Integrated methods of procurement being adopted for new types of projects

Of the aggregate value of all the alliance projects launched to date, 24% relate to infrastructure investments, 70% to housing investments and 6% to other projects and services. Of all construction projects, new construction accounts for 71% and buildings repairs and renovations 29%.

In terms of numbers, most of the projects launched under the alliance model are new construction or renovation projects for residential buildings (13), schools (12), hospitals (12) or business premises (12). A special feature of these projects is the engagement of the users and the large number of stakeholders, something that the alliance model provides an excellent platform for.

In terms of costs, hospitals and health centres (EUR 3.2 billion) as well as tramway projects (EUR 1.4 billion) account for the largest share of alliance projects. These categories also include the largest single “megaprojects” in budgetary terms. For example, the Laakso Joint Hospital and the Kalasatama-Pasila tramline projects offer an opportunity to delve deeper into the new ways of working, contract integration and lean construction.

OYS2030

Oulu University Hospital is the largest hospital in Finland in terms of personnel, sharing responsibility for the specialized medical care in Northern Finland together with the Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital district.

On the site of the old hospital a new main building will be built, consisting of blocks A, B and C. Construction of block A started in early 2019. The more efficient hospital cut expenses by an estimated one million euros per week. The total cost of the new hospital complex will be around 1.6 billion euros, with the share of new construction amounting to around 900 million euros. The share of the overall budget of block B is about 375 million euros.

The project has focused, among other things, on distributions suitable for TATE service areas of similar size, and on the selection of task specific batch size. OYS-B might be the world’s first hospital designed and built simultaneously at the pace of a day. Takt time production has been counselled by Vison Oy.

Jorvi Hospital

The Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) will have a new ward block built on the territory of Jorvi Hospital, using the alliance model. The objective of the project is to create premises, which are flexible to changes in terms of functionality and building services, opting for energy efficiency and low-carbon construction. The estimated floor area of the new building will be around 49,600 m2 and the estimated cost around 225 million euros.

The project plan will be ready in April 2021 and the aim is to start building in 2022. The planned opening of the building will be in 2026. Vison acts as the project consultant in project planning, and as a scheduling coordinator during the development stage.

Read more: https://www.hus.fi/en

Over the past 10 years, Vison has served as a consultant, expert and coach on some 100 complex IPD projects from railways, hospitals and churches to infrastructure maintenance and ICT projects executed using the alliance model. The total value of these consultation projects exceeds 7 billion euros. The following list concludes all Vison’s projects since 2012.