Emergency department at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Burlington, MA – E.G. Sawyer Company, Inc., headquartered in Weymouth, is in the final phase of electrical construction of the new 45,000sf emergency department (ED) at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington.
The comprehensive electrical project scope entails installation of a new double-ended 15kV substation and tie-in to the existing hospital’s primary power system, new life-safety emergency switchgear and tie-in to the existing generator and emergency power system, fire alarm system, nurse call system, site lighting, exterior facility lighting, and interior lighting, inclusive of specialty lighting for trauma rooms and examination rooms. E.G. Sawyer’s low-voltage division, LCN, is providing the facility’s tel/data cabling.
Lean construction techniques, including manpower and load scheduling, are being employed throughout the project, headed by the project’s general contractor, Suffolk Construction. The project is also being constructed on a BIM platform, which required extensive coordination in the pre- and early-construction phase between E.G. Sawyer and the project’s other MEP contractors.
Sullivan & McLaughlin Companies, based in Boston, is handing the facility’s automatic temperature control wiring. Gaston Electrical, of Norwood, is providing security wiring.
Lahey is scheduled to open the new emergency department in early 2017.
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The facility’s imaging suite will be equipped with two CT scanners and X-Ray, a pharmacy, behavioral health unit and a family consultation area. As a Level II trauma center, Lahey receives some of the most seriously injured patients in northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire.
E.G. Sawyer is managing the complex, multi-phase project with a crew of 25 electricians and six telecom technicians based out of IBEW Local 103. The project team is headed by Senior PM Jim Fratto, LCN PM Scott Lucca, GF Kevin Dillon, and Foremen Paul Cardello and Joe Coronity.
Construction of the Lahey ED addition is being undertaken while the existing hospital is fully operational. E.G. Sawyer is approximately one month ahead of the delivery schedule, as the project will be substantially complete in September.
