Project Case Study
“On behalf of the University of Kansas Health System, I wanted to acknowledge the efforts of the McCownGordon / Linbeck Proton Therapy Project Team. Despite facing an aggressive schedule and managing the project during a pandemic, the project was completed on time and budget with a high level of communication and anticipation. This was an extraordinary and challenging project. Many thanks to the entire McCownGordon and Linbeck Teams for a job well done.”
John L. McDonough, P.E., Vice President, Facilities Services & Real Estate Development, The University of Kansas Health System
The highly specialized form of radiation treatment allows adults and children who have cancer to receive lifesaving proton therapy care closer to home and family. There are a total of 44 proton therapy centers in the United States and the KU Proton Therapy Center is the first in the Kansas City Region.
Proton Therapy Center was an addition to the existing, fully-functional Richard and Annette Bloch Radiation Oncology Pavilion. Due to the site constraints, our team deployed constant communication and coordinated
activities with both TUKHS and KU Med facilities to ensure patient, staff and visitor safety and access was maintained throughout construction and equipment installations.
The scope of work included exam rooms, physician offices, recovery rooms, treatment planning rooms, conference rooms, equipment coordination and other ancillary spaces to connect the new addition. The project also required highly coordinated mechanical and electrical service lines through multiple buildings on campus to serve the initial proton therapy equipment along with capacity to serve a future expansion with a second proton therapy vault.
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The project was on a tight site at The University of Kansas Medical Center and had The Proton Therapy Center project had no margin for error. The specialized equipment, sourced from Belgium with a 14-month lead time, required immediate installation upon arrival. Early and frequent collaboration with trade partners ensured just-in-time deliveries aligned with the schedule. BIM modeling facilitated precise coordination for 10 concrete pours, and prefabrication assemblies streamlined in-field operations. Strategic planning enabled the team to achieve occupancy two weeks ahead of schedule.
