BOSTON, MA – Boston Medical Center (BMC) announced that they have signed a $184 million, single Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) contract agreement with Tocci Building Companies, TRO JB, and Suffolk Construction for its Menino Addition and Renovations project. The project is the largest capital investment included within BMC’s four-year Clinical Campus Redesign plan.

With the Menino project, BMC is the first academic medical center in Massachusetts to use IPD and the largest to employ collaborative project delivery in New England. Led by a four-party project management team, under the IPD agreement, all risk and reward is shared equally by the four parties and key subcontractors. The project management team is comprised of owner Boston Medical Center, program manager Tocci Building Companies, architect and engineer TROJB, and construction manager Suffolk Construction. 

The Menino project includes the recent demolition of an existing infill building, a new 120,000 square-foot addition, 220,000 square feet of renovations to the Menino Pavilion, and construction of a pedestrian bridge with elevator towers at each end. The pedestrian bridge, stretching across Albany Street, speeds transport directly from the state’s busiest heliport to the hospital, loading dock, and central utility plant. Once open, the expanded facility will include services for radiology, surgery, emergency and trauma, pharmacy, central sterile processing, interventional procedures, and inpatient care units.

Work on the Menino project is being performed in multiple phases while the hospital is fully operational. The team has integrated early trade contractor support during design under an accelerated scheduling process. The project team is applying Lean design and construction principles to ensure safety and efficiency, reduce project timelines, and eliminate waste and redundancies. As part of the Lean, IPD concept, the entire team is working side-by-side in a co-location facility on the hospital campus. In the collaborative environment of the co-location hub, the team is an integral part of all design and construction decisions.

The multi-phased Menino Addition and Renovations project is scheduled to be completed in April 2018. For updates on this project and the broader Clinical Campus Redesign, please visit this website.

About Boston Medical Center

Boston Medical Center is a private, not-for-profit, 482-bed, academic medical center that is the primary teaching affiliate of Boston University School of Medicine. It is the largest and busiest provider of trauma and emergency services in New England. Committed to providing high-quality health care to all, the hospital offers a full spectrum of pediatric and adult care services including primary and family medicine and advanced specialty care with an emphasis on community-based care. Boston Medical Center offers specialized care for complex health problems and is a leading research institution, receiving more than $118 million in sponsored research funding in fiscal year 2014. It is the 11th largest recipient of funding in the U.S. from the National Institutes of Health. In 1997, BMC founded Boston Medical Center Health Plan, Inc., now one of the top ranked Medicaid MCOs in the country, as a non-profit managed care organization. It does business in Massachusetts as BMC HealthNet Plan and as Well Sense Health Plan in New Hampshire, serving more than 315,000 people, collectively. Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine are partners in the Boston HealthNet – 14 community health centers focused on providing exceptional health care to residents of Boston. For more information, please visit http://www.bmc.org/.

About Tocci Building Companies

Tocci Building Companies, a leading construction management firm, provides design/build, Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), Highly Collaborative Project Delivery (HCPD) and program management services. Tocci is also a nationally recognized leader in Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), and the supporting technology of Building Information Modeling (BIM). In 2008, Tocci built the first IPD project in the Northeast and now is doing IPD across the country. The firm’s BIM-enabled projects optimize efficiency and reduce waste resulting in leaner, faster, safer, and environmentally responsible projects. 

Tocci’s intelligent building solutions and services emphasize lean construction, state-of-the-art technologies and improved project delivery methods.  Headquartered in Woburn, MA, Tocci specializes in advanced project delivery and highly collaborative contract work throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States.  For more information visit www.tocci.com

About TRO JB

TRO Jung|Brannen (TRO JB) is an international architecture and engineering design firm specializing in healthcare facilities. The firm is recognized for its innovation in integrated project delivery (IPD) with a diverse portfolio of large and small scale projects. TRO JB is a recognized leader in the integration of Lean thinking in their projects and project approach. The firm’s multidisciplinary approach allows us to explore all aspects of a project to help uncover hidden opportunities such as potential cost savings, increased input, patient safety and improved quality care.

TRO JB serves healthcare clients throughout the world. The firm headquarters is located in Boston, MA with regional offices in Birmingham, AL and Tampa, FL. For more information, visit www.trojb.com.   

About Suffolk Construction Company

Suffolk Construction is one of the most successful privately held building contractors in the country. With annual revenue of $2 billion, Suffolk provides preconstruction, construction management, design-build and general contracting services to clients in the healthcare, science and technology, education, federal government and commercial sectors. Engineering News-Record ranked Suffolk #34 on its 2014 national list of “Top 400 Contractors.” Suffolk’s corporate office is based in Boston, Massachusetts, and the company has a strong national presence with main offices throughout the Northeast, Southeast and West regions.

Suffolk is committed to delivering its “build smart” approach to construction management on every project. The company’s project teams provide clients comprehensive planning services, innovative solutions and technologies and proven processes, such as Lean Construction principles and Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), to deliver the most complex building construction projects on schedule and on budget, with minimal risk. Suffolk is a community-conscious organization dedicated to environmentally friendly and sustainable business practices, and is committed to making a positive impact in its local communities through grassroots volunteer work, employee fundraising and corporate giving. For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and/or follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Flickr, YouTube and Instagram.