OMnicell

Client Space:

• Total Building: 119,000 SF
• Office Space: 80,000 SF
• Lab and Training Space: 19,000 SF
• Customer Briefing Center and Performance Solutions: 20,000 SF

Scope of Work:

• Fully renovated Customer Briefing Center
• Performance Solutions Center
• New Robotics Lab for R&D
• Expanded Employee Learning Center equipped with robots and medical dispensing equipment
• Executive Dining Room on the first floor
• Upgraded second floor with new carpet, paint, and LED light fixtures
• Lighting control package for the entire building
• Relocated training room to the first floor for more office space

Major Challenges:

• Dealing with 9 key stakeholders and their separate budgets
• Merging drawings from two separate design teams
• Pre-scheduled paid classes and training sessions for Omnicell’s clients
• Phased work to maintain budget and not exceed stakeholder budgets

Solutions:

• Early involvement of the project management team with the client and design teams
• Continuous value engineering and collaboration with key stakeholders
• Weekly design calls and WebEx meetings for effective communication
• Budgeting and RFP due diligence to ensure cost control
• Saving the client over $500K on the overall budget, which is 5 times more than the project management fee
• Weekly calls and multiple site visits for coordination with vendors and clients

Results:

Omnicell’s decision to expand in the Pittsburgh market presented unique challenges; however, the project management team’s experience in the market helped steer the project in the right direction