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April - June 2012
The interior framing on both levels is completed and the majority of sheetrock will be finished during this timeframe. The installation of the mechanical and electrical systems continues to progress. Upper and lower level windows will be installed. We will see the start of interior painting and some tile work and fixtures placement. All of the exterior brick and masonry will be completed. The reopening of the site to finish the access roads have occurred which will continue throughout the summer.
January - March 2012
The building has really begun to take shape during this period. The green colored material that can be seen on the exterior is sheathing. The sandstone colored block will soon be placed over the sheathing of the exterior walls. The roofing has begun as well as the lower and upper level interior framing. All foundation work has been completed and installation of building utilities continues.
November - December 2011
The new roads, site work and utilities have been completed for the winter. Next spring, road construction and site work will continue. The lower level foundation is finished and the upper level foundation is scheduled to be completed in early December. There will be three phases of steel placement, already in progress, which should continue throughout the remainder of the year.
October 2011
These next several weeks the construction crews are working on the new roads to the site as well as the installation of utilities, water and sewer. We have begun excavation for the foundations and have completed partial concrete footings. Foundation work will continue throughout October. Live webcams are now operational and can be viewed by clicking the links above.
September 2011
We are pleased to report that the new facility project is full speed ahead. Road construction has begun that will provide access to the new site. That will continue for the next several weeks until temporarily completed in preparation for the winter. The road will be paved and finished next year. A few weeks ago we received final authorization and approval from our grant that allowed us to begin the facility construction which is now well underway. The delay in receiving the authorization from the grantor set the schedule back somewhat but we expect to do what we can get done before winter. Right now we remain on schedule to open in October, 2012. We have a very solid project team who are working and communicating well. We expect the community will be provided with a first class, quality facility. We are off to a great start!
May 2011 - July 2011
An RFP was issued for an Owner’s Representative as part of the project team to serve as BMC’s eyes and ears during project plan reviews and construction. The Owner’s Representative firm selected was Wenaha Construction Management, a Native owned firm based in Pendleton, OR. The General Contractor bids were made available the week of May 16 with a bid award in June. The General Contractor selected is Walker Construction based in Spokane Washington. Groundbreaking was held on July 6th. The projected opening date is October, 2012.
November 2010 - April 2011
The majority of this time was committed to making major revisions to the floor plan and site planning. This involved numerous meetings with the architects, BMC staff and coordination with tribal departments and community resources that culminated in a final design in preparation for general contractor bids.
October 2010
Benewah Medical Center receives notice that they have been awarded the Capital Development grant through HRSA under the Affordable Care Act to fund the construction of a new medical facility. With additional funds committed by the Tribal Council and Benewah Medical Center, the project is determined to be a go with a completion date estimated to be Fall 2012.