2025 Mountain States Best Projects
Award of Merit, Health Care: Intermountain Health Washington Fields Clinic
Intermountain Health Washington Fields Clinic
St. George, Utah
BEST PROJECT
Submitted by Jacobsen Construction
Owner Intermountain Health
Lead Design Firm HKS
General Contractor Jacobsen Construction
Civil Engineer Great Basin Engineering
Structural Engineer BHB Structural
MEP Engineer Resolut Group (Recent Merger of BNA Consulting and VBFA)
Located in one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the U.S., this new clinic is providing the St. George area with more convenient access to primary and pediatric care. The 15,208-sq-ft facility includes several patient exam rooms, a small suite for minor outpatient medical procedures, a mental health counseling room, space for basic lab and imaging services and administrative and staff support areas.
With the project seated on 5 acres of former farmland, crews uncovered several old irrigation lines buried on the property during excavation. In addition to making the soil less suitable for excavating a foundation, some of these abandoned lines were still connected to a water source and were leaking.
In response, field teams consulted with the designers and geotechnical engineers to determine how to best detect and address all buried lines. Leaking lines were cut and capped, and lines that were cumbersome enough to interfere with the foundation were fully removed. Quick and thorough communication was essential to resolving this unexpected issue quickly and limiting possible delays at a pivotal early stage of the project.
Labor availability was another struggle, given the number of ongoing projects within driving distance. To address this, the contractor leveraged existing relationships with trade partners as much as possible. Several subcontractors adapted to free up personnel, ensuring the clinic would have the workforce required for a project of this size.
