Projects
Sanofi B89 Capacity Expansion
Completion: September 01, 2014
Location: Toronto
Total Construction Value: $15,500,000
Size: 4600 sq. ft.
Expansion of existing production facility, which has been facilitated by: o Creating of a new central utilities plant to house major process and utilities equipment, that is to be retrofitted within an existing building structure o Creating a new production facility within the confines of a 30’ wide space, which is “sandwiched” between two existing structures o Creating a mechanical trellis to allow for efficient fluid-transfer between the two building structures (as new building structures are separated by existing building) - Building structure and mechanical services need to be completed within an eight month period to facilitate commissioning of process equipment (by Sanofi) o Commissioning of process equipment is a fixed date, which is required to meet production of vaccines (to be reviewed and approved by the FDA and Health Canada) - The significant challenge of the project is constructing the new building and associated services within the tight confines of the project footprint (small space) and within a short amount of time (aggressive project schedule)
Mechanical Systems
Design-Assist with Sanofi Pasteur prior to the start of construction o Work with the design-team to review mechanical design/layout o Determine areas for value-engineering to minimize total project cost o Prepared mechanical budgets for owner review/consideration to ensure project costing was accurate - Coordination and development of integrated 3D Model to ensure mechanical services could be installed as shown o Implementation of 3D Scanner to map existing building structure and services to incorporate into 3D model o Lead role in 3D model, integration and clash detection - Maximum utilization of pre-fabrication – i.e. underground piping, overhead mechanical room piping, trellis piping, and equipment o Assist in meeting short/tight project durations o Minimize the amount of material laydown thereby increasing productivity, which is greatly affected by the minimal footprint of the project