GE Johnson

Scope Of Work

This major expansion of UCHealth Memorial Hospital North will provide additional women’s care and birth center services, including 10 examination rooms, two ORs, 24 post-partum rooms, a well-baby nursery, six OB treatment rooms, eight oncology exam rooms, a CT scan room, a laboratory, and 14 infusion rooms. The project also involves the renovation of several thousand square feet of existing space containing a lab, pharmacy, sterile processing, food and nutrition, imaging, and emergency services.

INGENUITY IN ACTION

The project team found a Level 01 foundation wall protruding above the Level 00 recessed foundation. This was a challenge for getting the structure erected without extending the project schedule. 

Our team collaborated and decided to use a Tensar retaining wall, which is commonly used for highway construction. It was easy to install and a low-cost alternative to sheet pile walls.  

The Tensar retaining walls were installed in front of the Level 00 permanent concrete foundation walls, allowing for backfill of the foundation without applying a lateral load, which would have required temporary shoring or sheet piles. The Tensar wall ultimately became part of the permanent foundation backfill, resulting in a time saving alternative to shoring or sheet piles and keeping the projec ton schedule.