AECOM oversees Rhode Island’s coronavirus crisis program to transform existing facilities into non-acute care facilities fo...
April 13 2020 - 6:55AM
Business Wire
AECOM (NYSE:ACM), the world’s premier infrastructure firm, today
announced that it will provide program oversight and management
services for the assessment, planning, programming and design to
convert existing facilities into newly constructed non-acute care
facilities for patients with COVID-19 symptoms in Rhode Island.
AECOM will work with the State, the Rhode Island National Guard,
and other stakeholders to determine suitability and viability of
the best development track for the facilities.
“In response to the coronavirus’ impact on the Rhode Island
community, our dedicated and experienced disaster response experts
are rapidly mobilizing medical solutions to address the pandemic,”
said Michael S. Burke, AECOM’s chairman and chief executive
officer. “We are committed to assisting the state of Rhode Island’s
efforts to construct the non-acute care facilities, a valuable,
resilient asset that will help protect its residents during this
unprecedented time.”
In addition to overall program management, AECOM’s scope of work
includes rapidly assessing existing facilities for reuse as
non-acute care facilities for patients with COVID-19 symptoms and
providing programming, medical planning, design and coordination
during construction to rapidly establish temporary hospitals and/or
medical care facilities. While providing construction management
oversight services, the firm will also work with the State to
manage received funding, provide and manage documentation, and
provide expert insight to the State.
AECOM began to support this essential work on March 30, 2020.
The project is being primarily completed by the company’s Rhode
Island staff, and working with local subconsultants and
contractors.
Amid the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic, AECOM is taking
action to help ensure the safety and well-being of its employees,
maintain operational resilience and provide solutions that can help
clients and communities along the path to recovery. Learn more
about the company's approach to business resilience and continuity,
and its commitment to deliver a better world.
About AECOM
AECOM (NYSE:ACM) is the world’s premier infrastructure firm,
delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle –
from planning, design and engineering to consulting and
construction management. We partner with our clients in the public
and private sectors to solve their most complex challenges and
build legacies for generations to come. On projects spanning
transportation, buildings, water, governments, energy and the
environment, our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a
better world. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm with revenue of
approximately $20.2 billion during fiscal year 2019. See how we
deliver what others can only imagine at aecom.com and @AECOM.
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