Office of Financial Management
Washington State Major Project
Status Report: June 16, 2010
Agency Number: 634
Agency: Cascadia Community College
Project Number: 04-2-693
Project Title: Center for Global Learning and the Arts
Bill Reference: 26-03X-791
Contact Name: Dee Sliney, Director of Capital Projects and Auxiliary Services;
(425) 352-8269; dsliney@cascadia.edu.
Project Description:
Building:
This multi-biennium project is for the design and construction of a new 53,400 SF
Academic and Administration Building which will provide: a multipurpose theater/
presentation space, dedicated computer lab, a language lab, two art studios, several
general purpose classrooms; student break-out and study spaces, office and support
spaces for faculty and for the International Student Programs. The project also
incorporates a campus plaza for the use of the college, the campus and the community.
Site:
The project site is located directly west of CCC1-2, and south of the transit loop. The
CCC ring road borders the west edge of the site. The site is well-suited to capitalize on
the southern solar exposure. The site, previously occupied by the campus Green has a
grade relief across the site of approximately 25-feet from a high point closest to the
southwest corner of the building down to a low point along the Promenade. The building
will become a marker to the north entrance to campus while at the same time orienting
the pedestrian spaces towards the rest of campus southward.
Project Design
The building consists of four levels, including: a split level ground floor to accommodate
the sloping grade of the site and allow for direct entry; the second floor will house
instructional space and International Programs, and the third floor will include faculty
offices and the mechanical room. Floor-to-floor height is approximately 14'-0".
The floor plan is organized as a 3 story “classroom bar” with the double height multipurpose room (Mobius Hall) and support as an anchor. There are high ceilings
throughout, which allow ducts and services to be routed easily. The design team has
worked with faculty to determine appropriate acoustic treatment for the multipurpose
room and its isolation from the classroom bar. The main corridors are intended to
provide places for students to meet in small groups and informal gatherings. The faculty
offices have been grouped on the third floor adjacent to the main corridor.
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Project Schedule
The following are project milestones of note:
Complete SD review
Design Development Phase
Contract Documents
Permitting
Bidding
Construction
Substantial Completion
Open for Classes
Final Completion
7/24/06
8/2/06-6/22/07
6/25/07- 12/21/07
7/15/07-5/15/08
2/4/08 – 4/30/08
5/12/08-10/15/09
10/2/09
January 2010
June 2010
The building was originally scheduled to open in Fall, 2009. Recent City of Bothell
requirements to update the campus 1999 Planned Unit Development resulted in a
permitting delay, PUD hearing, bidding delay and construction delay, with the projected
building opening moved from Fall 2009 to Winter 2010. Except for a few days’ delay
caused by inclement weather, the construction remained on schedule.
Hoffman Construction was selected as General Contractor/Construction Manager
(GCCM). Miller-Hull is the architectural firm for all phases of the project.
Proposed Budget for the Project
A full cost analysis was completed at the conclusion of the Construction Documents
Phase which found the project over budget due to continued escalation. In order to meet
the budget the GSF of the building had to be reduced to 53,400.
The delay in the permit review led to a benefit as the bid results came in. The bid timing
corresponded to the slowing pace of new construction, which allowed for a more
competitive bidding climate. The project came in on budget and allowed for the inclusion
of bid alternates. The project will finish on budget.
Notable Items that vary from the Pre-design Document
1. A Pre-design Refinement phase was completed in April of 2006 to address changes in
the academic focus of the building and included reducing the Digital Arts related
spaces including: the AV equipment and infrastructure, reducing the overall square
footage of the building by 9,557 SF and reducing the landscape improvements by 30%.
These reductions were needed to offset the actual escalation that had occurred from the
time the project was funded.
2. Changes in the Program Space Requirements during Schematic Design:
 The gallery space was increased while the showbox space was decreased. The
backstage volume increased from a high single story to a double height space.
Storage and support functions were reduced to offset the increase in square
footage.
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3. Changes in mechanical:
 Due to efficiencies realized in the existing campus Physical Plant, the team has
elected to delete the geothermal heat source included in an earlier model and to
tap into existing capacity.
4. Changes in AV:
 CCC recently refined plans for AV upgrades in the building, substituting more
recent technology for the original plan. The AV package was bid through
Hoffman Construction.
5. Changes in Landscape:
 Plaza size was decreased.
6. The project is required by the State of Washington to achieve LEED Silver
sustainability standard. This was not a part of the Pre-design and was not part of the
initial budget calculations. An initial review of potential LEED points indicated the
possibility of achieving a Gold Standard, based on the existing level of campus
commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability. The project is registered
for a Gold level but Platinum is now the goal with the addition of a 40kW photovoltaic
array. All 31 design credits attempted have been awarded. The remaining construction
credits will be submitted upon final project completion.
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