Regional Forensic Center
EMJ’s scope of work on this state-of-the-art forensic pathology lab included the reception and entry areas and the medical examiner’s administration and office space along with the death investigation, autopsy and morgue complexes. As the regional facility for death investigations and evidence collection serving West Tennessee, the structure had to be certified as essential, or fully operational and resistant to natural disasters. Securing this classification required added costs, time and specialty subcontractors. Upon a detailed plan review and discussion with the owner, EMJ recognized that the autopsy and morgue areas were the only parts of the building that could be at-risk by natural disasters and required essential classification. The remainder of the building, including the administrative areas, did not require extra fortitude. EMJ initiated a cost analysis, worked with the design team, and created a design modification that removed the essential classification from the majority of the structure. Due to strategic thinking, which resulted in these modifications, the client’s project was completed more than $416,000 under budget and nearly two weeks ahead of schedule.
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