b'TERMINALSCOU 49In addition to the wall of historical images, COU also displaysProcurement wasnt just an issue for materials such as steel a unique physical piece of local history: a steel beam from anand concrete. It also proved difficult for installed items. Access old building at Stephens College, the private womens college incontrol systems, cameras, electrical panels, things as simple as Columbia that began offering aviation classes in 1944. The citydoor hardware were hard to get, Dowse recalls. The automatic preserved a beam with the specific intent of using it somewhereswitchgear took forever.in the new terminal, and designers incorporated it prominently Electrical gear was especially difficult to find, with lead times on a covered walkway between the terminal and a future rentalof up to a year and a half from most manufacturers. Again car building.demonstrating flexibility, project planners opted to use existing panels during construction and switch them out once the new Overcoming Challenges panels arrived. The team did awesome, Fuemmeler says. We Keeping the project on budget and on schedule was difficult duekept the job on track and still finished a month early.to supply chain issues that affected practically all projects in all industries. We were halfway through design [in December 2020]To avoid service disruptions, the TSA checkpoint was when escalation started occurring, Fuemmeler recalls.relocated overnight. After the last flight departed at the end of the day, crews removed screening equipment from the old building That made it even more important for teams to make designand installed it in the new terminal in time to support the first decisions early and lock in material pricing. It also requiredflight out the next morning. It was pretty impressive, Dowse flexibility. For example, beams were used rather than bar joistsremarks. Thankfully, they only had two lanes. because of longer lead times and rapidly rising prices for bar joists. We had our engineers redesign the roofs with standardLessons Learnedsteel beams that were more readily available, as well as makeCompleting the project on budget and ahead of schedule was a adjustments to the roof membrane system for scheduledteam effort. From the airports perspective, the expertise of Burns & improvements, Gratton says.Focusing on tomorrowssolutions todayRS&H delivers infrastructure solutions for a more connected future where everyone can thrive. We translate experience into insight to design an exceptional journey.rsandh.com | #DrivenToCareAirportImprovement.comJuly | August 2023'