LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER CLINICAL EXPANSION AND RENOVATION

WEST COLUMBIA, SC

 

Size of project:  550,000 SF

 

Construction cost:  $120 million

 

Project description:

 

The expansion portion of the project included a surgery suite of 21 new operating rooms, Imaging Floor, Food Services, Central Sterile, morgue, 5-story patient tower, and loading docks.  It also included a new Central Energy Plant, Ice Storage Building, and Utility Tunnel. A very complex site utility phasing plan allowed all utilities to remain in service while the energy plant expansion and utility tunnel were constructed under the footprint of the addition.  The renovation portion of the project included phased renovations to surgeon’s lounge and kitchen, receiving, critical care, and laboratory.

 

Both the new Atrium and new Patient Tower were provided with smoke control systems, including Atrium exhaust, stair pressurization, floor pressurization, elevator shaft pressurization, firefighter’s smoke control panel, high-rise fire alarm system, and Fire Command Center.

 

System WorCx role:

 System WorCx provided construction consulting and commissioning services, including functional testing, Owner training, and system manual development.  Michael Mantai has been involved with the project since the design phase.  He developed the initial commissioning plan and commissioning specifications. He wrote the design intent and basis of design documentation while acting as the responsible engineer and project manager for the design phase of the project.  He also developed an extensive phasing plan for site utilities and building utilities to allow the complex phasing of the central energy plant and interior renovations. Michael has provided functional testing and developed and implemented an Owner training plan as consultant to the Owner.

 

System WorCx has been an independent commissioning authority for several ancillary projects associated with the project at the medical center, including design, construction, and occupancy phase commissioning.  Projects included a Business Services Building, Medical Office Building retrocommissioning, Pharmacy renovation, outpatient surgery center renovation, and new LEED®-Silver level Medical Office Building and Parking Deck.

 

Example Issues discovered:

• Numerous maintenance and access issues caused by inadequate coordination by electrical contractor.
• Inadequate protection and cleaning of air handling equipment.
• Inoperable smoke control equipment.
• Incorrect insulation types on chilled water piping.
• Humidification and condensation problems.
• Domestic hot water recirculation problems.
• Balancing of kitchen hood exhaust.