Minutes of the Regular Meeting, September 9 ... - Digital Collections

September 9-10, 2008 31343President Rice recommended the Board of Regents ratify the award to O.E.T.A.submitted with this agenda item.Award Title Grantor Award Period Award AmountRSU Digital TV O.E.T.A. 07/01/08-06/30/09 $350,000ConversionRegent Bell moved approval of the recommendation. The following voted yes on themotion: Regents Wade, Bell, Rainbolt-Forbes, Dunning and Clark. The Chair declared themotion unanimously approved.CONTRACTS FOR THE BAIRD/NEW CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION PROJECT –RSUThe Board of Regents authorized the President to contract with Architectural DesignGroup during the May 2005 Board meeting, to be the architectural firm for various projects onthe Claremore campus. One of the projects was a new classroom building and repairs andrenovations. The classroom building will be an addition to Baird Hall and Baird Hall will berenovated. The finished building will appear to be one single building. Baird Hall will have anew exterior matching the new classroom, new windows and roof. The interior will berenovated.During the September 2005 Board of Regents Meeting, the board authorized thePresident to select and negotiate a contract with a construction manager for the project. TrigonGeneral Contractors and Construction Managers were selected.In April 2006, a committee of faculty and staff was formed to begin the programmingrequirements for a new classroom building and incorporating upgrades to Baird Hall. Afternumerous revisions, in December 2006, the project was programmed to have approximately51,280 square feet. During 2007, the architects began developing schematic designs with a finalproject of 56,964 square feet and an estimated construction cost of approximately 8 milliondollars. The President and university staff determined to phase the construction and to design theproject whereby the university staff could complete the interior renovation of Baird Hall after theshell of the new classroom building and exterior work of Baird is completed.Phase I includes site work and construction of the shell of the new classroom buildingand renovation to the exterior of Baird Hall. Current estimate for construction cost of Phase I isapproximately 5.5 million. It will include approximately 20 trades. Site work bids were openedon July 2, 2008. Eighteen trades and components of the construction were advertised and bidsopened on August 28, 2008. The second series of bids consist of fourteen trades and componentsof the construction. They were advertised and bids opened on September 4, 2008.Phase II will be the completion of the interior of Baird Hall and is estimated atapproximately $700,000.Phase III will be completion of the interior of the classroom and is estimated atapproximately 2 million dollars.Both Phase II and Phase III will be done when funds become available.Funding for the project will consist of bond monies from the Oklahoma HigherEducation Promise of Excellence Act of 2005, private donations, University funds, Master LeaseProgram, student facility fees, and/or revenue bonds.