Alabama 03 2015

A new skilled nursing care center in Scottsboro, Ala., is sched-uled to open this fall, as construction crews continue work on the31,000 sq. ft. (2,879.9 sq m) facility. The Jackson County Health

Care Authority developed the one-story center, which replaces an existing structure.“Highlands Health & Rehab provides excellent care, however the facilities are older and

space is limited,” said Jennifer McCurdy, marketing manager, Highlands Medical Center.“With the new construction, residents will receive the same quality of care, only in a newfacility.

The current building is dated, with the majority of the rooms being semi-private or evenquad rooms. The new facility will feature mostly private rooms.

“This project is not only exciting for Highlands Health & Rehab, but also for the entirecommunity which is positively impacted through economic growth specifically linked to thenew construction,” said McCurdy.

New Skilled Nursing CareCenter to Open This Fall

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Hoar Construction photoLast October, Highlands Health & Rehab officials hosted a groundbreaking for theproject, which included representatives from general contractor HoarConstruction.

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Hoar Construction photoDemolition of the site, including the abandoned storm sewer, existing parking lot,trees, curb and gutter, has taken place, along with the relocation of overheadpower and communication lines and underground utilities.

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KPS Designs Building With Sustainability in MindBecause the elderly population is changing, officials felt it

was necessary to address their needs with a new building.“The largest projected demographic growth in Jackson

County is the elderly community,” McCurdy said. “A recentcommunity needs assessment indicated the elderly popula-tion in Jackson County will grow by 14.3 percent by 2018.

“Being able to offer a new facility with private rooms andupgraded facilities will offer the residents of Jackson Countya state-of-the-art skilled nursing facility to accommodatetheir needs.”

The new building will be attached to Highlands MedicalCenter, as is the existing facility. The current structure will beutilized, but at this point there are no definite plans for thespace.

The North wing of the 50-bed skilled nursing center willcontain 11 private units dedicated to short-term rehab,including physical, occupational and speech therapy. Thetwo other wings are dedicated to traditional long-term care.

Last October, Highlands Health & Rehab officialshosted a groundbreaking for the project, whichincluded representatives from general contractorHoar Construction.

“Shallow foundations and the slab on grade arebeing constructed,” said Micah Vance, Hoar projectmanager. “Underground utilities for the building arebeing installed, and the storm outlet headwall isbeing constructed.”

As for the amount of dirt being moved on the proj-ect, rough grading involves 7,000 sq. yds. (5,852.9sq m) with 15,000 cu. yds. (11,468.3 cu m) for filland 3,400 cu. yds. (2,599.5 cu m) undercut unsuit-able soils.

Demolition of the site, including the abandonedstorm sewer, existing parking lot, trees, curb and gut-ter, has taken place, along with the relocation ofoverhead power and communication lines andunderground utilities. Crews have already poured thefooting and poured slab on grade for Wings A, B andhave started CMU firewall where the new buildingties into the existing building. The tear down of brickand canopy at the tie-in to the existing facility is finished, andworkers have completed all site undercutting and backfilland all building pads.

“The main tasks at the moment are to finish the slab ongrade and footing for Wings C, D, and the center core,” saidVance. “Also, to start load bearing light gauge metal walls inWings A and B and start structural steel and light gaugetrusses.

“The site is tight, relative to the size of the building. Ittakes a lot of pre-planning and coordination to get all of thesubcontractors working in different areas to keep construc-tion progress moving forward and to turn the building overin a timely manner. Due to the tie-in into the existing build-ing, another major challenge is coordinating with the hospi-tal to make sure we are causing the least amount of distur-bance to the existing residents and staff. The site is adjacentto wetlands that must not be disturbed.”

Vance said special planning was required due to the natureof the building.

“Due to this being a health care facility, there’s a lot of pre-planning involved to look at the quality of the project.

“With a tie-in to the existing building, we must meet thehospitals infection control requirements. We do mockups ofthe patient headwalls to make sure everything is in the cor-rect location the staff needs it to be in, in order to operate the

facility. We do mockups of the whole patient room and workwith the facility to make sure the rooms function as theyneed them to.”

According to Tony Lacy, Hoar superintendent, the build-ing was designed to save money.

“The facility is designed to operate economically based onhaving a center core with the residence wings connected toit. One nurse station can service all of the wings. The newfacility will fill a much-needed service for the community foryears to come.”

Outdoor conditions, however, have been less than idealfor building the new structure.

“We’ve had a lot of rain that has caused some delays, ashas the cold weather,” Lacy said. “Total delays are roughlythree weeks to date, due to weather.”

Equipment on site includes track hoes for undercuttingunsuitable soils and loading dump trucks and excavation fornew storm lines.

Dump trucks are being used to haul unsuitable soils off-

site, while hauling in suitable soils and stone. Crews are uti-lizing a sheepsfoot roller for compacting the site, a bulldoz-er to spread fill and perform grading, and a grader for finalgrading of the building pads. Other heavy machineryincludes a backhoe, skid steers for moving stone, performingminor excavations and placing stone for the building pad, aswell as a mini excavator, a pump truck, concrete trucks,cranes for structural steel and trusses and a lull for unloadingand moving materials.

Materials used on the project include 1,000 cu. yds. (764.5cu m) of concrete for footings, slab on grade and sidewalks,light gauge load bearing walls, light gauge metal trusses,structural steel, 13,000 square feet (1207.7 sq m) of split faceblock for exterior wall veneer, 70 windows, 35,000 sq. ft.(3,251.6 sq m) of metal roof panels, gypsum board interiorwalls, acoustical ceiling tiles, VCT and tile flooring and case-work.

“Hoar Construction is proud to be part of the HighlandsHealth & Rehab project,” said Nick Cotumaccio, director ofoperations. “We have put a great deal of effort into the pre-construction process working with Highlands Health andRehab and the consultants to ensure this project, when com-plete, will offer patients the best possible facilities to providequality care.”

The project was originally priced about two years ago and

was stalled due to cost constraints. After evaluating theplans, KPS and Hoar developed a list of value engineeringsolutions that were presented to the hospital. Nearly$620,000 in cost was removed from the project without anyimpacts to the services that will be provided.

Cotumaccio said, “Highlands Medical Center has beenserving the medical needs for the residents of Scottsboro,Alabama for over 60 years. The hospital has recognized theneed for additional beds so that it can continue to provide thelevel of care that the residents have come to expect anddeserve.”

The facility is designed with a central dining area, largemulti-purpose room, administrative offices and a centralnurse’s station with requisite support spaces, including cleanand soiled utility rooms, janitor room, nourishment room,pharmacy/med preparation and a wheelchair/stretcher stor-age room. Once the new structure is completed, residentswill move from the old facility into the new one.

KPS Group served as project architect. “The vision was actually Highlands’ because they

have a very efficient building in Bridgeport theywanted to duplicate,” said Kristine Harding, vicepresident, group manager of Huntsville Group. “Thelocation of the project is partially in a wetlands area,and the footprint of the building being a pinwheeldid not lend itself to minimizing the land use. Thepermit process for the wetlands delayed the projectbeyond the original planned bid date.”

Working on a structure that’s tied to an existingbuilding was challenging for all parties involved.

“The existing structure has code and structuralconditions that need to be considered and, manytimes, brought into line to meet the scope of the newbuilding,” Harding said. Additionally, access to theexisting building during construction cannot be lim-ited, and a safe path for emergency egress must bedefined.

“Signage must be clear and make sense from onewing to the next, so as to not confuse the occupants.Doors must limit access and also serve as emergencyegress through complex security door hardware.

Having the building connected to the hospital provides a lotof benefits for access to hospital services.”

Environmental issues also were a concern. “KPS designs all of our buildings with sustainability in

mind to include engineering systems and building materials.Dealing with the wetlands also contributed to sustainableconsiderations.”

Harding also commented that the aesthetics and function-ality don’t necessarily affect each other adversely.

“The building footprint and program layout must be func-tional and then adding the interior or exterior materials con-tributes to the aesthetics. The choice of building materialsdepends a great deal on context, and with this being an addi-tion to an existing hospital, there are materials that we mustmatch and also materials that the hospital dictates due to easeof maintenance and repeat vendors.”

“It’s been a long time coming and much awaited,”Highlands Health & Rehab Administrator Bo Butler said toreporters. “The staff and the community are very excited andproud that we’re getting a new facility. We look forward tocontinuing to care for the people of our community for yearsto come in this new facility.”

(This story also can be found on ConstructionEquipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequip-mentguide.com.) CEG

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Hoar Construction photoMaterials used on the project include 1,000 cu. yds. (764.5 cu m) ofconcrete for footings, slab on grade and sidewalks.

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The Alabama State Department of Transportationreceived bids for transportation-related improvementprojects.

Following is a list of some of the projects let.

County: PickensContract ID: 20140926007Project: Additional lanes and bridge culvert extension(grade, drain, base, and pave) on SR-6 (U.S.-82) from theeast end of the Lubbub Creek Bridge in Reform to the 4-lane section west of Gordo. Distance: 5.17 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• W. S. Newell & Sons Inc. — $27,445,055• Newell Roadbuilders Inc. — $27,503,190• Eutaw Construction Company Inc. — $29,712,551

County: HoustonContract ID: 20140926008Project: Bridge (grade, drain, base, pave, and signals) overthe existing bridge culvert on SR-210 (U.S.-84/U.S.-231/Ross Clark Circle) from Fortner Street to BaumanDrive in Dothan.Distance: 0.58 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• McInnis Construction LLC — $6,990,368• Scott Bridge Company Inc. — $9,427,326

County: MadisonContract ID: 20140926011Project: Bridge replacement and approaches (grade, drain,base, pave, and signals) on CR-93 (Winchester Road) overthe Flint River in Huntsville.Distance: 0.39 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Miller & Miller Inc. — $5,452,688• Jones Bros. Inc. — $6,347,572• Bell & Associates Construction L.P. — $6,740,301• Dement Construction Company LLC — $7,046,749• Highways Inc. — $7,054,605• R. R. Dawson Bridge Company LLC — $7,510,368

County: TalladegaContract ID: 20140926024Project: Roadway improvements (grade, drain, base, andpave) on SR-77 and on the I-20 westbound exit ramp fromjust south of the I-20 Interchange to just north of MagnoliaStreet in Lincoln.Distance: 0.6 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• McCartney Construction Company Inc. —$1,450,226

• Chilton Contractors Inc. — $1,499,999• Veterans Landscaping Company Inc. — $1,644,334

County: BaldwinContract ID: 20140926035Project: Widening, resurfacing and trafficstripe on CR-20 from the intersection of South Hickory

Street to the intersection of SR-59 in Foley.Distance: 1.0 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• John G. Walton Construction Company Inc. —$1,643,386

• Mobile Asphalt Company LLC — $2,073,991• H. O. Weaver & Sons Inc. — $2,081,047

County: BaldwinContract ID: 20140926036Project: Roadway extension (grade, drain, base, pave, andsignals) on Pride Drive from SR-59 (Gulf Shores Parkway)to the intersection of CR-20 and roadway improvementson CR-1186 (Juniper Street) from the junction of CR-20 tojust north of the Pride Drive Extension in Foley.Distance: 2.53 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Grady Ralls & Sons Inc. — $9,330,879• Mobile Asphalt Company LLC — $10,194,842• Gulf Equipment Corporation — $10,303,958• John G. Walton Construction Company Inc. —

$10,597,434• W. S. Newell & Sons Inc. — $10,905,424• H. O. Weaver & Sons Inc. — $10,948,275

County: MarshallContract ID: 20140926047Project: Bridge replacement (grade, drain, base, and pave)on SR-75 over Scarham Creek.Distance: 0.68 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Bell & Associates Construction L.P. — $4,850,737

• Highways Inc. — $4,976,994• Wright Brothers Construction Company Inc. —

$5,029,278• Dement Construction Company LLC — $5,035,359• Mcinnis Construction LLC — $5,136,293• Whitaker Contracting Corporation — $5,140,012• Jones Bros. Inc. — $5,250,584• Simpson & Simpson Construction Company Inc. —

$5,350,568• R. R. Dawson Bridge Company LLC — $5,991,486• Scott Bridge Company Inc. — $5,991,984

County: ColbertContract ID: 20140926074Project: Roadway improvements on Montgomery Avenuefrom the Norfolk Southern Railroad to the junction of 6thStreet in Sheffield.Distance: 0.39 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Joe Keenum Excavation & Construction Inc. —$1,395,270

• Rogers Group Inc. — $1,524,195

Counties: Franklin and MarionContract ID: 20140926062Project: Resurfacing and traffic stripe on SR-17 (U.S.-43)from 0.32 mi. south of the Franklin County Line to justsouth of the junction of SR-13Distance: 6.80 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Rogers Group Inc. — $1,598,543• Midsouth Paving Inc. — $1,721,347

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