• Structural steel ribbon window wall framing was completed at the N elevation; east elevation ribbon window wall framing has started
• The entire N elevation exterior walls at the third and second floor are sheathed with Dense Glass (yellow board) currently hanging the E elevation
• Cast iron sewer piping is completed on the first floor; second floor will be completed in 2-3 weeks
• Domestic water line piping on the first floor has started
• In-wall electrical on the first floor is about 50% complete; overhead electrical runs will start before 9/13
• Branch HVAC duct for AHU 1 & 2 are 90% complete; pressure test will occur next Thursday and insulation thereafter
• 70% of all first floor interior walls are framed
• 60% of all second floor interior walls are framed
• 80% of all exterior walls are framed
• Both stair towers are in place with all concrete poured
• Secondary exterior canopy on the N elevation has been set
• Roofing membrane on the low roof is about 40% installed
• High roof substrate (concrete insulation) is 30% installed
• Block work for the mech yard screen wall and site wall adjacent to 40th street have started
• Fire line and domestic water line that serves the south side of the project are installed and signed off by the city inspector and Fire Marshal

Within the next two weeks, we are going to be substantially complete with all first floor interior framing, domestic water lines, overhead duct work fire sprinkler lines and most of the mechanical piping itself will be installed. Most of the mechanical trades will be working on the second floor on or before Sept 13th. The big roof top air handlers will set on 9/28 and 9/29.

We are very pleased with what we have accomplished since May 20, which was the date the first piece of structural steel was set.

• Exterior wall framing at the second/third floor levels is about 85% complete all the way around the building
• Parapet sheathing at the high roof is 50% completed
• Both stair towers are erected structurally and decked
• Main entrance steel canopy was put into place this week by the iron workers
• West elevation stair tower concrete was placed (stairs, landings at both floor levels)
• South elevation stair tower concrete slab on grade was placed
• Fire line and domestic water line is installed on the south elevation of the building and will be inspected by the city and fire marshal on 8/30
• First and second floor electrical in wall rough in continues
• First floor overhead ductwork continues
• First floor overhead mechanical piping continues
• First floor sprinkler piping continues
• Second floor plumbing rough in continues
• Third floor interior wall layout is complete
• Third floor coring for plumbing continues
• Fire caulking and sound proofing started this past week on the first floor
• Fire taping of top out board started this past week on the first floor
• Structural steel fire proofing is 75% complete

A significant amount of work is taking place weekly, most of which is the framing and overhead mechanical rough ins. The rain this past week has had some effect on exterior work. Our focus right now is getting the building sheathed and the high roof down to where it is substantially dried in, the low roof is substantially dried in. We currently have  90+ men working onsite. As more areas open up, we will continue to add to that number to ensure we stay as productive as possible. We continue to push hard as we approach a holiday weekend next week, and the job will be shut down on Monday, September 6 for Labor Day.

• Slab on grade at the kitchen was placed
• The second floor fireproofing is substantially complete
• Exterior framing continues on the second and third floors
• Overhead mechanical rough-ins continue (plumbing, duct work, mechanical piping, sprinkler piping)
• Miscellaneous steel work at the stair towers and mechanical screen walls are getting closer to being completed
• Electrical in wall rough-ins continue
• Fire line and domestic water line are being installed on site
• Roofing crew has mobilized on the high roof
• Interior drywall (Dense Armor) is going in at the top out locations through the first floor for the fire rated walls
• Interior drywall is being fire taped
• Interior door frames arrived
• High roof mechanical curbs are being set/installed

We are aggressively pushing the job–this weekend will make the 7th consecutive Saturday we have worked. The weather this past week was mostly cooperative, but we did experience some rain Monday evening which really saturated the site Tuesday. The safety and quality of work being put in place is excellent, and we couldn’t be more pleased in that regard.

We continue the steel work although most of what is left is miscellaneous detail work. The roof continues to make progress (weather cooperating), and we are almost ready to pour the remaining section of slab on grade at the kitchen. The interior wall layout is substantially completed through the second floor, and we have crews on floor three laying out as of yesterday. We are still waiting on permanent power from APS so all work being put in place is being powered by three diesel generators.

We are making good progress on the first floor fireproofing of the structural steel, which has allowed us to begin hanging the overhead duct work in the Pre-Op and PACU area. The second floor bed tower is 100% laid out for interior walls, and we actually have a substantial amount of exterior walls built on this floor. The exterior walls on the south and west elevation are currently being sheathed.

By the end of today, we should have the low roof down to where we are substantially dry on the first floor thanks to clear days; the weather has been much more cooperative this week then last week.

We are in the process of making the fire line taps on 40th street that will provide fire protection (sprinklers) for the hospital; this is a tedious process where the city is involved with numerous inspections and observations.

The plumbers are working this Saturday on layout for patient rooms on the second floor and coring concrete for their piping runs.

We are very happy with this past week’s performance.

1. Sanitary sewer is being installed
2. Portion of the mech yard footing was placed
3. Transformer pads were set for APS transformers
4. Roofing is being installed over the low roof
5. Exterior walls at the south and west elevations are built
6. Interior walls are going up and second floor wall layout between column lines 11 and 6 started today
7. Overhead plumbing , i.e. roof drains are being installed at the low roof
8. Mechanical stub ups/penetrations are installed at the low roof
9. Expansion joint separation wall is built and sheathed at the low roof
10. Second floor slab on deck has been placed along with a portion of the curb
11. Third floor steel deck is almost ready for concrete - concrete to be placed here next week
12. Roof decking is being installed
13. Elevator hydraulic jacks were set in place
14. Overhead mechanical hangers continue to be installed
15. Building lightning protection system conduits have been installed at exterior column locations

1. Taping the sewer main at 40th street that the hospital sewer will feed
2. Laying the gas line for Southwest Gas
3. Completed placing the concrete site light pole bases within the parking areas and driveways
4. Started exterior wall framing
5. Continuation of interior wall layout
6. Set the first set of permanent stairs within the building
7. Began decking the third floor and installed safety perimeter cable
8. Resumed work at the roof level - setting the final section of structural steel at the roof line
9. Continued misc detail welding on the structure under the supervision of the special inspector
10. Continuation of overhead mechanical & electrical rough in work, i.e. installing sleeves in the deck for electrical runs, setting roof drains and laying out hangers that will support duct work and piping

We placed our first elevated concrete deck on the second floor the morning of July 17–a picture of the concrete going down at the second floor level is included below. It has been a productive and safe work week. However it has been very hot, the last three days the iron workers have had to come down off the steel around 11:00 am due to the heat and potential risk this heat exposes them to (heat exhaustion/stroke and falls). To stay productive instead of erecting  steel after 11:00 a.m., we mostly catch up on the detail welds and misc work.

• Roughed in the electrical conduit for the parking lot light poles
• Drilled the light pole bases
• Poured most of the light pole bases
• Connected the building sewer and water lines to the utility sewer and water lines at the mechanical yard and passed the City of Phoenix Inspection for this
• Second floor elevated deck is substantially completed, fastened and shear studs are in place for the first section to be poured
• Performed numerous misc and detail welds per the structural design
• Relocated the crane back to catch the roof line steel on the N elevation
• Continued overhead layout for mechanical
• Mobilized the wall framing contractor and have started preliminary interior wall layouts
• Shot the second floor elevations for levelness in preparation of mobilizing the elevated concrete deck crew this coming week

We are working the iron workers today (Saturday). The last couple of days this past week were extremely hot, thankfully this morning we have a breeze and scattered rain showers around the valley.

Next week we will be very busy onsite with additional trades mobilizing.