Lahey Clinic Southeast Expansion,BURLINGTON, MA

CASE STUDY
Lahey Clinic Southeast Expansion, BURLINGTON, MA
BIOTECH/HEALTHCARE
TRANSPORTATION
CLINICS
OPERATING COMPANY:
J.C. Higgins Corp.
CLIENT:
Lahey Clinic
GENERAL CONTRACTOR:
Walsh Brothers, Inc.
ARCHITECT:
Shepley Bulfinch Richardson
and Abbott
MECHANICAL ENGINEER:
TCI Engineers
SCHEDULE:
Ability to serve the healthcare needs of more people, with expanded surgical capabilities
and patient recovery; room for future growth.
2 years, with 90 percent of
the work completed in the
first 12-16 months.
OBJECTIVES
CONTRACT AMOUNT:
VALUE DELIVERED
To add a 6th and 7th floor of new patient rooms and an associated 8th floor mechanical
room above an occupied/operational 5th floor; to build a new three-level expansion with
supporting mechanical room to house a surgical intensive care unit, anesthesia area and
operating rooms; to provide shell space for future hematology/urology/oncology departments.
$14.8 million
SOLUTIONS
J.C. Higgins enabled Lahey to achieve its varied objectives by successfully integrating
extensive project planning and mechanical systems expertise with a consistent client focus and
a flexible, cooperative working style. The mechanical systems construction involved increasing
the central chiller plant’s capacity by adding a new 1,000-ton chiller and expanding its heat
rejection capabilities with a new four-cell cooling tower and a custom 60,000-pound rooftop
condenser water pumphouse. Concurrently, J.C. Higgins routed the new chilled water and
steam lines service from the central plant at the north end of the facility through the hospital
to the new expansion at the other end.
All of this presented several major challenges, including those inherent in performing
mechanical work in an active hospital environment. For example, J.C. Higgins had to install
the rooftop piping and equipment directly above sound-sensitive areas, including sleep labs.
It also had to extensively modify the central chilled water plant without any loss of cooling
services to critical hospital facilities. Finally, the firm had to confront — and successfully
overcome — the constraints and limitations of a phased construction schedule, such as
waiting to complete renovation of existing areas until hospital personnel had relocated into
newly constructed spaces. And it had to incorporate over $2-million in fit-out work within the
base project timeframe.
Thanks to an extensive coordination effort, the company and the other trades had few
installation conflicts. These were minor and were resolved with minimal field adjustments.
70 Hawes Way, Stoughton, MA 02072
T: 781.341.1500 F: 781.344.6075
www.jchigginscorp.com
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Lahey Clinic Southeast Expansion, BURLINGTON, MA
BACKGROUND
From advanced technology to research and medical education, Lahey Clinic combines the
renowned specialty resources of its medical centers with top-quality primary care services at
community-based practices throughout northeastern Massachusetts. Lahey Clinic Medical
Center in Burlington includes an ambulatory care center serving more than 3,000 patients
daily, a 293-bed hospital, a 24-hour emergency department and an American College of
Surgeons-verified Level II Trauma Center. For the past six years, Lahey Clinic has been cited
in U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” issue for excellence in treating
urological diseases.
With more than $125 million in revenues,
J.C. Higgins has the company resources,
management and manpower to provide
quality-driven installations and services.
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