Construction Magazine April 2017 | Page 17

The project is summarized in 4 major phases : 1 . The enabling projects are completed
2 . The Plinth is underway with steel and concrete going vertical 3 . The tower 4 . The renovations
MRI relocations
Emergency power site work
Air intakes and an ambulance-ambulatory temporary entrance .

HAT TAGE S THE ROJECT AT URRENTLY ?

UVA HOSPITAL

The project is summarized in 4 major phases : 1 . The enabling projects are completed

2 . The Plinth is underway with steel and concrete going vertical 3 . The tower 4 . The renovations

Currently the team has completed all of the enabling phases which include :

MRI relocations

35KV work , which is high voltage electrical underground duct banks and manholes

Emergency power site work

Utilities on Lee Street , one of the streets bordering the project ; inclusive of electrical , storm , sanitary , steam connections to the new construction utilities on Crispell Drive , another street bordering the project ; inclusive of electrical , storm , sanitary , steam and chilled water to the new building

Air intakes and an ambulance-ambulatory temporary entrance .

With the enabling projects phased out of the existing site footprint , the team has now concurrently started construction on the Plinth and tower . We are currently standing steel on levels G , 1 , 2 , 2M and 3 of the Plinth . The east stair concrete shear tower has been topped out to its full height , approximately 175 feet tall . Our two tower cranes are in place and are servicing our project , the whole time coordinating this work with the still-active Trauma helipad located adjacent to our construction site . Currently we have $ 60 million dollars work in place .
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