|
Project Phoenix
Award of Merit: Industrial
The goals of Project Phoenix in Bloomington, Ind., included
constructing and commissioning a pharmaceutical production
facility with regulatory approvals for less cost and one year
earlier than normal.
Success would be measured on the cost per liter manufactured
and product going into production one year earlier than normal.
As a result, simultaneous design, construction and equipment
procurement were required.
Other requirements included the remediation and refurbishment
of the building previously used for electronics and TV assembly,
constructing office and support areas and the management of
the construction of production areas for cell culture-based
pharmaceuticals.
Multi-Part Construction
The easiest component was the remediation and refurbishment
of the existing structure. Most of the construction was performed
with only conceptual drawings because of the tight timeframe.
The exterior portion consisted of removing and replacing 400,000
sq. ft. of the existing wall system, adding EIFS architectural
features along the perimeter and installing structural support
systems to create a "ski slope" visual element covered
in native limestone to become the building's visual focal point.
The production area was the most difficult construction to perform.
About 124,000 sq. ft. of production facility that would comply
with regulations of the Food and Drug Administration regulations
was need in less than 12 months. Normally, 1.5 years would be
needed.
A staff of five from the general contractor, Indianapolis-based
RL Turner, was on site full time, and about 180 to 200 construction
personnel were on-site during the 10 months of construction.
This work was done simultaneously with the other construction.
Conventional means of communication would be ineffective with
design and construction happening concurrently.
The Docunet software was used to post construction drawings
and supplemental instructions. More than 750 updated construction
documents were issued.
Installed were more than 15,000 sq. ft. of Class 10,000 clean
rooms and control corridors and 40,000 sq. ft. of laboratory
and support areas.
The quality control laboratories and support areas were similar
in construction to the clean-room areas but without the air-quality
classification.
Jury Comments: "The logistics were tough on this project
because of the need to build clean rooms with a brutal schedule."
Click here for more Best of 2006 Award Winners >>
|
print this page
e-mail this page
