Eric Burk
Vice PresidentCovalusEric helps healthcare owners make confident, cost-informed decisions from a project's earliest stages. Over a 33-year construction management career, he has delivered more than $8 billion in completed projects using various collaborative project delivery methods, delivering the Owner's needs and aspirations. Eric specializes in building healthy project teams that tackle the inherent complexities of healthcare program management using proven tools and processes. He champions Lean tools such as Target Value Design, A3 problem-solving, and Choosing by Advantage to structure key decisions.
E27 – Delivering a GMP Under Budget Amid Economic Chaos: A JV Panel Discussion on High‑Performing Collaboration
Delivering a Guaranteed Maximum Price under budget in today’s healthcare construction economy is extremely challenging. On the Destination Grand proje
…Delivering a Guaranteed Maximum Price under budget in today’s healthcare construction economy is extremely challenging. On the Destination Grand project for Henry Ford Health, an integrated joint venture team delivered a GMP in short time and below b
…Delivering a Guaranteed Maximum Price under budget in today’s healthcare construction economy is extremely challenging. On the Destination Grand project for Henry Ford Health, an integrated joint venture team delivered a GMP in short time and below budget, despite facing tariff volatility, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, shifting priorities, and evolving design requirements.
This panel discussion features all key stakeholders, includin
…Delivering a Guaranteed Maximum Price under budget in today’s healthcare construction economy is extremely challenging. On the Destination Grand project for Henry Ford Health, an integrated joint venture team delivered a GMP in short time and below budget, despite facing tariff volatility, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, shifting priorities, and evolving design requirements.
This panel discussion features all key stakeholders, including Henry Ford Health, Barton Malow, Turner, and HDR. Panelists will share how they maintained alignment through the evolution of scope, including the goal of an all-electric hospital and addition of two floors, while navigating economic volatility, managing procurement challenges, and right-sizing bid packages in a tight labor market.
Attendees will gain practical, actionable insights for stabilizing costs, controlling risk, using data-driven decision-making, evaluating systems selections that reduce risk, and fostering high-performance collaboration across multi-partner teams. This session delivers proven approaches that owners, designers, and builders can apply when external conditions are working against success.
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