Construction Complete on Houston Methodist Sugar Land Medical Office Building

Construction of two structures on the campus of Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, located in the greater Houston, Texas area, is complete. The project included a six-story medical office building and an attached seven-level parking garage. Ground was broken in December 2021. McCarthy Building Companies served as the project construction manager, with Page as the project architect and Jacobs as the owner’s representative.

The project scope included an MOB, totaling 160,000 square feet, while the garage consists of 1,100 spaces. Conditioned pedestrian bridges connect the new MOB to the existing campus buildings. A vehicle bridge connects the new garage to an existing adjacent garage. For the building’s interior, McCarthy was responsible for building out the lobby, corridors and an endoscopy surgical center. The surgical center, which will be completed in August, includes three endoscopy rooms, as well as one operating room.

The project’s location within the campus created multiple challenges, as working within an operating hospital campus, which meant the general contractor had to work in a confined area without disrupting sensitive hospital operations. Deliveries were timed to ensure materials were installed as soon as possible to accommodate limited laydown space. Challenges associated with the supply chain were managed to ensure materials arrived in time to prevent disrupting the project schedule.

As part of the project, a major logistical challenge was undertaken to extend a water main 2,500 feet around the campus, while navigating existing underground utilities. Additionally, the existing garage structure was reinforced to accommodate the new vehicle connector bridge. On the technology front, a fully BIM-coordinated MEP system was utilized, as well as using mapping to identify locations of underground utilities.