Dublin|EDT JV, LLC and team is providing Architecture and Engineering professional services for the VA Birmingham Kitchen Renovation. This is a large, institutional kitchen designed to accommodate hundreds of end-users. The team is currently producing existing as-builts of the kitchen area, Conceptual plans for the proposed kitchen layout, develop project specifications, prepare estimated construction cost and construction documents and assist the owner with project bidding (final drawings, specifications and prepared estimated construction cost).
This project consists of the renovation of the entire Food and Nutrition Service area, including the main kitchen, existing retherm room and administrative spaces. The intent of the project is to create a modern, state of the art facility that meets all sanitation and infection control measures, upgrades to existing equipment and utilities and maintains a logical open flow within the space. The team has been tasked with providing phasing of the construction to allow the main kitchen to continue operations in order to provide meals to patients, at all times, in some capacity.
The design will correct specific identified failing FCA issues associated with the main kitchen area of the facility that are in need of renovation. In addition, the team will provide construction period services for hazardous material abatement, demolition, construction, inspection and testing of all work for this project to ensure successful on-time, on-budget performance.