The 310,000 square-foot addition will add an eight-story building and will includes diagnostic and treatment facilities, primarily out-patient cancer and others) labs, new state-of-the-art operating rooms, 20 inpatient beds, and a lobby. There will be two floors of underground parking and sterile processing. This will bring SCH bed total to 409, up from 200 before its expansion 2012 plan.
The helicopter landing pad has already moved temporarily to the roof of Forest A (176’), now known as Friends of Costco Building, Phase 1 of the expansion. The landing pad will be active for the next four years, until Building Care is completed Noise is expected to be louder than the former ground-based helipad. When Forest B is complete, the helistop will moves to its permanent location on top of the Friends of Costco Building (same height).
- Excavation
- Install “lagging” to prevent cave-ins during earthwork
- Install tie backs/anchors for retaining walls
- Pour and strip concrete retaining wall
- Internal activities in Forest A: fire pump replacement work; demolition; install new fire sprinkler valves; saw cutting for reroute of ducts; demolish existing ducts; welding; install infection prevention barriers; core drilling; reframe walls in stairwell 1; install firestops; install new electrical pathways; pour equipment pads
Construction noise will be generated throughout the week. The noisiest external work will be installing tie backs/anchors, which will take place all week. The noisiest internal work will be the core drilling and demolition.
Expect heavy truck traffic all week as excavated soil is hauled away from the site. Construction activity is weather-dependent and subject to change based on conditions.
All work will take place within standard construction hours: 8-6pm and 9-6pm on Saturday.
Call 206-987-8000 or email construction@seattlechildrens.org with questions.
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