Fast-tracked schedule and critical value engineering delivers this mixed-use facility.
DonahueFavret Contractors was awarded the contract to build this mixed-use facility that included a state-of-the-art clinic and pharmacy, a community center, and a daycare center. The original was approximately 10% above budget. DonahueFavret suggested nearly $1 million in value engineering ideas and the owners accepted roughly $850,000 of those. While all three buildings had their own challenges, the design of mixing two different building forms (pre‐engineered and wood structure) into one single building proved to be most challenging, presenting not only a structural challenge, but also a waterproofing one as well.
Another challenge was the schedule. While contractually the project had until September to be completed, one of their tenants would unfortunately lose certain funding if they were not operational by August. The project team, including the subcontractors, quickly collaborated on how we could achieve this goal so that this daycare program received all its funding. We were able to fast track certain tasks, expedite critical material and work through the weekends to make up time. We sequenced our building completion schedule to align with the inspection and review times of Department of Health and Hospitals. Not only did the daycare open on time and receive all of their funding, but the entire project (all three buildings) was substantially complete two months ahead of schedule.
Square Footage
31,465 SF
Completion
10 months (2016)
Owner
Desire Street Ministries
Architect
Project Location
New Orleans, LA
We are would like to express our appreciation for the hard work and dedication
exhibited by Lyle Fridley on our building project. We were very pleased at his attitude
of service, and found this to be more than helpful several times, especially as we
neared completion of the project.
We know that it takes good people to bring a big project in on time and under budget, and we consider Lyle to be one of those people.
Dana Ponder, Lacy Howe, Diane Hitzfeld
Desire Street Ministries Project Team
