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|  | It’s difficult to get an idea of what all is going on at the site of the future Matagorda Regional Medical Center from a windshield view from Highway 35. So in order to keep the citizens of Matagorda County aware of the status of the construction on the new Matagorda Regional Medical Center J.T. Vaughn Construction will be providing periodic updates to the local community via the local newspaper and website
March 2008 Progress Report- By Lyndon Bartos, Vaughn Construction
The month of March saw the completion of several project milestones including site plumbing, site storm drainage, and the buildings foundation. The installation of the site utilities was wrapped up the first week of March. The foundation of the building, both drilled piers and grade beams, were completed the last week of March. Inside the footprint of the building, underground plumbing and electrical conduit are currently being installed in preparation for the first slab on grade placement. All five concrete pours for the slab on grade are scheduled to take place in April.
The vast majority of the work scheduled to place onsite in the month of April will be activities associated with the placement of the slab on grade, erection of the structural steel, and the installation of the roadways and parking lots. The slab on grade is scheduled to be completed during the month of April. With the completion of the slab on grade structural steel is scheduled to be delivered in the first half of May.
The month of April looks to be another month where more project milestones will be reached. Major changes in the site will be visible this month, even from Highway 35.
April 2008 Progress Report - By Lyndon Bartos, Vaughn Construction
The cooperation of Mother Nature and the completion of two slab on grade placements with one more completed, May 2nd has turned April into one of our best months yet. The pasture you once saw between Bay City High School and the Colorado River is well on its way to becoming your new Matagorda Regional Medical Center.
Foundation work completed this month included piers drilled for both light pole standards and cooling towers. The fourth and fifth slab on grade placements will be completed in May to make way for structural steel erection. You will see structural steel going up in the latter half of May.
Electrical work mainly consisted of installation of underground conduit both on the building pad as well as throughout the eleven acre site.
The City of Bay City has made its way around the building footprint installing the site paving and parking. The loop road that ties the North and West entrances together and circles the building is currently making its last leg around the building.
With the month of April behind us, strides are being made to ensure a timely delivery of steel, which is being fabricated by Bay City’s own Henderson Fabrication. By summer you should see your new hospital start to take shape with the steel erection and completion of the loop road. We will continue to bring you monthly updates, but soon progress will be visible from afar.
May 2008 Progress Report - By Lyndon Bartos, Vaughn Construction
The steel is here and your Matagorda Regional Medical Center is starting to take shape, literally. The steel erector showed up and hit the ground “hanging” making great progress allowing other work to take place soon thereafter. May turned out to be a month to where you could finally see the fruits of the labor being put in since January.
The last of the underground electrical conduit and plumbing was installed followed by the last three slab on grade placements, all completed on schedule. The City of Bay City is currently putting the finishing touches on the loop road around the hospital footprint allowing for easy access around the building pad.
June will not only bring the summertime heat, but also more new trades will be onsite. The framing of exterior walls, application of both fireproofing and the exterior vapor barrier will all be taking place in this month. The cooling towers for the air conditioning are set to hit the site mid month followed by parking lot light poles. The later part of June and first part of July will see the placement of concrete on the second floor and the completion of structural steel.
The building is starting to come together piece by piece and progress is being made every day to ensure the citizens of Matagorda are delivered a great hospital and you a new and improved workplace.
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