Office of Financial Management
Washington State Major Project
Status Report June 01, 2007
Agency Number: 699
Agency: State Board for Community &
Technical Colleges
Project Number: 02-2-684
Project Title: Bates Phase III Expansion New
Bill Reference: 26-03X-749
Project Description:
1. Bates Technical College now requires students enrolled in degree programs to enroll in
and to complete 5 credit hours each in Human Relations, Mathematics and
Communications. There is currently no classroom space available for this purpose at
South Campus and there is a short fall of program classroom space. By adding
dedicated academic classrooms and additional program classroom space, this need can
be accommodated.
2. Bates' programs in Home and Family Life and Biotechnology have demonstrated their
requirement for additional program space for classrooms, workrooms, offices and
computer training. Relocating these programs to the new facility will address the current
deficiencies.
3. To support KBTC's mandate to deliver all the community and technical college
telecourses, an Advanced Technologies Center is required at South Campus. Allocating
space designed for this purpose will allow the college to move forward on this initiative as
well as meet existing and future needs to provide distance education.
4. Bates Technical College must convert their television format to digital to maintain the
ability to communicate with new mandated technology. This project addresses the need
for this conversion.
5. There is currently no library at the South Campus. Providing a campus library not only
provides for student needs but also addresses accreditation requirements for library
services.
6. Biotechnology program space is inadequate for enrollment and cannot expand in current
location. Existing space does not support curriculum demands. Relocating and
increasing program space permits the college to overcome the space and curriculum
needs.
7. South Campus circulation is hampered by an unresolved interface between truck traffic
and pedestrian traffic. Relocating the truck driving circuit out of the campus core will
dramatically reduce the conflict and create desirable circulation for both pedestrians and
vehicles.
8. There is currently a significant shortfall in South Campus student parking. 156 stalls will
be lost with the construction of the new building. Replacement of the lost stalls is
essential for providing access.
The College’s primary goals of this project are as follows:
Address the student needs at South Campus by:
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Providing classrooms for academic courses to enhance the educational process for
career training students seeking technical degrees
Providing the necessary facilities for the Biotechnology program
Providing classrooms and faculty office space for the Home & Family Life program
Providing access to critical library materials and resources
Developing a high-tech interactive multi-purpose room and Advanced Technologies
Center to support delivery of educational programming through DTV
Providing a safer environment by moving Truck Driving track facility to proposed land
purchase site. This will allow students with driving training experience without
compromising the safety of campus pedestrians.
Mitigate shortfall in parking by relocating existing parking that will be displaced by the
new structure.
Transition to Digital Television
• Deliver high quality educational programming statewide
• Meet FCC requirements to broadcast in digital
• Provide industry standard training opportunities in broadcast
Project Total Cost:
Phase
Predesign
Design
Construction*
Other (Approp/Non
Approp)
Total
Biennium
2001-03
2003-05
2005-07
2003-05
Appropriation
F54
BH3G
H01 BH5G
Amount
$
94,346
$ 1,796,206
$ 15,168,902
$ 17,059,454
* MACC = $ 9,796,387
Schedule:
Predesign Complete
Start Design
Bid Date
Notice to Proceed
50% Complete
Substantial Completion
Final Acceptance
Budget Schedule
June 02
September 03
September 05
November 05
June 06
November 06
January 07
Actual/Forecast
June 02
October 03
August 05
October 05
August 06
January 07
March 07
Variance (wks)
0
4
(4)
(4)
(8)
(8)
(8)
Project Status and discussion of Critical Path for Construction:
Phase I of the project (relocating Truck driving training and site development) has been
completed. The college is using the new areas of Phase I for parking and Truck Driving
Training.
Phase II (new building) construction is approximately 86% complete. All site work for
the project is complete. Irrigation is installed and tested and landscaping is complete.
Interior casework installation is near completion. Finish work is being performed
throughout the building. Critical path items still pending are aluminum sills and lighting.
Merit has provided a construction schedule that shows substantial completion in February
of 2007. The following schedule has been modified from the previous version to reflect
current project status.
Task
NTP
Contract time (395 CD)
Substantial Completion
Punchlist/closeout (62 CD)
Final Completion
Start
10/24/05
10/24/05
Dec 06
Jan 07
March 07
Roofing
Shell and siding
Mechanical and Electrical
Site work
Interior
Casework
Painting
Flooring
Doors and hardware
Ceiling tiles
complete
complete
complete
complete
Finish
10/24/05
11/23/06
Dec 06
March 07
March 07
complete
complete
complete
complete
complete
Contract Award History
Pre-design
A/E Agreement
Original Agreement
Amendments
Pending Changes
Total
Current Design
Contingency
$ 94,346
$ 682,555
$ 366,695
$ not determined
$ not determined
$
Potential for Project Cost Overruns/Claims
Phase II has no known issues at this time.
Construction Contract (excl. sales tax)
Bid Award Amount $9,539,476.00
Change Orders
$ 160,000.00
Pending Changes
$___________
Total $9,699,476.00
Current Construction
Contingency
$
Discussion of Project Quality
This project is the first part of a college wide Master Planning effort. We included
quality checks in our approach to Pre-design by utilizing a Facilities Planning
Committee. The taskforce included representation from college administration, faculty,
students, local community, and local jurisdictions and was facilitated by Mithun
Architects. Input has been and will continue to be provided by all parties concerning the
project.
McGranahan Architects were selected as the A/E firm for design of the Expansion
Project. The Facilities Planning Committee was expanded to include additional
representation from the local community.
An approach to building design around LEED (silver) certification has been utilized by
the Architects to address environmental interests and Tacoma Power has participated to
provide assistance to the project. The overarching architectural goal of the project has
been to create a heart to the college campus while focusing on student achievements as
they relate to building design, aesthetics, functional use, and maintainability. An
additional design goal is to minimize as much as possible the interaction of pedestrian
and vehicular conflict on the interior of the campus. Overall success of the project design
will address site conditions as well as building conditions.
Merit Company has been selected as the construction contractor for this project. Merit
Company has been presented with all the goals for this project and has committed to
provide a successful project toward this end. The project has got off to a great start and
good progress is being made.
At approximately 50% complete the quality of the project looks to be very good. The
schedule has been impacted by delays due to weather and delays in receiving steel.
Courtyard site work is scheduled for August, while school is out of session, to minimize
pedestrian impact. Interior framing is nearly complete and exterior siding is applied to
approximately 50% of the areas designated for application.
At approximately 86% complete. The quality of workmanship on the project appears to
be good to high. The project team consisting of McGranahan Architects, Merit
Company, E&AS and Bates Technical College have operated with common goals and a
team approach to resolving project issues. Change orders for the project are currently
less than 1% of the MACC.
After final acceptance of the project, the quality of workmanship is consistent with
previous reports at a rating of good to high. Building acoustics are very good throughout
the facility. There are some classrooms that the air volume level at supply vents are on
the high end of acceptable but still meet specified standards. Physical appearance of the
facility is very appealing and the design intent of the project has been accomplished.
There are noticeable cracks in concrete exposed floors that appear to be surface level
stress cracks and non-structural concerns. The floor slab was used as a layout surface for
cast in place tilt up panels poured on site. This may have contributed, along with other
factors, to the quantity of stress cracks that are visible. The building was designed to
have exposed structural and non-structural elements throughout the facility. This works
very well as many building users are enrolled in trade related training programs.
Training programs are now operating out of the new building and the initial occupancy
has gone off with a great start.
Project Photographs (Attached)
Project overview
View of Brick Faced Library Wing
View of Main Entrance from Courtyard
Main Entrance Interior View
Library View of Stacks, Study Carrels and Circulation Desk
View from Second Floor Balcony to Ext. Courtyard