Pizzagalli awarded $8 million contract for Fletcher Allen building

Pizzagalli Construction Company of South Burlington started work this week on a new Radiation Oncology facility on the Medical Center Campus at Fletcher Allen Health Care. The $8 million project, designed by Cannon Design, will include approximately 23,000 square feet of new construction. The total cost of the project, including the structure and new medical equipment, is $19.3 million. It will be built into the hillside on the east side of the Ambulatory Care Center.
As part of its overall “green” design, the new facility will be less visible than other structures on the Medical Center campus and will feature a grass roof. Fletcher Allen is aiming to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for the building and a rigorous set of national standards must be met to earn that designation. Elements of the project that will help in achieving LEED status include efficient heating and cooling systems, multiple skylights to provide natural light, and use of “green” construction materials obtained from local sources.
Pizzagalli Construction Company’s experience with green building practices and LEED is extensive. The company recently assisted the University of Vermont’s Student Residential Learning Complex at University Heights achieve LEED Gold. Additionally, Pizzagalli team members are ASHE (American Society for Healthcare Engineering) certified and are well-versed in the renovation and construction of hospitals and health care facilities.
“Pizzagalli is very pleased to have been awarded this important health care project for our community and to be working alongside the Fletcher Allen Health Care team once again,” said Vice President Jay Fayette. “A project of this magnitude awarded to a Vermont contractor will greatly benefit the local economy and subcontractor marketplace.”
The new building will allow Fletcher Allen to consolidate all of its clinical radiation oncology services in one location, making it easier for cancer patients to receive the care they need. It replaces a 40-year-old building elsewhere on the campus that currently houses these services.
Construction is scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2010, and the facility is expected to be open for patient visits in the late summer or early fall.
###