Collaboration and Competition

Glenn BallardAOM 2010

Montreal, Canada

How maintain productive tension between collaboration and competition?

• Externally imposed demands• Self-imposed goals

“Lower the river to reveal the rocks.” (Taiichi Ohno, Chief Engineer, Toyota)

2005 CURRENT

Proposed Building Area: 1,298,500 BGSF 914,757 BGSF

Number of Stories (incl. below grade Parking and CUP):

21 18

Total No. of Beds: 620 555

Total No. of LDRs: 24 24

Total No. of ORs: 19 19

Total No. of ER Treatment Rms:

34 34

Loading Dock Location: Access off Post St. Access off Franklin St.

Ambulance Location: Access off Franklin St.

Access off Post St.

Total No. of Parking Spaces:

620 555

90% of the program in 70% of the space.Initial target cost for construction=$911 million, 14% below market

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