Fine Arts and Housing Cooling Project
Over the past 6 months, the university engaged an engineering firm to study additional cooling options for areas within the Fine Arts buildings. While it will not be possible to install air conditioning in all spaces, the firm identified a number of options to enhance cooling in most areas of the Fine Arts 1, 2, 3, and 4 buildings. We are now finalizing a contract to create the formal engineering and architectural design documents for this major capital outlay project. The design will outline custom approaches for each area, taking into account space functionality, usage, available utility infrastructure, equipment availability/lead times, constructability, safety, and sustainability. The solution for each space will include a combination of retrofitting existing HVAC equipment, providing new HVAC and electrical equipment, extending new utility infrastructure, and installing ceiling fans, as applicable. The college should continue to schedule classes strategically and plan for temporary alternative instruction during intense heat waves. While the completion of work will vary by space based on final design solutions and equipment availability, this is the overall target timeline:
- Engineering Study: October 2022 – December 2022 (completed)
- Cost Estimating and Design Option Selections: January 2023 - February 2023 (completed)
- Bid/Procurement of Engineering Contract: March 2023 (completed)
- Engineering and Architectural Design: April 2023 - November 2023
- Permitting and Contractor Bidding: December 2023 - February 2024
- Total Project Cost: $10,200,000
- Construction Start Date: April 2024
- Construction Completion Date: November 2024
- Project Delivery Method: TOCA, Penta
- Architect: P2S
- University Design and Construction Team:
- `Marc Joves, Senior Project Manager
- Matthew Ramirez, Construction Manager
- Lelyn Scurlark, Project Engineer
- TBD, Inspector of Record
The following PDF outlines the impact of construction of Fine Arts 1 through 4
