Description
The project involves the renovation of the Behavioral Health Clinic at the Harry S Truman Veterans' Memorial Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. The scope of work includes designing approximately 15,000 square feet of space, including administrative offices, group rooms, clinical offices, public restrooms, and staff break rooms. The A/E firm will be responsible for providing all necessary architectural and engineering resources to provide a complete construction design package and construction period services. The project must be designed to meet all applicable codes, VA standards, and guidelines, and must be constructed within a budget of $5,000,000 to $10,000,000. The A/E firm will be required to conduct site visits, attend meetings, and provide submittal reviews and approvals. The project is expected to last for 365 calendar days, including time for VA reviews.
Some key features of the project include:
• Designing a state-of-the-art outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic that promotes healing and calmness while reducing anxiety and confusion
• Creating an attractive, non-institutional environment through careful attention to architectural features and interior design elements
• Incorporating patient spaces with attractive, therapeutic environments
• Maintaining patient privacy and dignity for a diverse Veteran population with different treatment protocols
• Ensuring all areas are wheelchair accessible and corridors are a minimum of 6 feet clear to allow passage of two wheelchairs
• Providing therapy rooms and space for tele-mental health technology with appropriate acoustic and light control
• Incorporating security, access control, and surveillance tied into the existing security system
• Complying with all applicable codes, VA standards, and guidelines, including the Interagency Security Committee and other relevant physical security guidelines