New London, CT – The International Partnering Institute (IPI) has awarded two Partnering Awards to Connecticut College, KBE Building Corporation, the design teams, and trade contractors for the College’s new Fitness Center and its 2008 Asset Reinvestment Program.
Partnering is a project management philosophy that fosters a collaborative team relationship between owners, contractors, design teams, and trade contractors, resulting in significant benefits to
process, cost, and schedule. The Partnering concept has been the foundation of more than 250 Asset Reinvestment projects at the College, and has resulted in the completion of nearly $30
million in construction work since 2005 – all without a single claim.
The new Fitness Center Project was recognized with a 2010 Ruby Partnering Award, recognizing the team’s commitment to Partnering on the design and construction of this $4.5 million,
14,000sf timber-and-glass addition and renovation.
The project team included EYP Architects and Veridian Consulting.
The College’s 2008 Asset Reinvestment Project received a 2010 Ruby Legacy Partnering Award, recognizing “projects that have stood the test of time as outstanding examples of partnering.” The project encompassed 64 separate renovation, upgrade and other construction projects – nearly $7 million in construction that was executed over the 12-week summer session. In addition to no
claims, the project achieved a 5% reduction in project costs and no reportable OSHA injuries.
The Asset Reinvestment Program is the College’s seven-year, $53 million campus improvement program, launched in 2005. As the College’s Construction Management partner, KBE has worked each year with the College, its design teams, trade contractors, and vendors to plan and complete an extensive range of projects each summer.
The 2008 Asset Reinvestment project team included Noyes Vogt Architects, Ellenzweig Architecture and Planning, General Design and Drafting, Rusty Sargeant AIA, EYP Architects and CLA Engineers.