US Army Criminal investigation Laboratory, 2nd Expansion

Location
Ft. Gillem
Forrest Park, GA
Project Size
25,660 GSF Addition; 8,288 GSF Renovation
Project Type
Design, Bid, Build
Market
Federal - Healthcare
US Army Criminal investigation Laboratory, 2nd Expansion
The second expansion of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory was to provide additional laboratory space for latent prints, trace evidence testing, and serology/DNA testing, plus operation and support space. The primary expansion is to the southwest with minor expansion to the north. A project charrette was performed which yielded a 1391 budget of $17.8 million. The actual funds received were $15 million. Since the project was $2.8 million over-budget at the very beginning, the A/E advised the government that the charrette square footage of 31,537 square feet had to be reduced in order to bring the project estimate within the available funds. SS&A Design Collective developed several scenarios that resulted in reduced square footage and worked with the USACIL personnel to achieve a new floor plan that yielded a 5,609 square foot reduction in floor area.
Project Type
Design, Bid, Build
Market