted our first team meeting with Peter Basso and Associates, the project commissioning agent.

Commissioning is a process where the building systems operation is verified by a third party. In particular, the new mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems on the Gerber Hospital Project will be tested and certified to meet the

Entry canopy steel erected

design requirements and performance specifications set by our engineering team. The commissioning process ensures that the building systems have a smooth transition from the construction team to the building maintenance team.

We are happy to have Peter Basso and Associates on the team.

First floor exterior framing

First floor slab poured

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Two Week Look Ahead

Pre & Post Op: On the east portion of the east wing, finishes will kick off with installing the ceiling grid, which will allow light fixtures to be set in place and wired in by HighPoint Electric. As the ceiling work progresses, sheet vinyl wall protection will also be installed.

On the west portion of the east wing, wall board will continue to progress toward the elevator in the corridor. A crew from Dimension Four Painting will follow behind the wall board finishers. The painters will prime and first-coat the walls, allowing D9 Systems to progressively install the ceiling grid from the east portion to the west.

ED Addition: The miscellaneous structural details such as roof top equipment supports, canopy columns and masonry shaft walls will continue to pull together in the ED Addition. When these details wrap up, the architectural components will ramp up. D9 Systems will continue framing the exterior walls and installing exterior wall sheathing to make the building weather tight.

SUBCONTRACTOR

SPOTLIGHT This week, we would like to highlight the efforts of the crew from Elzinga & Volkers Firestop Solutions (EVFS). In previous issues of New Views, we have discussed the importance of firestopping in hospital renovation projects. The crews from EVFS has

- Jordan Gougeon, Asst. Project Manager jordang@elzinga-volkers.com Wall board on the west end

been working full time for the last three weeks to seal all existing and new penetrations on the Pre/Post OP and Endo projects and

Project Progress and Major Milestones

will soon move to the ED Addition. Thank you to EVFS for your attention to detail in this important part of the building process.

Lobby Complete ED Complete Endo Pre/Post Complete ED Enclosed ED Groundbreaking North Parking Lot Complete

Ceiling grid installed on the east end

Endo Pre-Post Start

Paint progressing in the corridor toward the west end

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