Office of Financial Management
Washington State Major Project Status Report
December 1, 2006
Agency Number:
Project Number:
School/Campus:
Project Title:
Bill Reference(s):
699
Agency: State Board for Community &
04-1-307
Technical Colleges
Columbia Basin College – Richland Campus
Health Sciences Center
Chapter 8, Section 786, Laws of 2001, 2nd Special Session,
Ch. 26-03X-795, Ch26-03X-904(6)(m), 277-04-264
Contact Name, phone number, email:
William Saraceno
V.P. Administration
Columbia Basin College
2600 N. 20th
Pasco, WA. 99301
509-547-0511 ext. 2248
Bill.Saraceno@columbiabasin.edu
Al Downs
Capital Projects
Columbia Basin College
2600 N. 20th
Pasco, WA. 99301
509-547-0511 ext. 2356
Al.Downs@columbiabasin.edu
Project Description: Original project description was to renovate and build an addition to the
“T Building on the Pasco campus in order to improve program delivery and increase capacity of
our Nursing program. At the beginning of pre-design, further opportunities to augment and
improve health science education became available. The program and building site were
relocated to the CBC Richland campus. The Health Science Center was developed to house both
the Columbia Basin College and Washington State University nursing programs but will now
house only the CBC: nursing program, Para-Medic, EMT, Phlebotomy, and Nursing assistants
programs. At the start of the project two new instructional programs, Surgical Assistant and
Medical Assistant were approved and will be co-located with current medical related programs
now scheduled for placement in the building, along with additional clinical training space to be
used by the three area hospitals to do continuing education for their existing nursing staffs.
The architectural firm (SCM Consultant, Inc. of Kennewick) has provided project development,
design development, and will continue providing consultant services through construction
completion.
Square feet: 66,935 gross sqft – 4 story building
Scope Changes: In June of 2006, the College reported its intent to house a new radiology
program in the Health Science Center building. Funded by grants from the federal government
and College Foundation, the college has moved forward and now has dedicated space in the
building for the Radiology program. Based on initial design review which indicated the building
as designed and constructed would not support the needed design load for radiology equipment
on the 3rd floor, the library space was shifted from the 1st floor to the 3rd floor so the radiology
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program with it’s heavier equipment could be housed on the ground floor there-by eliminating
the need for expensive structural modifications that would have been needed to support the
program’s equipment on the buildings 3rd floor.
Project Total Cost:
Phase
Predesign
Design
Construction *
Other (Approp/NonApprop)
Total MACC
Biennium
2003-2005
2003-2004
2004-2005
2004-2005
Appropriation
Amount
$13,000
G37, G77
local funds
$8,000,000
$4,963,000
$8,400,000
Total Project Revenue:
Phase
Biennium
Appropriation
Amount
Kadlec Medical Center contribution
2004-05
Local Gift
2,000,000
2004 Leg. Allocation
2005 Legislative Allocation
Kadlec Medical Center
2004-05
2005-07
2004-05
G37
G77
Local-Lease
2,000,000
6,000,000
2,963,000
12,963,000
Total
Schedule:
Pre-design Complete
Start Design
Bid Date
Notice to Proceed
50% Complete
Substantial Completion
Final Acceptance
Budget
Schedule
7-1-2003
8-1-2004
5-30-2005
8-15-2005
2-30-2006
9-15-2006
11-1-2006
Actual/Forecast
7-1-2003
7-1-2004
6-05-2005
7-27-2005
2-10-2006
9-8-2006
11-1-2006
Variance
(wks)
0
-4
+1
-2
0+2
0
Project Status and discussion of Critical Path for Construction:
Design development for the Health Sciences Center was completed early fall 2004. Construction
documents were completed May 30, 2005. Value Engineering started at the beginning of
Construction documents and was complete prior to the issuance of comment drawings. A
Constructability Review started during the comment and city review period. This review was
aggressive and changes were incorporated into the bid documents as an addendum issued in
conjunction with the call for bids. Project was advertised for bid June 5, 2005. NTP was given
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July 27th and construction started with surveying, staking and general mobilization on July 28th.
Excavation started the following Monday at 6:05 AM 1.5 weeks earlier than originally projected.
Early in the project, the contractor encountered City of Richland issues with permits due to a
request for street vacation as a part of the project. By final resolution, 2 weeks were lost. The
contractor and the College collaborated and in concert shifted the project schedule with the goal
of making up the 2 weeks lost. An additional 2 week impact was incurred through contractor
equipment failure and problems with concrete form supplies. As of May 1st, the project was back
on schedule and slightly ahead. Estimated completion for the project shown above remained
valid and considered achievable. The general contractor, Bouten Construction developed a
project schedule that included the new project critical path that will bring the project to
completion on September 1, 2006. This document is used during schedule discussions in project
meetings. Per the project’s accepted schedule the building was substantially complete on
September 8th 2006, two (2) weeks ahead of the original project schedule. Commissioning is
complete and minor punch list activities will be completed by December 31, 2006.
Contract Award History
A/E Agreement
Original Agreement
Amendments
Pending Changes
Total
Current Design
Contingency
$
$
$
$
94,344.00
218,849.00
1,681,807.00
1,995,000.00
$
200,000.00
Construction Contract (excl. sales tax)
Bid Award Amount $ 8,214,000
Change Orders
$ 301,562
Pending Changes
$ 13,345
Total $ 8,528,907
Current Construction
Contingency
$ 16,132
Potential for Project Cost Overruns/Claims
This project is now considered complete with all elements of the original project complete and
accepted. A large element of change added to the project has been to accommodate the new
radiology program, and when removed from the equation indicates change orders at slightly over
2 percent. Overall the project budget is within College expectations and anticipated expenditure
levels. The College strongly feels this project will be viewed as a success due to the heavy
involvement of the campus community and a design team working though development
concepts, design issues and program needs for almost two years. Working with stakeholders
allowed the building design to support the inclusion of the new radiology program as an
enhancement to the project, not as an add-on. The Value Engineering component provided the
opportunity to review and validate the scope of the program with a positive outcome. Value
Engineering produced significant savings and also introduced value added measures that will
improve the projects ability to perform as expected. More importantly, a thorough constructability
review by both a Constructability Review team and college staff identified potential errors, clarified
elements of the documents and drawings, and is strongly felt contributed to the positive bid
results. During construction this was proved out as reflected in a reduced number of RFIs and the
small amount of change orders due to errors and omissions. As a lesson learned, we feel an
earlier start to constructability review in future projects would add benefit to the project that will
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expand as the project proceeds. It is through this early involvement, we feel we will be able to
implement a strong risk management program. Although market driven costs have challenged the
project, we believe the risks have been identified and our plan will address any potential impacts.
As a wrap up to the project, a joint meeting was held between the College team and the design
team SCM to evaluate lessons learned. All parties concluded continued improvements in project
communication will increase project understanding which will in turn reduce design issues.
Further, quality control will come into bear from the onset of future designs as effort is applied
early to ensure integration of all design elements.
Discussion of Project Quality
This project incorporates standards developed for CBC facilities on the Pasco Campus and will
be reflected in the quality and design of all buildings constructed within the college’s service
district. Building design incorporates lessons learned from other community college projects
throughout the state as well as past College projects. The design code followed for the project
was the International Building Code in conjunction with current City of Richland and State Code
and practice. Project quality will be at or above state standards for life and energy conservation.
Our goal was to meet the Leeds Silver Standards for sustainable building construction consistent
with the Governor’s Executive Order. Sustainable design elements and an increased awareness of
energy conservation have influenced the current design process. This building will be located
adjacent to the existing Richland campus buildings forming a campus cluster that links and
integrates new and existing in such a manner that future campus development will be possible
with minimum disruption to campus educational programs. The building has been received by
the campus and surrounding communities in a very positive manner. Local, State, and Federal
leaders have commented on the high quality of construction and appropriate level of finish for a
State teaching facility.
Project Photographs
Previously the Office of Fiscal Management and SBCTC Capital Office were given concept floor
plans and graphics.
Final Project Photographs are attached:
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May 20th 2006
September 11th 2006 Health Science Center ready to open doors for start of Fall classes.
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May 20th 2006
September 9th 1 of 3 Nursing Labs ready for classes
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September 18th, first day of classes Fall 2006
Second floor student study area
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