McCarthy Building Cos. Honored With Prestigious National Award

(left to right) J. Doug Pruitt, AGC President; Timothy Mikolajewski, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets and President of Liberty Mutual Surety; Sylvia Botero, Principle RBB Architects; Todd Foos, Project Manager McCarthy; Mark Bucknam, Project Manager St. Joseph Health System; James Ho, Regional Manager St. Joseph Health System.



NEWPORT BEACH, CA,  April 9, 2010 -- McCarthy Building Companies Inc., one of the nation’s leading healthcare builders, was selected as a winner of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America 2009 Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Awards for the $153 million Patient Care Tower at Mission Hospital. (middle left and right photos)

The award was presented on March 18, 2010 at the AGC’s 90th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nev. The Patient Care Center was one of just three projects receiving a Partnering award.

The AGC Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Award recognizes successful partnerships and collaborations that work to improve construction projects.

Contractors honored with this award stand out for their ability to achieve common goals, resolving conflict and improve communication on the project with all audiences.

“McCarthy was selected for the award because of its success building the partnerships needed to complete a new patient care tower at Mission Hospital while working at an operational medical facility,” said Doug Pruitt, (lower left photo) President of AGC of America.

“McCarthy had to find ways to connect the new tower to the existing hospital while working around an active parking lot, underground tunnel and countless utility lines. If it wasn’t for the company’s approach to partnering, the project would not have been the success it is today.”

Designed by RBB Architects Inc., the new four-level patient care tower at Mission Hospital features a patient-centered design along with next-generation advancements in healthcare technology and seismic building safety.

The Mission Hospital Patient Care Tower project team tackled numerous challenges and overcame all of these through a spirited partnering approach coupled with an integrated project delivery method.

As a result of this collaborative team effort, the project was built with exceptional quality and was delivered on-time, within budget, and with zero claims.

Throughout design and construction, the 94,000-square-foot Patient Care Tower project encountered a host of potential budget and schedule threatening challenges such as unusually complex mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and the very stringent seismic requirements for California healthcare projects.

Beyond those, additional complications entailed: multi-level connections to the existing hospital; a tight site adjacent to the existing operational hospital; a highly complex building skin; complicated bridge construction, as well as the design and installation of the latest Imaging equipment technology.

The success of this project was optimized through the team’s collaborative partnering efforts, including reaching out to all of the stakeholders from the crafts workers to project executives, end-users, and even the local community. The project was completed ahead of schedule and opened in November 2009.

“Throughout the Mission Hospital Patient Care Tower project, the team established focused objectives and routinely challenged themselves to surpass previous benchmarks of project goals,” said James Ho, (bottom right photo)  Regional Director of Construction for St. Joseph Health Systems.

“We are extremely proud to have been a part of this successful and distinguished project. The level of commitment and partnership has set a new precedent for excellence and a model for partnering on future projects.”

Contact:

Laura Mickelson (LM Communications), (949) 453-0851
Susan Garritano (McCarthy Building Companies Inc.), (314) 968-3300