Office of Financial Management
Washington State Major Project Status Report
[6/8/2015]
Agency Number: 0699
Project Number: 20082704
School/Campus: Columbia Basin College—Pasco Campus
Project Title: Columbia Basin Social Science Center
Bill Reference(s):ESSB5035
Contact name, phone number, email:
William E. Saraceno
Senior Vice President for Administrative Services
2600 N. 20th Ave.
Pasco, WA 99301
509-542-4408
bsaraceno@columbiabasin.edu
Agency: SBCTC
Brett Riley
Director for Business Office Services
2600 N. 20th Ave.
Pasco, WA 99301
509-546-4763
briley@columbiabasin.edu
Project Description:
CBC proposes a new 35,000-sq ft building to provide a single location for the Culture, Language,
and Social Sciences program, providing for current needs and projected growth. Faculty currently
scattered across the campus will be located in a collaborative setting. Classrooms and class/lab
space will be specifically designed to meet program need and fill critical shortages. After Social
Science moves out of the Library building, critically needed library expansion can back fill into
the space created. Program needs for formal and informal space for student and faculty
interaction will intermix with office and class space. As a campus committed to diversity our
classrooms must reflect that element. New classroom space will provide the opportunity for
many of the disciplines to have rooms that have displays or other interpretive materials that will
immerse the student into the different ideas and thought processes that characterize the particular
discipline. This project is a cost-effective investment to serve an increasingly diverse, yet
underserved student population.
Square feet: 51,335 gross/34,845 usable (72,835- w/Scope Change)
Scope changes:
Columbia Basin College has requested and received approval from the SBCTC Board on August
22, 2014 for the authority to use up to $5,700,000 in local dollars to expand the Social Science
project. This investment will result in a scope change to include an additional 21,500 square
feet. of instructional and office space. This request is in response to the September 2013
Washington State Population and Employment Data 2010-2030 report by the SBCTC illustrating
the population trends for community college participation through 2030. This report shows the
Central and East Region (CBC’s region) as the fastest growing region in the state, with an
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increase of 18% through 2030 out pacing the rest of the state by 8%. Given this growth
projection, CBC is requesting the approval of this scope change to the existing Social Science
Center project. This additional scope of work will provide the necessary infrastructure to meet
the anticipated need going forward. The additional square footage will provide shell space that
will ultimately result in the addition of 10 general classrooms and 16 offices to accommodate the
forecasted enrollment growth in the region. This proactive approach allows the College and the
State to effectively plan for the future while realizing efficiencies that would be lost if each
project were individual, or standalone, projects. In the revised project scope the facility will only
require two staircases and sets of restrooms. If the projects were completed separately they
would require three staircases and an additional set of restrooms. Additional efficiencies are
realized in the design fees associated with two stand alone projects which would add
approximately $162,000 in A&E fees.
Project Total Cost:
Phase
Pre-design
Design
Other (Approp/Non Approp)
Local Design Costs
Other Design (Scope Change)
Construction
Other Construction (Scope
Change)
Total
Biennium
2007-09
2013-15
2013-15
Appropriation
I52
S11
Local
Amount
$111,000
$965,000
$155,322
2013-15
2015-17
2015-17
Local
TBD
Local
$504,130
$15,596,322
$5,306,630
$22,134,274
MACC = $11,462,725 (With Scope Change- $15,306,630)
Schedule:
Pre-design Complete
Start Design
Bid Date
Notice to Proceed
50% Complete
Substantial Completion
Final Acceptance
Budget Schedule
06/30/2011
07/01/2013
06/01/2015
07/01/15
04/01/16
12/15/16
02/01/17
Actual/Forecast
06/30/2011
07/01/2013
07/01/2015
07/14/2015
01/01/2016
09/01/2016
12/31/2016
Variance (wks)
0
0
4 behind
2 behind
-
Project Status and discussion of Critical Path for Construction:
As stated in prior reports, CBC completed the evaluation process with the State Facilities
Advisory Committee and has taken a number of recommendations under consideration. CBC’s
A/E consultants have incorporated many of the recommendations in the design of the building.
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The College has completed the constructability review process as well as the review process with
the City of Pasco planning department, which has issued the College a building permit.
Currently, the project is out to bid and is scheduled to close on 7/1/2015 with an anticipated
notice to proceed on 7/14/2015.
Contract Award History
A/E Agreement
Original Agreement
Amendments
Pending Changes
Total
Current Design
Contingency
Construction Contract (excl. sales tax)
Bid Award Amount $
Change Orders
$
Pending Changes
$___________
Total $
Current Construction
Contingency
$
$108,678
$1,094,678
$0
1,203,356
$
Potential for Project Cost Overruns/Claims
CBC has determined that the site is largely free of contamination and will require little to no site
remediation. CBC does not anticipate any cost overruns at this time; however, our schedule is
subject to approval of the State Biennial budget, which may delay the award date.
Discussion of Project Quality
The building is planned to be flexible and durable with a life span of more than 50 years. It is
targeted for LEED silver certification and will follow established campus building standards, as
well as comply with current city and state codes at the time of construction.
Project Photographs
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