McMaster University – Mary E. Keyes Residence, Hamilton, ON

Owner: McMaster University
Architect: Moffat Kinoshita Architects Inc.
Mechanical: Group Eight Engineering Ltd.
Electrical: Group Eight Engineering Ltd.
General Contractor: Martin-Stewart Contracting Ltd.
 
  • Design and construction of a $27M 280-bed “suite style” residence and 350 seat food service facility;
  • OPM retained by McMaster University to take over management of a project that had been designed and tendered and was substantially over-budget and behind schedule;
  • Over five weeks OPM conducted value analysis sessions that generated $5 million in construction cost savings;
  • To expedite the Project OPM oversaw excavation and site services relocation while negotiating a contract with a general contractor;
  • OPM also assisted McMaster University in the securing of project financing;
  • The Project is complete with students in residence for the September 2003 semester.
     
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