Suffolk to Manage Cancer Ctr Project Designed by TRO Jung|Brannen

January 20, 2012

Waterford, CT – Suffolk Construction was recently awarded Lawrence & Memorial Hospital’s Cancer Center project in Waterford.

Waterford, CT – Suffolk Construction was recently awarded Lawrence & Memorial Hospital’s Cancer Center project in Waterford.
TRO Jung|Brannen was engaged to design the $34.5 million Cancer Center which will feature new construction of a 47,000sf comprehensive facility that will include extensive radiation and medical oncology programs, along with state-of-the-art treatment technologies. The project is notable because it will be one of the first healthcare construction projects in the country to utilize the innovative Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) method.
For the Cancer Center project, the IPD method will consist of a contractual arrangement between Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, Suffolk Construction, and TRO Jung|Brannen.
The contract will require that all risk and reward on the project be shared with all project stakeholders, including mechanical/plumbing/controls, electrical, and sitework contractors.
Suffolk will also leverage lean design and construction techniques and Building Information Modeling (BIM) to minimize issues during construction, enhance team-wide collaboration, and add significant overall value on the project.
In conjunction with Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, the project team will utilize the Production Preparation Process (3P) lean design approach and pull planning tools to allow for more decision making and knowledge sharing early in the planning process. Pull planning will enable the team to improve the flow of the project schedule, increase efficiency, and reduce waste.
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital serves patients throughout southeastern Connecticut. An outgrowth of a 2010 facilities master plan conducted for the Hospital by TRO Jung|Brannen, the Cancer Center will be a new facility sited amongst 102 acres of woodland. Currently, radiation oncology treatment is provided on the Hospital’s main campus in New London while medical oncology is provided in off-site facilities. The new facility will fulfill the Hospital’s commitment to provide comprehensive cancer care by housing all services needed by cancer patients including medical and radiation oncology within a single facility.
Currently, radiation oncology treatment is provided on the hospital’s main campus in New London while medical oncology is provided in off-site facilities.
The new facility will fulfill the Hospital’s commitment to provide comprehensive cancer care by housing all services needed by cancer patients including medical and radiation oncology within a single facility.
Construction is anticipated to begin in early 2012 and will be completed in 2013.