University of Louisville Workday #1208636

University of Louisville Fresh Tissue Lab and Morgue Renovation CM/GC Services

The University of Louisville is seeking a CM/GC partner to renovate its Fresh Tissue Laboratory and Morgue into a flexible surgical education and research facility. - Government buyer: University of Louisville, Procurement Services; project for the School of Medicine in the Health Sciences Center. Physical Plant and UPDC requirements also apply. - Procurement: Construction Manager–General Contractor (CM/GC) services, including preconstruction estimating and constructability review, value engineering, bidding, construction administration, commissioning coordination, and closeout. - Project scope: Renovate approximately 7,000 square feet in an occupied building. The program narrative covers approximately 6,650 square feet and includes an embalming suite, cadaver storage, a high-fidelity lab, a temporal bone lab, offices, support spaces, and corridor modernization. - Program and equipment requirements: Two embalming tables; storage for 16 cold, 20 frozen, and 55 ambient-temperature cadaver positions; 12 instructional tables; two operable partitions that create three classrooms; six temporal bone workstations; and one walk-in specimen refrigerator sized for three gurneys. The plan also includes three private offices. - Notable requirements: Phase construction to maintain operations and limit disruption in the occupied facility; manage safety, dust, noise, access, housekeeping, and restoration; coordinate owner-supplied purchases and long-lead items; and provide integrated streaming, recording, and remote-learning technology. Detailed closeout documentation, equipment inventories, maintenance videos, and specified digital and hard-copy deliverables are required. - Budget: Estimated construction cost is $3.2 million; total project cost is $4.6 million. - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturers, OEMs, or commercial vendors are named. No product part numbers are specified; the CM/GC service is identified as RFP ID #1208636.

Description

The University of Louisville is seeking Construction Management and General Contractor (CM/GC) services for renovation of its existing fresh tissue lab and morgue in the lower level of the School of Medicine. The approximately 7,000-square-foot project includes a high-fidelity instructional laboratory with operable partitions, expanded cadaver storage, a temporal bone laboratory, offices, and support spaces. The selected CM/GC will participate during design and construction, including ongoing estimating and value engineering to support delivery within the proposed budget, program, and schedule. The facility is in an occupied Health Science Center building with limited lay-down space; anticipated construction cost is $3,200,000 and total project cost is $4,600,000.

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