Project Details
Designer: Payette Associates, Inc.
Contractor: Whiting Turner Contracting Company, Inc.
Project Type: CM at Risk
Gross Square Feet: 208,000
Est. Total Project Cost: $191,081,510
Est. Construction Substantial Completion Date: Fall 2026
Project Features
The Tower houses two MDPH bureaus: the Bureau of Infections Disease and Laboratory Sciences and the Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health, both of which provide critical services for epidemiologic investigation, disease prevention, testing, and screening for the Commonwealth. This is the only facility in the state that performs tests for rabies, arboviruses, botulism, pandemic strains of influenza, and chemical and biological agents of terrorism.
The goal of this project is to ensure that the Tower will continue to support the essential work of these Bureaus in the long term. The project aligns the facility with best practice standards for modern laboratory and office space planning. These standards require: state-of-the-art laboratory infrastructure and security, flexible layout that can be reconfigured to support programmatic evolution and growth, and spaces for interdisciplinary collaboration.
Intricate construction phasing has been implemented to maintain 24/7 operations in The Tower throughout the project.