Program Plan

UCCSEngineering Building

RenovationPhases 1 & 2

College of Engineering and Applied ScienceCollege of Letters, Arts and Sciences

May 2015

Table of ContentsPage

Acknowledgements.............................................................................................3Executive Summary............................................................................................4Description of Academic Programs.....................................................................6Relationship to the facilities Master Plan............................................................7Justification.........................................................................................................8

Existing Conditions...................................................................................8Current Program Enrollment.......................................................8Assessment of Space Functionality............................................8Current Space Utilization............................................................9Facilities Condition Index............................................................9Specific Health/Life Safety Deficiencies...................................10

Changes and Projections.......................................................................10Enrollment Projections..............................................................10New Academic Programs.........................................................11Changes to Class Sizes............................................................11

Total Space Requirements.....................................................................11Planned Program Space Utilization..........................................11

Room Areas needed by Function.....................................11Backfill Analysis........................................................................11

Alternatives............................................................................................11Implementation and Design Criteria..................................................................12

Spatial Relations....................................................................................12Diagrammatic Plans..................................................................12

Site Improvements.................................................................................12Design Requirements.............................................................................12

New Utilities..............................................................................12Building Systems......................................................................12

Planned Green Building Goals.........................................13Architectural Design Features..................................................13Health, Life Safety and Code Issues........................................13

Project Schedule, Cost Estimates and Financial Analysis................................13Project Schedule and Phasing...............................................................13Cost Estimates.......................................................................................13Financing Explanation............................................................................13

Third Party Review............................................................................................13Appendices.......................................................................................................14

Appendix A – Proposed Site Location and Rendering...........................14Appendix B – Floor Plans.......................................................................15

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Acknowledgements

University of Colorado at Colorado SpringsPamela Shockley-Zalabak, ChancellorPeg Bacon, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsBrian Burnett, Vice Chancellor for Administration and FinanceRamaswami Dandapani, PhD, Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied ScienceThomas Christensen, PhD, Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and SciencesGary Reynolds, Executive Director of Facilities ServicesMariness Falcon, Architect, Facilities Services

Updated – June 2012Pamela Shockley-Zalabak, ChancellorBrian Burnett, PhD, Vice Chancellor of Administration and FinanceRamaswami Dandapani, PhD, Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied ScienceThomas Christensen, PhD, Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and SciencesGary Reynolds, Executive Director of Facilities Services

Updated – May 2015Pamela Shockley-Zalabak, ChancellorSusan Szpyrka, Vice Chancellor of Administration and FinanceRamaswami Dandapani, PhD, Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied SciencePeter Braza, PhD, Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and SciencesGary Reynolds, Assistant Vice Chancellor for AdministrationCarolyn Fox, Director of Design and University Architect

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Executive Summary

Project DescriptionThe objectives of this Program Plan in Phase 1 is to improve the energy efficiency of the research and office wing of the existing Engineering and Applied Science (EAS) building and to reallocate space within the research area. The plan provides new more energy efficient chillers and cooling towers, including replacing a CFC chiller, a new better insulated roof, extension of the existing direct digital control (DDC) system to improve heating and cooling efficiencies, improvements to the heating and cooling systems and some minor refurbishment of public spaces and offices. In Phase 2, the rest of the building will be renovated to provide safety and ADA improvements as well as improvements in classrooms and research labs.

The Program Plan proposes that approximately 20,000 gross square feet (gsf) be upgraded and renovated for the College of Engineering and Applied Science and the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences in Phase One. Phase Two would renovate and upgrade the rest of the 74,022 gsf of the EAS building.

Strategic ConnectionThis program plan directly supports the university’s 2012-2020 Strategic Plan as it supports a number of the guiding principles, values and goals.

The renovation of the Engineering and Applied Sciences building is also identified in the 2012 Master Plan.

This Program Plan also directly supports the university’s Southern Colorado Innovation Strategy (SCIS). Since the construction of the existing EAS building in 1985, engineering research has undergone significant change. Facilities that were modern in design in 1985 are no longer state-of-the-art from both a facilities design and energy utilization perspective and a research support perspective. For example, when the building was built the focus was on microelectronics technology while today research is focused on nano-technology. The renovation of this facility to meet modern day needs will allow a variety of research initiatives that can directly support the SCIS.

This Program Plan does not propose a net addition of space to the campus, but rather a reallocation of research and support space to meet the needs of today’s researchers, to refurbish 30 year old public spaces and offices and to improve the energy efficiency of the building. Research completed by the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers indicates that the quality of science and engineering facilities plays a role in the university selection process. For example, approximately 30% of the students indicated that the quality of research and lab facilities was extremely important or very important in their selection process while 19% indicated that it was important to see these facilities during a campus visit. Eleven (11%) percent of the students indicated that they choose not to attend a university that had poor research and lab facilities.

The EAS building has the highest Energy Utilization Index (EUI) of all buildings on the UCCS campus at 130 kBtu/sf-yr. A clean room exists in the proposed remodeled area which uses over 1/3rd of the entire buildings energy even though it is only 8% of the square footage of the building. This Program Plan is proposing a re-configuring of the clean room to support nano-technology research and to reduce its energy consumption.

The goal of this Program Plan is an important step in meeting the goals of the university’s strategic plan, master plan, Southern Colorado Innovation Strategy and sustainability efforts.

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Enrollment ProjectionsThe UCCS enrollment of students in engineering programs has more than doubled from fall 2007 to fall 2014. The increase can be attributed to the start of the Bachelor of Innovation program in 2007, the hiring of research oriented faculty members from highly reputed universities and the increased efforts to recruit and retain students. It is expected that with the focused recruiting of research oriented new faculty members from highly reputed universities that the college will attract more students both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. UCCS and this college in particular is becoming the school of choice for graduates from local and regional high schools.

The enrollments in LAS have increased 47% since 2007 with a substantial increase in the mathematics department, which is located in EAS.

Project Cost EstimateIt is estimated that the Phase One renovation and upgrade of 20,000 gsf will cost approximately $7.6 million in 2015 dollars. The Phase Two renovation and upgrade will cost approximately $22.8 million.

Backfill ProjectionThis project does not move academic programs, faculty or staff from other locations. This project reallocates space within the current square footage.

Operating CostsOperating Costs for the new facility are expected to be reduced through expected energy savings. Current electric and heating annual costs are approximately $164,000. It is estimated that a minimum of a 15% reduction in energy utilization will occur resulting in an operating cost reduction of approximately $25,000/year.

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Engineering Building Renovation – Phases 1 & 2

Program Plan

Description of the Academic Programs

College of Engineering and Applied Science

UCCS and the undergraduate program in electrical engineering were started in response to the need for trained professionals to support the newly formed Hewlett Packard Company in the mid 1960’s. The Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering was one of the earliest degrees awarded by the campus.In keeping with the mission of addressing the needs of the local community the Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science program was started in 1980, the master’s and doctorate programs in the mid 1980’s, the mechanical & aerospace and the computer engineering programs in 1999 and 2000, and the bachelor of innovation programs in 2007. Currently the college offers four Bachelor of Science, four Bachelor of Innovation, three Master of Science, six Master of Engineering, and the Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering degrees. The four Bachelor of Science degree programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). We will seek accreditation for the Bachelor of Innovation degree programs if an accreditation criteria and process have been established by ABET.

The College of EAS has three academic Departments: Computer Science (CS), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and Mechanical and Aerospace (MAE) Engineering. The college also has an Extended Studies program for online Master of Engineering Degrees. There are a total of 32 tenured and tenure-track faculty members, two of the faculty members are El Pomar endowed Chairs. Additionally there are twelve Instructors whose primary duties are to teach regular and laboratory classes. The faculty in the college has expertise in a variety of engineering and computer science areas and conduct both sponsored and unsponsored research in microelectronics, electromagnetics, network and cyber security, biomedical instruments, battery control, energy, space and aerospace areas, etc.

CS and ECE departments are housed in the EAS building. These departments have established laboratories for teaching and research that are distributed throughout the EAS building with state-of-the art equipment. MAE research laboratories are located in the EPIIC Osborne Science and Engineering building. However, there is need for more and higher quality space for engineering research than is available in the two buildings.

The east wing of the EAS building has a 4,000 square foot microelectronics research laboratory (MRL) and a large Electromagnetic Research Laboratory (known as the Anechoic Chamber). Both laboratories are effectively used to educate undergraduate and graduate students and to conduct state-of-the art research in semiconductor device fabrication, including Radio Frequency (RF) circuits, nano-technology, material science, bioelectronics, microelectronics, sensors, and energy. The MRL was established in 1985 and since then two multimillion dollar companies have been created due to the research of Dr. Carlos Araujo: Ramtron Corporation and Symetrix Corporation. Dr. Araujo was awarded the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Daniel Noble award for his pioneering work in the area of ferroelectric memories that led to the formation of the two companies. Both the MRL and the Anechoic Chamber has been instrumental in attracting federal funds from NASA, NSF, DOD, AFRL, etc. A number of small and large companies have leased time to use these laboratories to experiment with their

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ideas and products. The two laboratories, especially MRL, have been used by researchers from other departments outside EAS to conduct multi-disciplinary experiments.

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

The Department of Mathematics currently has 10 tenured or tenure-track faculty, 4 instructors, and 20 lecturers.  Those 20 lecturers share two offices and collectively generate around 3% of the university’s credits.  The tenure track faculty each have their own office, and the instructors share two offices, which is far from ideal considering the number of students they teach. The department has hired a new tenure track faculty member, and she needs an office starting in fall 2015.  Additionally, the department is planning on hiring another instructor for fall 2015, and it needs another four instructors in the short and medium term to meet student demand; this requires an additional 6 offices.  The number of students taught in 2007-2008 was 3200 and it is now approximately 4718, a 47% increase. The office allocation for the Mathematics Department did not increase over the same period of time. 

Relationship to the Strategic Plan and the Facilities Master Plan

The 2012 – 2020 Strategic Plan includes a number of guiding principles, values and goals that this program plan directly supports. Relevant guiding principles include: Maintain a commitment to excellence Encourage and support innovation and entrepreneurship at all levels of the university including

research and creative activities. Strive to meet the needs of the State of Colorado, including health care, technology, work force

training, and civic literacy.

The program plan supports the values of integration and innovation through integrated teaching and research and support of the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit.

Strategic Plan goals that are relevant to this program plan are: Cultivate an environment that sustains and extends quality research, scholarship and creative work. Provide an infrastructure of innovative technology, effective facilities and collaborative learning

spaces, blending virtual and physical resources to enhance and advance the educational experience.

The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) is one of the fastest growing campuses in Colorado. When the campus opened in 1965, it was a non-residential campus on 80 acres with a student head count of 1,282. Today the campus has 545 acres and supports a student body of over 11,200 students. As the campus continues to grow and change from a commuter oriented campus to a combination of commuter and residential campus the stress on educational, research and support facilities will continue to increase. In addition, in 1965 the population of El Paso County (Colorado Springs metropolitan area) was less than 100,000 people, today the county population is almost 600,000 people. UCCS also serves the State of Colorado, one of the fastest growing states in the country and through the Southern Colorado Innovation Strategy the university will have a major influence in the growth in southern Colorado.

This program plan supports and provides justification for the design, renovation and upgrade of the Engineering and Applied Sciences building. The plan includes significant energy upgrades, reallocation of research space and refurbishment of classrooms, research space, offices and public spaces. The renovation of this facility will allow the existing building to continue to support the student body as it grows as outlined in the university’s Strategic and Facilities Master Plans, while providing a quality learning and research environment and adequate faculty support space.

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Per the 2012 Facilities Master Plan, the university has approximately the needed laboratory space as recommended by CCHE. However, the type and quality of the research space is not necessarily in alignment with the need. The future quality of the educational experience at UCCS will depend upon “staying ahead of the curve” in order to ensure that constraints do not diminish the ability of the university to meet its role and mission as set forth in Colorado Revised Statutes Section 2. 23-20-101 (1) (c) revised, Senate Bill 11-204, approved June 10, 2011.

The Colorado Springs campus of the University of Colorado shall be a comprehensive baccalaureate and specialized graduate research university with selective admission standards. The Colorado Springs campus shall offer liberal arts and sciences, business, engineering, health sciences, and teacher preparation undergraduate degree programs, and a selected number of master’s and doctoral degree programs.

In December 2008 the Southern Colorado Innovation Strategy (SCIS) was launched. The three key strategies of the SCIS include 1) Research, 2) Technology Transfer and 3) Regional Partnerships. The renovation and upgrade of the EAS building in support of advanced research directly supports these three strategies, as previously outlined.

This Program Plan directly supports the vision, mission, goals and master plans of the University.

Justification

Existing Conditions

Current Program Enrollment

As of Fall of 2014, the Engineering College has the following enrollments:

Undergraduate Graduate Certificate Master’s Degree Ph.D.

College of EAS 1010 10* 226 100*Estimated number as students are not required to register in a certificate program

Assessment of Space Functionality

College of Engineering and Applied Science

The EAS College is growing at a tremendous pace – more than doubled in enrollments since 2007. There is no indication that this trend will abate, The Bachelor of Innovation (BI) degree program is now on a solid footing and there is increased interest in this unique program from students around the world. The BI program requires team projects throughout the four years which will require additional space for discussion groups.

The undergraduate student enrollment in the MAE department has been growing at the average of more than 10% per year for the past ten years. This is a national trend and we expect the growth to continue at UCCS as well. The students will need additional regular and lab classes starting in the near future.The Vision and Security Technology (VAST) laboratory housed in the EAS building employs more than 20 students and researchers at all levels from undergraduate to post docs. Interest and expansion of this program is placing demands on available research space.

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The EAS College is poised to move to the next level of externally funded research activities. In the past six years the college has hired 12 new tenure-track faculty members who have graduated from top-tier research universities. The college is supporting them and other faculty with funding for graduate students and research. The college expects the external funding for research to double in the next 5 – 7 years. As the research activities grow so there will be demand for research space for equipment and graduate students. One of the research faculty hired in 2007 is already heavily involved in the use of both MRL and the Anechoic Chamber and her efforts have paid off with more than $600K in external funding. She has more than 19 proposals to increase her research funding. We expect to hire at least one more research faculty this year.

The Need for Specialty Spaces

The vision of the College of EAS is to improve health, welfare, and prosperity through technical learning, research, professional practice, and invention. The teaching and research that are conducted in the east wing of the EAS building directly contributes to the college vision. MRL was set up in 1985 with the aim of having a laboratory that can be used for fabricating commercial quality integrated circuits. As a result of this approach two companies were created. Currently the technology has vastly changed and advanced to a stage that commercial type fabrication is not possible in the MRL. The laboratory is still a jewel on the campus and is being used for cutting-edge research. The laboratory needs to be redesigned to accommodate current and future research. For example, a Plasma Cleaning System, worth more than $250K, was donated recently. This equipment will be used for developing X-ray imagers, polymer based solar cells, cleaning the tunnel window for memory devices, etc. A new are of research in correlated electron physics is progressing at a fast pace that will require considerable changes to the MRL. Knowledge of electromagnetic effects on circuits and systems is extremely important in today’s technological development. There is no ample space for the students to assemble for laboratory classes around the Anechoic Chamber. So the space in the research areas of the east wing of the EAS building needs to be redesigned to accommodate the changes in the need and use of MRL and Anechoic Chamber. Further the seminar/conference rooms in the east wing of the building are in poor shape for effective use and need to be remodeled. As we remodel the east wing it would be best to create additional graduate student offices as we expand on the research and hence graduate student enrollments.

Current Space Utilization

As the campus continues to move forward with its strategic plan of student body head count and FTE increases, the deficit in key areas of the learning and support environment will be compromised. While the demand for certain types of research space is being addressed by the new Science & Engineering building, the quality and structure of the research space in the existing Engineering building is below standards. This Program Plan does not add research space but starts to address some of these deficiencies.

Facilities Condition Index

The Facilities Condition Index (FCI) for the existing Engineering building is 58. The goal is to have an FCI no lower than 85. The east wing of the existing Engineering building is now 24 years old and the walls, roof, floors and public spaces show this age. In addition the existing Engineering building has the highest Energy Utilization Index (EUI) of all buildings on campus at over 130,000 Btu/sf-yr. The research area that this Program Plan proposes to renovate uses over 1/3rd of the building’s total energy even though it occupies only 8% of the buildings total square footage.

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Specific Health/Life Safety Issues/Code IssuesThere a several safety issues that need to be addressed. For example the handrail on the mezzanine level does not meet today’s code requirements. Air handling systems are 30 years old and do not meet today’s standards for energy use.

Changes and Projections

Enrollment Projections

Projections can be determined by looking at historical data and emphasis on STEM education. The college is currently ranked #6 (#14) for all public (private and public) engineering colleges in the country for schools which are primarily master’s degree granting by U.S. News & World Report. This reputation as a leading college in engineering and computer science education as well as the cutting edge faculty research will attract students from the region and the country that the enrollments will continue to increase. The demand for engineers is expected to be significant in coming decades due to the pending large number of retirements in many sectors, for example the utility companies are working with us to educate engineers in the power and energy areas and the aerospace companies are predicting dire consequences if their demands are not met. The call for more engineers to be competitive in a global economy and for the country and region’s growth depends on graduating more engineers. The college is therefore working closely with school districts and industry/military to increase enrollments in our engineering programs. Recently the U.S. Army Reserves (USAR) designated EAS as one of 8 engineering schools in the country for educating their personnel in the cyber security areas with U.S. congressional support. We anticipate students to enroll in the hundreds as the program spreads to all the military services.

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Graduate Enrollment

While total student credit hour production is important, it is also useful to consider the awarding of degrees as well. The table below shows the considerable growth in bachelor’s degrees awarded by the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

AY 1997 AY 2002 AY 2007 AY 2014College of EAS 45 75 84 144

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The number of degrees awarded by the departments that will be impacted by this project have increased 220% since 1997 and 71% since 2007.

Based on the historical data, we project an increase in student credit hours and degrees awarded of another 50% between now and 2020. This is more than the campus projections over a similar time period due to the college’s reputation and enrollment efforts.

New Academic Programs

During 2007-08 academic year, the College of EAS in collaboration with the College of Business added the Bachelor of Innovation program that has five degrees, and the Master of Engineering in Media Convergence, Games and Media Integration. During 2008-09 academic year the College of EAS added the Security concentration to the Ph.D. in Engineering degree. These programs are run from offices in the east wing of the EAS building. The Board of Regents approved the B.S. in Engineering Education degree to be offered by the college starting fall 2015. These programs will have some impact on the demand for quality space.

Changes to Class Size

It is not expected that class sizes will change significantly as a result of this program plan. However, this project will better position the College to accommodate research demands of a growing graduate student body.

Total Space Requirements

Planned Programmed Space Utilization

Room Areas Needed by Function

This program plan is not adding new space but reallocating existing space to better accommodate the research and pedagogical needs of today.

Backfill Analysis

This program plan leaves the majority of space as it is currently configured. The main area of reallocation is within the 5,700 assignable square feet (asf) of the research area. Thus, there is no net addition of external space but an adaption and upgrade of currently existing research space. The backfill will consist of placing research back into the renovated research space. Note that one aspect of the plan will explore, as part of the modifications to the clean rooms, the ability to add some square footage as a “second” floor above the current high bay areas of the existing clean rooms.

Alternatives

Alternative #1An alternative would be to not renovate and upgrade the research area, public spaces and faculty offices. The result would leave the Engineering and Applied Sciences building as the highest energy consuming facility on the UCCS campus and unable to easily accommodate new research initiatives. This alternative would not be supportive of the 2012-2020 Strategic Plan, the 2012 Facilities Master Plan, Southern Colorado Innovation Strategy or the university’s goals of sustainability.

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Alternative #2Another alternative would be to only renovate the research area of the east wing to accommodate new research initiatives. This would leave the reminder of 30 year old building in its current poor condition and would not provide improved energy efficiency or safety improvements. This alternative would support the Southern Colorado Innovation Strategy but would not support the university’s goals of student recruitment and retention or sustainability.

Alternative #3A third alternative would be to improve only the building’s energy efficiency through the replacement of old and inefficient heating and cooling equipment. Since this building has the highest EUI on the campus, changes to the building’s systems would have an impact on the university’s energy consumption. However, this alternative would not be supportive of the 2012-2020 Strategic Plan, the 2012 Facilities Master Plan, the Southern Colorado Innovation Strategy, student recruitment and retention or sustainability goals.

Implementation and Design Criteria

Spatial Relationships

Diagrammatic PlansSite information and general layouts of existing floors are provided in Appendices A & B.

Site ImprovementsThere are no site improvements as a part of this project.

Design Requirements

New UtilitiesUtility use will be reduced so there will be no need to alter or increase the size of the utility delivery systems.

Building Systems

Structural SystemsThe remodeled area will be built within the current structural design of the building. Unless the option to add a “second” floor over the clean room areas proves feasible, significant alterations to the current structural systems are not expected.

Mechanical SystemsThere are currently two chillers and associated equipment and cooling towers (one cooling tower has been replaced recently) that provide cooling for this building. One of the chillers uses CFC as its refrigerant. This equipment is original with the building and is not as efficient as new modern cooling equipment, as substantial strides have been made in cooling equipment efficiency in the past several decades. This equipment will be replaced by this project. New, high efficiency hot water generators were recently installed and these will remain. There are two older air handling units (AHU) and one roof top unit (RTU) that supply heating and cooling air to their respective spaces. These systems use older design approaches and are not as energy efficient as new heating and cooling technology. In addition, the direct digital control (DDC) system was installed to control the central heating and cooling equipment but not the terminal systems. This project will extend the DDC system to improve control and provide energy efficient algorithms.

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Plumbing SystemsThe water service will not have to be upgraded, however internal changes will be implemented as part of the research area space reallocation.

Fire ProtectionThe current fire protection system will be maintained.

Electrical & Lighting SystemsIt is anticipated that power requirements will be reduced through the implementation of this Program Plan. Improvements in the chilled water and heating and cooling systems will reduce the electrical use and demand.

In areas that are to be totally remodeled, general lighting will be a 277 V, electronic ballast, super T8 lamp fluorescent or LED system. Day lighting control and setback control will be considered. Specialty lighting will use compact fluorescent where feasible and LED lighting will be used for exit signs. Lighting switchology will be used where appropriate to support A/V technology.

Planned Green Building GoalsThis facility will be designed to meet LEED standards.

Architectural Design FeaturesSince this is an interior renovation and upgrade, exterior guidelines are not applicable. Interior architectural elements will conform to our interior standards on materials, signage and equipment.

Health, Life Safety and Code IssuesThe renovation will be done per the approved building codes and standards that have been adopted by State Buildings Programs (SBP) as the minimum requirements to be applied to all state-owned buildings and physical facilities including capital construction and controlled maintenance construction projects.

Project Schedule, Cost Estimates and Financial Analysis

Project Schedule and PhasingThis project will be constructed in a two phases. The design for the first phase can start immediately upon approval of funding and architect selection and will take approximately 11 months with construction to follow taking about 14 months. Design and construction for the second phase would follow a similar timeframe.

Cost EstimatesIt is estimated that the Phase One renovation and upgrade of 20,000 gsf will cost approximately $7.6 million in 2015 dollars or approximately $380/gsf. The Phase Two renovation and upgrade will cost approximately $22.8 million or approximately $422/sf.

Financing ExplanationThis project is to be funded from state capital construction funds.

Third Party Review

A third party review was not completed for these costs. However, a study was completed for the clean room and supporting space renovation and that information has been incorporated into the cost estimates.

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Appendices

APPENDIX A – Proposed Site Location

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Phases 1 & 2

APPENDIX B – Existing Building Floor Plans – First Floor

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Phase 1Phase 2

APPENDIX B (cont’d) – Existing Building Floor Plans – Second Floor

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Phase 2

Phase 1