This Emergency Electrical Plant (EEP) project is the first of Flagler’s hospitals to be constructed and delivered utilizing the Design-Assist, CM at-Risk delivery method. All previous construction projects were delivered using the traditional design-bid-build process. This project consisted of renovating and converting an existing 1-story building into a 2-story electrical plant. The space houses three 1250-kW diesel generators on the second floor. The conversion included the installation of two new 120,000-gallon fuel tanks and then the relocation of seven critical power panels. All construction activities were safely coordinated without interrupting the life-saving actions of the hospital’s lifef light helicopter landing pad adjacent to the project site. DBK’s Value-Engineering options provided a tremendous amount of savings ($120,000) returned to the Owner.
