Project Details
Owner: National Institutes of Health , 13 South Drive, Building 13 , 9000 Rockville Pike , Bethesda, MD 20892
Client Contact: Andrea Wristen , 706.372.1943
Project Description
Size & Type of Project – Design/Build
The Surgical, Radiological and Lab Medicine project is the largest project in the history of NIH. It consists of a 550,000 sf addition to building 10. The construction consists of 8 new cast in place concrete level with an additional 3 levels below grade a supported by 250 auger cast piles. The new construction will link directly to the west lab wing which will also include the renovation of 80,000 sf of existing space in the West Laboratory Wing.
MCE Scope of Services
Meyer Consulting Engineers is functioning as the Quality Control/Quality Assurance/Independent Inspection Agency for the project. MCE utilized qualified personnel, state-of-the-art equipment, and systems to handle the special inspections and construction materials testing for this project. Our work included conducting a wide range of tests and observations performed in both on-site inspection and off-site laboratory testing of soils, cast-in-place concrete, reinforcing steel, bituminous concrete, masonry, firestopping and structural steel to determine compliance with the plans, specifications, and referenced industry standards. Work began in April 2023 with completion in October of 2026. The construction cost was $650 Million.