Assignment 3 Case Study 2
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Authority Assignment 3
Case Study 2
Blake Breaux
CM 7030
The project delivery method I will be discussing in this case study is for a recent project completed in 2017 located
in the state of Georgia. The project is known for the venues it holds throughout the year and some of its popular
entertainment tenants such as The Alanta Falcons, Alanta United FC, and the Peach Bowl. This project is the
Mercedes Benz Stadium located in Alanta Georgia and was the first U.S. Grean Building council Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Council certified sports stadium. That certification is not easy to get, which gives us
insight into how complicated this project was to complete in 2017. When studying this project, it gives key
indicators of how this project uses one of the newest project delivery methods. That method is otherwise known to
be the Integrated project Delivery method (IPD). The Owner of this massive project is known to be the state of
Georgia who owns the landmark through the Georgia World Congress Authority (GWCA) who also has many
stakeholders on the side such as tenants of the would-be venue. Eventually, the owner GWCA entered talks and
agreements were made between the very renown architectural firms and project management firms to start
designs and planning of this huge project. Once the design was complete, estimates of the price was around 947.7
million (preliminary estimate), Which, is only a little over half the final price that the stadium was built at ($1.6
Billion). Figure 1 below illustrates all the parties in this Integrated Project Delivery Method. Figure 1: Integrated Project Delivery (Team Organization Chart)
Through this partnership the planning and design of this massive project was nearly ready to break ground in circa
2013. However, the groundbreaking of this project was in late March 2014. Below is a glimpse of the stadium
construction taking place next to the Georgia Dome in figure 2. Figure 2: Mercedez Benz Stadium Amidst Construction
Architects/Engineer:
H.O.K., Goode Van Slyke, and
BuroHappold Engineering
Construction Manager
Agency: AECOM
Assignment 3
Case Study 2
Blake Breaux
CM 7030
The design of this stadium had many amenities such as energy efficiency designs, attractive interior designs, luxury
suites and strategic locations of egress. It also had marvelous wind shear resistive designs along with a fan and
tenant favorite, eight panel retractable roof. All of which could only be done with the new (high efficiency) IPD
method allowing the fast tracking of all these objectives with a clear and concise planning efforts formal parties
involved in the initial stages of development. While this project was on schedule, there were a lot of setbacks and
problems that occurred from this project. One of which was the was the selection of where the new stadium would
be located. Some advised to have the stadium built north of the old Georgia Dome in a clear lot that was roughly a
mile from the old location. However, it was reasonable because of traffic studies performed, therefore a decision
was made to clear land near the old Georgia dome to prep for construction. The clearing of this property involved
demolition of private buildings and some churches, but it was not too big of a hassle that would delay construction
as the IPD method had this accounted for once parties in the initial stages of development completed their due
diligence. One slight inconvenience for the construction of this stadium was the extended schedule delay of the
functionality of the complex eight panel roof design. Towards the completion of the project in circa 2017 the roof
design was delayed as it caused minor issues with syncing and functioning properly. This led contractors to have to
perform work while the newly constructed stadium was open and booking events. It was still partially under
construction during the Chic-Fil-A preseason kickoff game. The figure below shows the complex eight panel design
operational and open to the sky. Figure 3: Mercedez Benz Stadium Open Roof
Lastly, one major disadvantage to this project was the request of the incredibly involved owner who at time would
have a special request that regarded improvements to the site and areas that aided the venue. Which would
contribute to causing the price of the previously estimated 1.2 billion (estimated cost analysis after approved
planning of all parties) to be raised and recorded at $1.6 billion. Such improvements were things like the pedestrian
bridge and Georgia dome demolition that was added to improve the view and egress of the venues before and
after events. Overall, this project used a great delivery method to complete a complex design on a demanding
schedule with ease compared to other traditional methods. It could be assessed that something like this is only
possible to be completed efficiently because of the generous founding and backing of this project allowing highly
qualified and recognized contributors to be contractually available for the demand required for this project. Please
see the links below for more information.
https://aecom.com/projects/mercedes-benz-stadium/
https://thebusinessdownload.com/home-field-mercedes-benz-stadium-atlanta-ga/
https://www.gvsa.com/projects/mercedes-benz-stadium/
https://www.hok.com/projects/view/mercedes-benz-stadium
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