32 - Drees & Sommer

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR NEW TEACHING AND RESEARCH CENTER
Experience in managing complex
projects
Given the scope of the project, the
principal was looking for management
experts who could not only provide
competent consulting, but could also
control the project professionally
throughout the entire planning and
implementation phase. It is no accident
that Drees & Sommer was chosen.
Even back in the 1990s, the company’s
work on the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin
demonstrated that it can swiftly and
safely bring even highly complex major
projects to a successful conclusion.
The Dieter Schwarz Stiftung specifically
chose this expertise for the Heilbronn
Education Campus, commissioning
Drees & Sommer to control all planning
and construction processes. The
company’s management and engineering
experts are thus responsible for all
specialist planning, tendering and construction
management processes and,
as a subset of this, for coordinating
the interfaces to all parties involved,
including architects, construction
companies and public authorities.
But Drees & Sommer laid the groundwork
for a successful GCM project
before contracts were even awarded:
The experts have been supporting the
Heilbronn Education Campus project
since way back in 2007.
A feasibility study and a detailed site
analysis drew attention to the current
construction site in the Mannheimer
Strasse. As the next step the company
managed the architectural competition
for the buildings currently under
construction. Even at this early stage,
Drees & Sommer consulted the later
users, ensuring that the new buildings
would reflect their wishes and requirements.
Whether building physics or Facility
management – all have a common goal
With its combined expertise, the
Drees & Sommer Group drives the
whole project using the same principle
as the Heilbronn Education Campus
itself: bringing various faculties together
and using their interfaces to
ensure that they mesh productively.
With GCM, the company’s internal
specialists’ role includes the entire
web-supported project communication,
user management, building physics,
system planning, fitout, and equipment
planning as well as facility management
consulting. The latter ensures
functional and economic operation of
the three educational establishments
for years to come – long after the first
graduates of the Heilbronn Education
Campus have their diplomas and
degrees in the bag.
Keeping a close eye on all key milestones and the
ultimate goal: Construction process simulation for
the months of April, July, September and December
2010 and visualization of the completed campus.
Client
Dieter Schwarz Stiftung gGmbH, Neckarsulm
Project duration
August 2008 – October 2011
Architect
Glück + Partner, Stuttgart
Key project data
– GFA: 17,100 m²
– Gross volume: 73,000 m³
Schedule
– Architectural competition decision:
03/2009
– Building approval granted: 12/2009
– Ground-breaking ceremony: 02/2010
– Commissioning: September 30, 2011
Drees & Sommer services
– Feasibility study
– Competition organization
– Project management
– User management
– Facility management consulting
– System planning
– General construction management
Value-add achieved for client
– One contact for all issues
– Consulting in the client’s interests
– Exact adherence to budget and schedule
– Optimization of building operation
– High quality and economy
– Client relieved of construction-related tasks
Work on the building shells proceeded apace in 2010
and fitout has been under way since the end of 2010.
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