DOODY MECHANICAL RECEIVES CONTRACT FOR MAJOR HOSPITAL EXPANSION

Doody Mechanical was recently awarded the multi-phase project for the University of Minnesota’s Children Hospital-Fairview in Minneapolis. Kraus-Anderson Construction Company’s Minneapolis Division will lead the construction efforts set to break ground in mid-May 2008.

This tax exempt project will consist of a new children’s hospital (shown at left), an expansion to the existing ED/OR Departments and renovation of the existing Imaging, ED, NICU areas of the existing hospital. The size of the new children’s hospital will be approximately 228,000 square feet, the ED/OR expansion will be approximately 32,000 square feet and the renovation area is about 50,000 square feet. In addition, a 2 ½ story, underground parking structure will be constructed under the new hospital for improved patient access to the new facility.

This project is being led by Doody Mechanical’s Vice President, Tim Daly. Tim will serve as the project executive and be responsible for all aspects of the project. He will be heavily focused on all value management exercises and pre-construction efforts. Kevin Wargin will be the senior project manager in charge of the construction phase and Bill Roskos will be the day-to-day on-site project manager.

Doody will also utilize BIM (Building Information Modeling) for all coordination efforts throughout the construction phase of this project. This effort will be led by Doody Mechanical’s BIM Coordination Specialist, Randy Strain. Randy be in charge of all coordination efforts and will run weekly 3-D Coordination meetings for all trades throughout the project’s duration. The field crew will be under the direction of Tom Dykema, Doody’s Project Superintendent.

This project is scheduled to begin in May 2008 and finish in October 2010.

Project Information

• Project Name:University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital — Fairview Expansion
• Location: Minneapolis
• Owner: Fairview Health Services
• General Contractor: Kraus-Anderson Construction Company
• Project Duration: 2 years
• Total Linear Footage: 310,000 LF

Doody Mechanical, Inc. and its division, United Sheet Metal, make up one of the largest mechanical contractors in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Incorporated in 1959, Doody Mechanical, Inc. is a full service mechanical contracting service organization that specializes in design/build projects and can handle the most demanding of projects and schedules.

Doody's origins as a plumbing and heating contractor were expanded in 1985 with the formation of United Sheet Metal, adding sheet metal-related systems to its capabilities. Doody Mechanical Service division was formed in 1998 to address the growing service, repair and maintenance demands of loyal customers. Today, Doody capably serves the industrial, commercial and residential sectors with all types of plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and process piping systems.

To handle quality control issues and the growing fast track schedule environment, Doody operates its own state-of-the-art sheet metal fabrication facility. This allows the company to work more efficiently with the highest quality materials.

Doody Mechanical's commitment to quality and adding value to the construction process is a core principal consistent throughout the organization.