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Client: Mena Medical Center
Location: Mena, Arkansas, United States
Project Type: Healthcare
Contract Amount: $7,500,000 USD
Delivery Method: Construction Management
Project Size: 42,200 sq. ft.
Start Date: June 2004
Completion Date: March 2006
Architect/Engineer: James Childers
Participating Alberici Enterprises
Services Performed
Markets Served
Mena Medical - Hospital Expansion
The Mena Medical Center Expansion included admitting, imaging, surgery, emergency room additions, a lobby, and a women’s center.
When building community hospitals, Alberici Healthcare Constructors utilizes value engineering to find the balance between a new, modern facility and what could be construed as overly extravagant in the eyes of the community. In the case of the Mena Medical Center Expansion, Alberici identified $550,000 of potential savings items, of which $493,000 were implemented prior to bidding, including $170,000 saved on site/civil items. Another $103,000 in savings resulted postbid, based upon Alberici’s cooperation and coordination with subcontractors.
Alberici used its knowledge of Community Hospital design which allowed us to recognize over-designs on the part of the design team. Based on this knowledge we were able to make the appropriate suggestions to the owner. As an advocate for the owner, Alberici provided options and allowed the owner to make educated decisions rather than accepting the engineer’s opinion.