Office of Financial Management
Washington State Major Project Status Report
June 15, 2012
FINAL MAJOR PROJECT STATUS REPORT
Agency Number : 699
Project Number : 04-2-691
GA State Project # 2003-198
School/Campus: Pierce College Puyallup
Project Title : Arts & Allied Health Building
Bill Reference(s) : Chapter 520, Laws of 2007, Section 5176
Chapter 488, Laws of 2005, Section 789
Chapter 26, Laws of 2003, Section 809
Agency : SBCTC
Contact: Jim Taylor
Director of Facilities
Pierce College District
(253) 964-6588 jtaylor@pierce.ctc.edu
Project Description: This project is located in the City of Puyallup, Pierce County. This growth project is the fourth major building at Pierce College Puyallup and provides general classrooms, computer labs, nursing lab, studios, rehearsal and performance spaces, study areas and offices for allied health, art, music, drama, and theatre. The project provides space for professional/technical programs in nursing, medical office technology and digital design as well as for more traditional
Arts programs. The building is providing opportunities for the development and expansion of programs that are either new or have had insufficient space to meet program demand.
This project incorporated significant sustainable design practices and has been awarded LEED
Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council.
Square feet: 61,597 GSF
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Scope changes: Cost escalations impacted this project. Project scope was reduced, as a result, by approximately 8,700 gross square feet. The original program scope was largely retained as outlined in the pre-design study. The design team incorporated design efficiencies and shared uses in order to achieve this.
Project Total Cost:
Phase
Predesign
Biennium
2003-05
Appropriation
G14 Fund 057
Amount
$ 150,000
Design
Construction
2005-07
2007-09
Other (Escalation Pool)) 2007-09
Other (Escalation Pool Match) 2007-09
H72 Fund 357
I03 Fund 357
I54 Fund 057
R10
$ 1,946,716
$25,303,000
$ 283,074
$ 283,074
Other (Minor Works- FF&E) 2007-09
Other (Minor Works- FF&E) 2009-11
Other (PSE Grant)
Total
MACC = $17,875,000
Schedule:
Predesign Complete
Start Design
Budget Schedule
06/01/04
07/01/05
I41 Fund 060
J23 Fund 060
Actual/Forecast
06/01/04
07/01/05
0
0
$ 242,367
$ 25,000
$ 56,768
$28,290,951
Variance (wks)
Bid Date
Notice to Proceed
50% Complete
Substantial Completion
Final Acceptance
07/15/07
08/15/07
02/15/08
09/15/08
12/31/08
05/01/08
06/30/08
10/01/09
07/15/10
11/07/11
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46
82
96
125
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Project Status and discussion of Critical Path for Construction: The project reached
Substantial Completion in July 2010 but a number of deficiencies were identified that delayed full project completion and acceptance. Final commissioning was also delayed, as a result. Some very late issues related to occupancy requirements from the permitting authority also contributed to delays. The permitting authority also required changes to metering devices installed in the project from those allowed during original plan review. This took considerable time to clarify and comply with. The City would not accept record drawings until these changes were made and drawings have only recently been completed and recorded to the satisfaction of the City. We were also in lengthy conversations with the City concerning the extent of storm water management agreements that would be required and this issue has also only been recently settled. Following the construction phase, sections of walkways constructed as part of the overall project were found to not be in compliance with ADA standards. As a result, this work was not accepted and sections of concrete walkways were required to be demolished and reconstructed to meet ADA grade requirements. This work was held until improved weather conditions in late spring 2010. Additionally, we experienced considerable delays prior to and during construction.
Permitting for building construction was dependent upon completion of a master plan agreement between Pierce College and the City of Puyallup. This was a very prolonged process and project bid was delayed considerably as a result. Weather conditions during the month of December
2008 impacted the critical path for construction. This primarily involved concrete pours and steel delivery. The general contractor also experienced considerable problems with steel fabrication and delivery from the sub contractor. The steel fabricator was replaced, as a result. A new fabricator was brought under contract to the general contractor and steel issues were resolved.
Critical path was impacted by other factors during construction, as well, and the project incurred further delays, as a result.
The construction contract has been closed and all funds obligated to the general contractor have been paid out. All remaining project costs will be expended prior to June 30, 2012 and the project will be completely closed out as of that date.
Contract Award History
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A/E Agreement
Original Agreement $ 150,000
Construction Contract (excl. sales tax)
Amendments
Pending Changes
$2,835,306
$ 0
Site Preparation Contract
Bid Award Amount
Change Orders
$ 396,000
$ 123,552
Current Design
Total $2,985,306 Pending Changes $ -_____
Total $ 519,552
Contingency $ - Current Construction
Contingency $ -
Building Construction Contract
Bid Award Amount $ 18,736,699
Change Orders $ 1,461,544
Pending Changes $ -___
Total $ 20,198,243
Current Construction
Contingency $ -
Potential for Project Cost Overruns/Claims: The general contractor was given additional time to recover from delays caused by steel and other issues. The contractor experienced considerable difficulty recovering time lost and was unable to significantly recover from project delays. In consideration of a number of factors that contributed to delays, we did not pursue liquidated damages and the contractor agreed to not pursue delay claims.
Discussion of Project Quality: The design phase of the project was executed effectively. The
College’s leadership team and internal constituencies, particularly music, art and theater representatives from across the District as well as Allied Health program faculty and staff, were engaged in planning throughout the design process. The firms of MSGS Architects and Opsis
Architects were selected to design and oversee construction of this project. Both firms have considerable experience working with the College and have developed good working relationships with College personnel. Value engineering and constructability review were incorporated early in the design phase to benefit quality control and project viability. A commissioning agent was contracted early in project design and participated in the design review process as well. The design phase also included involvement by a number of constituencies from the College and community.
The College’s infrastructure planning team, composed of representatives from Facilities,
Institutional Technology, AV/Media, Safety/Security, Purchasing and our Access and Disability
Services Office has also played a key role in design. The construction contract was awarded to Leo
Finnegan Construction Co. The quality of work was generally satisfactory but the general contractor’s ability to provide overall efficient management of the project was of concern. We increased oversight by our design team and met regularly with the owners of the construction firm to review the construction schedule in order to maintain quality control and facilitate progress.
Project Photographs:
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