About the Project
This history-making temporary COVID-19 testing facility was completed in two months. Six Hensel Phelps offices combined efforts, including Southern California, Northern California, Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southwest and Hensel Phelps Services, to design, demolish and procure this project for the Department of General Services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The California Governor signed an executive order to help California build out its laboratory capabilities and expedited efforts by the Department of General Services and the Department of Public Health to increase the state’s COVID-19 testing capacity. The new testing facility was originally contracted to process 100,000 tests per day. However, on the first day of the project, the Governor released a public statement stating that the test facility would be able to process up to 150,000 tests a day, with a contractual turnaround time of 24-48 hours. The project team, originally slated to design a facility for 100,000 daily tests, was able to add an additional 50% capacity for only 10% more of the contract value.
The testing laboratory, built in conjunction with major diagnostics company PerkinElmer, began processing tests in November 2020 and reached full capacity in early 2021. The new laboratory reduced the State of California’s turnaround time for COVID-19 tests and created hundreds of new jobs. The project was constructed on budget and schedule.
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