Greetings P.J. Hoerr Team,
I wanted to send a message to let you know how pleased I am with the outcome of the Lab relocation project that was recently completed and occupied at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center. As you know, this project proved to be a challenging one from an occupancy perspective considering the amount of equipment to be placed in the new space and the fact that operations could not cease while the move occurred. In all, over 209 pieces of new lab equipment were installed and 181 pieces of existing lab equipment were relocated. The move was virtually seamless and was completed well ahead of where we had targeted. The goal was to have all operations shifted to the new space no later than 3:00 pm on the day of the move. We accomplished this by 1:00 pm. By 2:30 pm, the lab was turning results around in less than an hour, their normal targeted timeframe.
I mention all of this because A LOT of work had to take place in advance for this to occur. Three years of planning, design, and most importantly, construction, culminated in this wonderful experience. P.J. Hoerr played a monumental part in making this a reality. I am very pleased with the project we delivered and the manner in which it was completed. I am particularly proud of our collective initiative to utilize virtual construction, specifically Building Information Modeling (BIM), to streamline this project and experience the advantages we did in schedule, quality, and budget, especially given the challenges presented from working in an existing space with several limitations. I would like to commend Paul Bright in particular for addressing this challenge head-on and fully embracing the BIM process from start to finish. His leadership proved incredibly valuable in this regard. Craig Smith absolutely amazed me with his knowledge, expertise, and tactfulness in assisting the subcontractors in the BIM process and managing the model. BIM, as with most new processes, is sometimes met with resistance and I believe that Craig was a wonderful ambassador for our project in mitigating this effect. He is one of the most versatile individuals I have met in the construction industry and should be considered a major asset to your company. I truly believe that P.J. Hoerr has some significant potential in effectively integrating BIM into projects and we will certainly continue to do so on ours moving forward. We have already started to reap the benefits of this tool and I feel we’ve only scratched the surface.
I would also like to thank Mike Kreutz for his leadership as he became involved toward the latter half of the project. Mike is an experienced professional that understands our project delivery model and is one of our best advocates (no pun intended). He constantly looks out for the owner’s best interest and I always a have a certain comfort level when he’s involved on our projects. This one was no exception.
Brian Meyers did an amazing job of managing this project toward the very end into occupancy. His commitment to customer service is unmatched and I look forward to working with him in the future.
There is one individual in particular that I would like to recognize that I believe is the major contributing factor in making our projects so successful. That person is Brad Poindexter. Brad has proven to be an invaluable resource to Advocate Health Care over the years and never has this proven more true for this project. Brad kept this one on the tracks and heading in the right direction from pre-construction through occupancy. His role as Project Superintendent was certainly challenging but he never wavered in making sure our expectations were met. Brad made sure we were aware of the constructability issues that were presented as the schedule progressed and made sure decisions were made in a timely manner. He also showed his collaborative skills in working with the design team to come up with solutions. It’s rare to see the architect and superintendent have such a good relationship on a project. It all comes down to one word: Trust. We TRUST Brad more than anyone else running our work because he always has our interests in mind as if they were his own. I am honored to work side by side with him and hope to do so for many years to come.
Thank you again for proving to be such a great partner for us. I sincerely appreciate you making my job so much easier and enjoyable. I think we would be hard-pressed to find another team that does what we do so well. I look forward to working with the P.J. Hoerr team on many, many, more projects in the years to come. Congratulations on a job well done!
Tim Bassett, Construction Project Manager
Advocate BroMenn Medical Center
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