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has been involved in American
Institute of Architects and Associated
General Contractors of America groups
advocating for BIM-facilitated IPD for
most of the past decade. With AHN,
Dellaria encountered some initial
reluctance from the owner, but was able
to demonstrate the value of adopting
an integrated Design-Led Construction
delivery in favor of the low bid.
"We convinced AHN that we could
do 100 percent [design development
documents] — which are essentially
50 percent [construction documents]
— and use the technolog y to allow the
sub-trades to bid the job and then plan
the details," Dellaria explained. "We
built a guaranteed maximum price that
included a contingency. Once we released
the documents and brought the trade
PROJECT TEAM
ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK WEXFORD
HEALTH + WELLNESS PAVILION
Owner: Allegheny Health Network
Architect, MEP Engineer, Interior Design:
CannonDesign
Construction Manager at Risk:
CannonDesign
Engineer - Civil/Traffi c/Geotechnical:
Gateway Engineering
Acoustical Consultant:
Babich Acoustics
Vertical Transportation Consultant:
Van Deusen & Associates
Signage & Wayfi nding Consultant:
ThoughtForm Inc.
Food Service Consultant:
McFarland Kistler & Associates, Inc.
Medical Equipment Planner:
GBA Inc.
General Subcontractor: Massaro Corporation
Mechanical and Plumbing Subcontractor:
Limbach Company LLC
Electrical Subcontractor:
Sargent Electric
Fire Protection Subcontractor:
SimplexGrinnell
Millwork Subcontractor: Wyatt Incorporated
Steel Fabricator:
Sippel Steel Fab
Owner Representative:
Oxford Development Company
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