VA Mental Health Facility

Project Details

ROLE
General Contractor

CONTRACT AMOUNT
$37 Million

OWNER
Department of Veteran Affairs

LOCATION
Biloxi, MS

ARCHITECT
Leo A. Daly/Blitch Knevel Architects

SIZE
144,948 Square Feet

COMPLETION
2011

Project Description

The facility was designed to house both institutional and clinical mental health patients. Because of the proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, the building is designed to the most stringent hurricane impact requirements as well as for progressive collapse and blast impact requirements. This project was designed and constructed in compliance with EPAct 2005 and consists of a two-story, 64-bed in-patient and out-patient care facility along with a mechanical penthouse. The structural steel and concrete frame is supported by auger cast piling and capped with a standing seam metal roof. Because this project is located in the middle of an existing active hospital campus, extensive coordination was required for all work involving the relocation of existing infrastructure as well as the installation of new site utilities, roadways, and parking. The site utility portion of this project provided sanitary sewer service to the existing campus as well as the new buildings and included the replacement of the existing sanitary sewer system with new piping structures and a lift station. Installation of new roadways and relocating utilities presented a challenge during construction since there could not be any interruption of the existing services to the facility during the construction period.

Awards

Mississippi Associated Builders and Contractors Merit Award

“This is one of the most professional companies I have ever worked with. They were client focused and their relationship with the RE office and Medical Center was outstanding.”
Bill Bodford
Senior Resident Engineer
Department of Veterans Affairs