Biodesign Institute Wins AGC Award

摘要

The joint venture team of Sundt Construction Inc., and DPR Construction Inc. won a 2007 Aon Build America Award for construction of Building B at the Biodesign institute at Arizona State University. Sundt/DPR received the award during the Associated General Contractors of America annual convention in San Antonio, Texas on March 23. The Sundt/DPR joint venture was chosen for the award due to its overall excellence in project management and completion of the research facility, including its success at taking ownership of the institute's distinct challenges, overcoming those challenges, and 'meeting goals. The 183,000-sq-ft Building B combines many of ASU's top bio-medical science programs, including research efforts in biotechnology, information technology, manufacturing, technology transfer and workforce development in one location. To complete the project on a time-frame that would allow ASU to fully utilize the laboratory for recruitment purposes and initial research, Sundt/DPR adopted a fast-track construction plan using phased documentation. This allowed the joint venture to deliver biotechnology and nanotechnology laboratories approximately one year faster than could have been accomplished using more conventional approaches.