backfill programming review study -- draft iv.b...project # 19230002.00a | october 02, 2017 alamance...

PROJECT # 19230002.00A | OCTOBER 02, 2017

Alamance Community College

1247 Jimmie Kerr Road

PO Box 8000

Graham, NC 27253

BACKFILL PROGRAMMING REVIEW STUDY -- Draft

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Executive Summary page 3

Program Component Analysis pages 4 & 5

Option Diagrams pages 6 – 11

Backfill Program Options Summary page 12

Potential Project Costs page 13

Recommendations page 14

Appendices pages 15-19

Table of Contents


Executive SummaryThe purpose of the study was to prepare a written report based on updates to the Facilities Strategic Master Plan to evaluate the feasibility of moving multiple educational programs and/or services to new locations. The intent of this study is to outline the facility requirements for each educational unit and provide written and diagrammatic analysis illustrating the feasibility of the relocations. The study is intended for use in establishing a comprehensive plan for allocating funds from the 2016 Connect NC State Bond for construction projects on the main campus, the 47-Acre Parcel and one or more satellite locations in Alamance County.

Two options were developed and reviewed with departmental and college leaders to determine adjacencies and the types of spaces that would best accommodate various programs on the main campus and satellite locations.

Following the meetings with various leaders, a third and preferred option was developed as the recommended backfill scheme.

Locations and programs off the main campus continue to be developed according to shifting programmatic requirements and partnership opportunities that are being explored in various communities and with various corporate/business supporters.

The development of the program and site utilization for the 47-acre Parcel has been rescheduled for a later date once a thorough site analysis has been produced.

A diagram of the preferred backfill option for the main campus is shown adjacent to this text and the details are explained in the body of the report that follows.


Program Component Analysis

The intent of the Backfill Project is to enhance the areas occupied by multiple programs in both size and quality. These spaces provide both instructional and support service areas for students and staff. Therefore, the Backfill Project will increase the number of students that can be accommodated and improve the campus experience for all users.

The programs that are proposed to be impacted by the Backfill Projects are as follows:

Middle/Early College EMT

Maintenance Carpentry

Animal Care Horticulture

Food Service Duplicating Services

Storage Surplus

General Offices General Classrooms

In all three options the Early College area is proposed to be in the same location, consolidated on the first level of the B Building. This consolidation will foster a sense of identity for the program, increase the safety and control of the student population,; and provide twice the space as currently

provided in the current locations throughout the main campus. Depending on the final layout developed, the Middle/Early College classrooms will be more appropriately sized (e.g. six additional classrooms will be provided) and up to four small group spaces can be provided for formal and informal learning activities.

Like the Early College, the Maintenance area is proposed to be in the same location in all Options – the lower level of the A Building. This location is advantageous because it consolidates the location of all functions of the Maintenance Department and provides an increase in the space currently occupied.

The preferred location for Animal Care is in the central portion of the current Shop Building. This location provides 80% more space than the current mobile unit in which the program resides and allows for shared classrooms to be utilized with the EMT and Horticulture programs. Similarly, Horticulture benefits by expanding into the current Shop Building, capturing 50% more space and having opportunities for shared adjacent classroom spaces.. The EMT program benefits by being in the current Shop Building because existing high bay spaces can be utilized for EMT vehicles and/or training as well as realizing a doubling of the current space being utilized by the program.


Program Component Analysis (continued)

In the preferred option, Carpentry vacates the current location in the A Building and moves to the Main Building in room 255. This room is a double-height space that is already set up for carpentry and plumbing with a partial mezzanine level. Although the footprint of room 255 is 2415 square feet, because of the mezzanine, approximately 3000 square feet of program space is provided. This is a decrease in the area currently provided for carpentry, however enrollment in the program has decreased.

The Storage area (rooms 256 & 257) in the Main Building remains in the same location in all of the Options. This area is a central location, with high-bay access and was strongly recommended to remain for easy storage and distribution of materials.

Office space increases because of several shifts in locations. Office space for the Middle/Early College is increased by the consolidation of the program in building B. The final layout will determine the magnitude of the increase. Similarly, by converting room 238 and several spaces vacated by the Middle/Early College to offices, 1762 square feet can be dedicated to office space resulting in a 32% increase.

A strong aspect of the Option 3 scheme is that the areas for Duplicating Services, Food Service, and General Classrooms canall be increased dramatically. In the case of the General Classrooms, including Distance Learning and Language Labs the current area can be doubled.

Duplicating Services would be able to increase the current space it occupies in the Main Building by 53%. This increase would also provide the ability to reconfigure the operational layout of the current facility. Besides being very cramped for storage, there are challenges with the operational layout that compromise the use of adjacent spaces. All of these issues can be improved with an expansion and reconfiguration.

The Food Service area currently provides a less than adequate environment for producing, serving, and consuming foods by students and staff. Option 3 allows for a significant expansion and reconfiguration of the Food Service area in the Main Building. Development of this plan could provide a significant enhancement in the quality of the service provided. Currently, the scheme captures all of the existing Surplus storage space, however, it may be possible to preserve some of this space for storage once a detailed plan is developed.


Option Diagrams

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Backfill Program Options Summary


Potential Project CostsThe Potential Bond Spreadsheet shown on this page and in Appendix A6, references several sources for the Backfill Projects described in this report. From the 2016 Connect NC Bond, $1,858,875 and potentially another $1,500,000 have been earmarked for renovation work on the Main Campus. Similarly, an additional $1,053,300 from a County bond has been identified for renovations in the Main Building. Together this represents a total potential dollar value of $4,412,175 available for the approximately 38,000 square feet of Backfill Renovations identified in this report. On average this equates to $116 per square foot for the renovations.

Some of the identified projects will require more extensive and costly renovations, while others will be able to be accomplished with much more modest budgets. Additionally, because one of the projects involves the consolidation of the Middle/Early College in the B Building, there is the potential to secure county funds to support the improvement of the Alamance County School District programs that take place on the Main Campus.

Because some of the projects originally identified on the Potential Bond Spreadsheet have shifted in location, it will be necessary to review the original Master Plan budgeting and revise the allocations to support the currently proposed projects.


RecommendationsIn order to develop Backfill Projects that maximize the use of available funding and provide the educational and support spaces needed to accommodate programmatic growth at Alamance Community College, the following items are recommended:

▪ The Option 3 Scheme, as shown in the adjacent diagrams, is recommended for development in multiple project packages.

▪ As Carpentry vacates the area in Building A, a consolidated Maintenance Area can be designed and may require minimal renovations.

▪ The conversion of the Shop Building could be a stand-alone project. A final budget and timetable for the project should be established. Renovations could occur during the main calendar year because EMT and Animal Care are currently housed in other facilities.

▪ The Middle/Early College renovations could be a stand-alone project and should be coordinated with potential additional funding from the County of Alamance and summer months. This is a priority in order to meet increasing enrollment needs.

▪ The balance of the renovations in the Main Building involving Food Services, Duplicating Services, General Classrooms and other Support Spaces will involve significant disruptions of service and should likely be scheduled for construction during summer months.

▪ The project packages identified should be verified, prioritized, and budgets confirmed and coordinated with funding resources depending on the final timing of each project.


Appendices – A1 Page 1 & 2 Meeting Minutes


Appendices – A2 Page 3 & 4 Meeting Minutes


Appendices – A3 & A4 Page 5 Meeting Minutes and Early College Classrooms Summary


Appendices – A5 Net Classroom Gain at the Main Campus


Appendices – A6 Potential Bond Proposal Spreadsheet

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