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Providence, Rhode Island-based Gilbane Building Co. will oversee the six-year, $5 billion renovation of the Mayo Clinic’s Rochester, Minn., medical campus, the contractor told Construction Dive on Wednesday.
Gilbane will improve existing buildings and establish new facilities that include the structural and architectural support to allow for future expansions. The board of trustees of the healthcare conglomerate approved the plan on Tuesday.
Two new clinical facilities will make up a large portion of the plan’s 2.4 million square feet of new space, according to the Mayo Clinic statement. Located at the current Ozmun Complex and Damon Ramp sites, the Mayo Clinic plans to have these two buildings reach nine stories above ground, at a height of 221 feet.
Additional works include a new logistics center, two new patient parking ramps with 1,300 spaces each, and a variety of transportation projects, including a bus rapid transit line.
A key focus of the project will be the flexibility of these clinical buildings. In standard facilities, rooms and areas are built to certain specifications based on their purpose, such as patient rooms and imaging areas. In Mayo Clinic buildings, entire floors will be able to change functions as needs change over time, according to the release. Additionally, the foundation, core and shell of the new buildings will allow for future vertical expansion of up to 420 feet.
“Mayo Clinic is designing and planning for the next era of care by designing intentionally flexible facilities built to adapt and change to meet the needs of the next 100 years,” said Bridget Avikainen, associate administrator of the Mayo Clinic. multi-year strategic initiative, at launch.
Five floors of the new facilities will connect directly to the Gonda Building on campus, including a two-story sky bridge that will connect these new buildings to the 10th floor of the Gonda Building, according to the release.
“Our team looks forward to bringing our healthcare expertise and commitment to safety, innovation and results through a construction management approach that focuses on collaboration,” said Thomas F. Gilbane, Jr. , president of Gilbane Building Co., in a statement. shared with Construction Dive.
Preparatory work is already underway with the city of Rochester, neighboring properties and the community, according to the release. Mayo Clinic also engages in enabling work, such as surveying and traffic studies on the Rochester campus. Gilbane will work with architect Foster + Partners and design firm CannonDesign.
The most significant construction will begin in early 2024, according to the statement. The healthcare giant hopes to open some facilities in 2028 and complete the project by 2030.
