OHIO VALLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL
SURGERY OB ADDITION

Architect: Burt Hill
General Contractor: Burchick Construction Company, Inc.
Subcontractors:
Century Steel Erectors Company
Commelec
Easley & Rivers, Incorporated
H.B. Reynolds, Incorporated
Harris Masonry, Incorporated
J.P. Phillips, Incorporated
Marshall Elevator Company
McKinney Drilling Company
Peter J. Caruso & Sons, Incorporated
Redstone Acoustical & Flooring Company, Incorporated
Preferred Fire Protection, Incorporated
Sippel Steel Fab
Specialty Spray, Incorporated
S.S.M. Industries
Stringert, Incorporated
Thomarios
Tri-City Steel, Incorporated
Tri-State Lockers & Shelving, Incorporated

This 50,000 square foot Surgery and OB/GYN Center was completed in 2007 as part of a $30 million master plan to expand Ohio Valley General Hospital and upgrade its facilities to incorporate modern technology and equipment. To supplement the addition, renovations in the existing Energy Plant were included to replace chillers, add a new cooling tower and integrate new DDC controls for the maintenance staff. It was the desire of the hospital administration and board to maintain a continuity of materials between the existing building and new addition. A blend of dark glass and matching brick maintained the existing palette while creating a fresh, distinct personality.

The project was restricted to a limited area of the hospital complex to maintain the daily operations of the hospital and to maximize parking for patients and staff. Construction over the existing Emergency Room access road and an MRI trailer along with the design and placement of utilities in the plenum space also required close coordination with the hospital. The design included medical gases, HVAC supply, return and exhaust, fire protection, O.R. equipment booms and several electrical systems.

“The project required extensive coordination and cooperation among all the various tradesmen on the project,” said James Huber, Vice President of Burchick Construction Company, Inc. “Every objective and goal for this project was met and on time, and the inspector for the Department of Health was highly complimentary of the project team’s quality of work.”

MEDRAD SAXONBURG
SDP PROJECT

Architect: CRB Engineers and KlingStubbins
Construction Manager/General Contractor: Mascaro
Construction Company, LP
Subcontractors:
Alliance Fire Systems, Incorporated
D-M Products
Harris Masonry, Incorporated
J.K. Foster Company
Lighthouse Electric Company, Incorporated
Lisanti Painting, Company, Incorporated
Nucor/Lagoni Erection, Incorporated
Overhead Door Company of Greater Pittsburgh
Ruthrauff/Sauer, LLC
S.S. Kemp & Company
Sciarretti Paving Company
Stonhard, Incorporated
Surface Technologies, Incorporated
Tri-City Steel, Incorporated
Wright Contract Interiors

This 120,000 square foot LEED Certified manufacturing, warehousing, and office facility for MEDRAD’s sterile disposable medical products includes a pre-engineered metal exterior building, laboratories, maintenance shops, locker rooms, cafeteria, library, conference rooms, offices and various production support facilities. It also includes a 22,000 square foot ISO 8 cleanroom, among other features. Built on a brownfield site, the project required site development of roads, underground utilities, drainage, parking, lighting, signage and landscaping.

To ensure proper coordination, the construction team used detailed piping and instrumentation diagrams for all mechanical systems and 3D Building Information Modeling for its mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. The benefits realized by this approach included elimination of the mechanical shop drawing review and approval process, ductwork placement on site 30 days after construction documents were issued, and elimination of 95 percent of normal field coordination activities.

“The most challenging aspect of this project was the hyperfast-tracked schedule,” said Edward P. Elinski, Senior Project Manager of Mascaro Construction Company, LP. “The project team, assembled early at the outset of the project, worked together to resolve every issue that might have threatened what was a very ambitious schedule.

“The fact that the building passed rigid commissioning, validation and FDA certification requirements on its first attempt is a testimony to the project’s quality. The LEED certification committee also praised the disposables manufacturing plant for its alternative transportation strategies, reduced site disturbance performance and maximization of green space.”

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