Project Status Report – November 2004
We have a number of projects underway on campus. The following is the status of these projects and their expected completion dates:
Student Union and Renovation Completion Date: September 2006
The two-story addition includes an interior courtyard
adjoining the existing student union building on the north side of the
facility. The project consists of the renovation of the existing student union
(approximately 61,000 gross square feet) and the building addition (approximately
54,000 gross square feet). The project includes an expanded bookstore, new and
expanded food court, expanded student study areas and lounge space, a
multicultural center, game room, sports lounge, additional space for clubs and
organizations, a ballroom, and student program related administrative
offices. This project will start in January
2005 and will require that the Student Union close for the entire 20 month
construction period with the exception of the renovated bookstore which will
open in January 2005. Additionally, in
order to expand the loading dock area and build the tunnel to the new portion
of the student union, a segment of the east mall walkway will be closed during
the Spring 2005 semester. This will
clearly be an inconvenience. We will develop signage to redirect the campus
community. Temporary program offices are being set up in
Food Services During
Student Union Closure Beginning
Date: January 2005
Because of the closure of the existing student union for the 20-month construction and renovation project, the Foundation is developing a plan to meet the on-going food service needs of the campus community during that period. The main components of the preliminary plan are: 1) provide up to 4 catering trucks strategically located around campus that will operate throughout the day and provide 2 catering trucks located at CAMS for lunch service; 2) provide temporary seating in possibly 2 enclosed tents erected on the ERC Forum and/or in the Sculpture Garden, and place additional tables in certain areas around the campus; 3) operate 3 grab ‘n go outlets—the existing Grab ‘n Go Toros 1 in Welch Hall, the new Grab ‘n Go Toros 2 in the SBS building, and a temporary grab ‘n go in the new bookstore in the existing student union; 4) provide drink and snack vending machines throughout the campus; and, 5) contract with a private off-campus catering company to meet the catering needs of the campus.
Bookstore Fire Reconstruction Completion:
January 2005
Loker Student Union
The
Bookstore reconstruction project will renovate the 2nd floor, south
side of the existing Student Union increasing the bookstore space from 9,544 assignable square feet to 10,817 assignable square feet. Construction is expected to be completed
prior to the January 2005.
Conversion
of Non-Classroom Space to Classrooms
The
The
Building 12/Old Playbox Theater Completion
Date: February/March 2005
This space will be vacated by the bookstore
in November as the bookstore moves to its renovated location in the Student
Union. This space will be renovated to
accommodate two 65 seat classrooms and one 25 seat classroom. Additionally, there will be three offices
created as part of the renovation. Building
1 will still be open for services and a temporary location will be set up for
book buy-back.
The area previously occupied by Distance Learning in ERC A107 and A109
will be converted to 30 seat classrooms.
Faculty
Lounge Completion
Date: January 2005
With the move of the teleconference room to Welch Hall, ERC A121 will be
converted to a faculty lounge.
Grab ‘n Go
Toros 2 Completion Date: January 2005
Food Outlet in
SBS E 216
In a continuing effort to provide additional food service
venues, the Foundation will be opening a second "grab-and-go" outlet
on campus. Located on the second floor
of the SBS building (E 216), the venue will be very similar to the "Grab
Based
upon the new building signage design, new building signs will be installed on
Welch Hall, University Theater, Social and Behavior Sciences and Leo F. Cain
Library. Other existing exterior
building signage such as NSM and La Corte Hall will be replaced as funding
permits. There has been a lot of confusion regarding the name of the Leo F.
Cain Educational Resources Center (ERC) because it is primarily the Library. As
part of the signage project, ERC (
New
As part of the agreement with the
Anschutz Entertainment Group, $550,000
has been provided for a permanent replacement facility for the
An enterprise anti-spam program was installed on the University network. The program uses a variety of methods to detect spam and virus email at our email gateway. For the past three months, the Information Technology staff and a small number of selected faculty and staff have been part of a program pilot using this anti-spam software. The program is effective in identifying spam email and deleting virus email. Based on the positive test results, this enterprise anti-spam program will be introduced to the campus community for production use by November 15. Furthermore, this anti-spam solution was built with free open-source software and saves the University $50,000 license fees every two years.
Upcoming Projects:
New Parking
Lot Construction Start Date: January 2005
The
Campus Physical Master Planning Committee, with the support of the Biology
Department, approved a new 6 acre location for a nature preserve along Avalon
at the southwest corner of the campus. The relocation of the nature preserve
will allow for the construction of a new parking lot, up to 1,000 spaces
depending on bid prices, on the western portion of the existing nature preserve
which is east of the SAC buildings. An
environmental review has been conducted to ensure that appropriate mitigation
actions are taken. The CSU Board of
Trustees approved the project for construction in March 2004. The project is in the bid process and expected
to be completed in late Spring 2005.
Library
Addition Design Start
Date: Summer 2004
The project will construct 150,800 GSF
addition to the existing library that when completed and combined with the
existing library space will provide sufficient resource information space to
serve 12,000 FTE. The addition will be sited between the existing library and
the gymnasium. The combined project will
provide for 83,771 ASF in book stacks area, of which, 16,571 ASF will be in
Movable Aisle Compact Storage (MACS). The combined project will also
provide 63,552 ASF in student reader stations, 18,225 ASF in technical
processing and public service areas and 2,538 ASF to provide faculty
development services in the Center for Teaching and Learning. The students will
be able to enjoy the use of a large number of computer work stations and
enhanced seating for their studies and research. This project is being funded as a result of
the successful passage of Proposition 55 in March 2004. This project has a proposed
construction budget of $34,057,000.
Schematic drawings are being proposed for approval by the Board of
Trustees in January 2005. Construction
could begin in late 2005 and be completed in 2008.
This project
is proposing the construction of for 14 additional classrooms/labs, food
service facilities, and a dance/art studio thus completing the construction of
all its facilities with the exception of a gymnasium facility. A gymnasium facility is expected as a Phase
III project. CAMS currently teaches many of the classes in the South Academic
Complex which they will vacate upon the completion of this project.
Additionally, courtyard space will be created as well as landscape and activity
fields. This project is being built on University property currently leased to
the
Physical
Master Plan Review Start
Date: January 2005
A review of the campus physical master plan will be conducted starting in
January 2005 by A.C. Martin Partners, the campus’ physical master plan
consultant. Key milestones for this
effort are: a preliminary analysis of existing facilities, an assessment of
growth and physical needs, preparation of alternative master plan scenarios to
meet program objectives, and formulation of preferred scenario that will form
the basis for the final master plan. The
consultant will involve the appropriate campus stakeholders in the development
of the physical master plan.
Tennis
Clubhouse/Part of Phase 1 of HDC Project Start
Date: Spring 2005
On the initial master plan and list of building for
the HDC, there was a building that was labeled: National Training Center Tennis
Storage and Restrooms. AEG had planned
to build it for Pete Sampras as part of Phase 1. AEG is now in discussions with another very
prominent tennis player and are interested in moving forward with this project.
This project will construct 1,554 ASF/2,753 GSF to provide for service area for
food and dry good sales, lounge, storage, men’s and women’s locker rooms,
office, flex space and restrooms. Additional courtyard space will be
created as well as landscape. This project is being built on University
property being leased as part of the
Faculty/Staff
Housing Project Preliminary
Stages
Preliminary work is being conducted to evaluate the
interest and viability of constructing Faculty/Staff Housing along University
Drive on the east side of the south entrance to the campus. This area could accommodate approximately 200
living units in a combined design of townhomes and detached homes. Some of the units will be for rent and others
will be for sale on leased land. A
project of this nature will be excellent for recruitment and retention. Several CSU campuses are pursuing similar
projects. A request for qualifications
has been issued by the Foundation pursuing a development partner. This project is proposed for concept
consideration by the systemwide Housing Review Committee in November and initial
concept review by the Board of Trustees in January.
Reclaimed
Water Project Expected Start
Date: Spring 2005
With the newly installed main reclaimed water supply lines in place, we
will be converting our existing irrigated areas to reclaimed water. We will also be adding irrigation to areas
that are currently not irrigated.
Anschutz
Partnership – Proposed Additional Development
This additional development
proposes the construction of a
Projects completed recently:
Electrical Infrastructure Project Completed
This project
renovated and upgraded the 12KV electrical distribution system replacing 34,000
feet of 12KV electrical cable and 14 switches primarily in the buildings built
before 1980 and the campus main switchgear in the Central Plant. The Project cost $2,790,000. Proposition 47 in 2002 was the funding source
for this project.
Building 5 underwent a major remodeling for use by
the
Enhance Classroom Telephone Completed
Emergency Announcement
System
Information
Technology staff enhanced the capacity of our telephone emergency announcement
system for classrooms. This system
allows the campus to make emergency announcements to classrooms. At present, because of the limitation of the
phone switch software, all the classroom phones are connected into two
groups. The phones also allow for
on-campus calls.
VPN Service Completed
VPN
(Virtual Private Network) is a technology which permits authenticated faculty
and staff to connect their home computers to the University’s computer network
through a secure tunnel over the open Internet.
The communication between the home computer and the University’s network
is encrypted and invisible to other people on the Internet. It is an ideal means for those who would like
to use Microsoft Outlook on their home computers in the same way as they do on
campus. VPN also makes it possible for
faculty and staff to synchronize the calendars on their hand-held devices, such
as Palm Pilot, with Outlook Calendar on the University’s network.
Campus-wide Wireless
Project Completed
Thanks
to a fund awarded by ASI, Information Technology staff deployed a campus-wide
wireless network. The wireless network covers
all open areas on campus, except for the parking lots. With the wireless network, students can use
laptop computers to connect to the University’s computer network to register,
check grades, take online courses, and check email. Faculty and staff can also use the wireless
network. To ensure network security,
authentication is required. Students,
faculty and staff can use their existing Pipeline/email ID and passwords to get
authenticated and use the wireless network.
New Sidewalk
Northwest of Welch Hall Completed
A new sidewalk was added at the northwest end of Welch Hall which completed an existing sidewalk allowing pedestrian access to a crosswalk at Tamcliff.
Velodrome (
A velodrome was constructed by the Anschutz
Entertainment Group along