Best Health Care Project: CHOC Children's Hospital - Bill Holmes Tower, Orange
This seven-story tower at the Children's Hospital of Orange County was designed to be one of the safest and most technically advanced facilities of its kind. Originally planned as a traditional design-bid-build project, the project team was challenged to evaluate the delivery method and reduce costs. After changing to a phased, design-assist delivery, the project was completed in October 2012, two months ahead of schedule and at less than half the amount of the original program budget.