VCU Project Change Request Form
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT MANAGER
PCR ID
Priority
002
High
Increase Bandwidth to University Buildings (G2B)
William M. Jones
Change Request Identification
Short description Cabell to TAB Fiber Upgrade Feasibility Study
Date raised
6/13/11 Status
Approved for
Implementation
Raised by
Alan Goodman
Change Request Assessment
Detailed description
Thirty-one buildings on and around the 900 block of West Franklin Street and the south side of 800
West Franklin Street are underserved in regards to fiber optic cable. The majority of existing cables
are multi-mode only and distance to the closest router exceeds limits for gigabit Ethernet for many
buildings. The buildings on the south side of the 900 block do not have enough multi-mode fiber to
allow removal of intermediate equipment in Pollak Building and so cannot fully meet design standards
for daisy-chaining of equipment.
Failure to upgrade the fiber in this segment will result in over 20 buildings being removed from the
G2B project.
This Change Request asks to allocate contingency funding for a feasibility and design proposal
provided by Verizon, Inc. The preliminary plan will be to use existing underground conduits between
TAB and a manhole outside of Lafayette Hall, transition to aerial and overlash the current aerial fiber
to feed the buildings, then transition back to existing underground conduit between Hibbs Hall and
Cabell Library. The design includes some degree of pathway redundancy that is not currently
available (each building would have a single entry from a spice point on the poles, but have
connections back to both TAB and Cabell). The implementation would also include additional fiber
between TAB and Cabell to upgrade the campus backbone and bring the connection between
Northern and Southern Loop fibers closer.
Note that this request only provides feasibility and design services. A follow on request will be
required for actual implementation; preliminary estimates are in the $150,000 range, but no firm
numbers can be provided until after the design work is completed.
Timescale for analysis
Assigned to
June 2011
Bill Jones
Small change
Assigned date
No
6/13/11
Change Request Analysis
Impact analysis
Scope Impact Description
Adds outside plant fiber optic cable between Cabell and TAB to upgrade thirty one buildings (list
attached).
Schedule Impact Description
No impact to overall schedule.
Adds 20 hours to internal staff time for walkthrough assistance.
Cost Impact Description
+$50,200 from contingency budget (for feasibility and design work only).
Project Change Request
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Completion Criteria for Change Request
Feasibility report and design documents to include a detailed aerial engineering walkout and upgrade
requirements, proofing of existing conduit system and design for new conduit as needed, field survey
of in scope buildings and design entrance facilities, fiber placement design, fiber splicing plan, and
scaled drawings necessary to obtain City of Richmond permits.
Estimated effort
22 hour
Estimated cost
50,200
Estimated start date
7/1/11
Estimated end date
8/31/11
Impact level
High
Resources
2
Implementation decision
Approved by:
MD Willis
Change Request Approval
Approved
Approved on:
6/24/2011
Change Request Implementation
Date completed
Date closed
Comments
Closed by
Priority: Critical/High/Medium/Low
Status: Open / Approved for Analysis / Approved for implementation/ Rejected / Deferred/ Closed
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List of Buildings Included in Change Request 002
Item #
Building
Address
1
0160 - Scott House (Bocock on map)
909 West Franklin Street
2
0008 - Anderson House
913 West Franklin Street
3
0139 - Pollak Building
325 North Harrison Street
4
0166 - Center for the Performing Arts
922 Park Avenue
5
0025 - Starke House
915 West Franklin Street
6
0034 - Bowe House
917 West Franklin Street
7
0027 - Crenshaw House
919 West Franklin Street
8
0009 - Kearney House
921 West Franklin Street
9
0010 - Scherer Hall
923 West Franklin Street
10
0067 - Raleigh Building
1001 West Franklin Street
11
0038 - Meredith House
1014 West Franklin Street
12
0075 - Humanities and Sciences Annex
1000 West Franklin Street
13
0184 - Richard T. Robertson Alumni House
924 West Franklin Street
14
0081 - Buford House
922 West Franklin Street
15
0103 - Valentine House
920 West Franklin Street
16
0058 - Stokes House
918 West Franklin Street
17
0044 - Millhiser House
916 West Franklin Street
18
0045 - Millhiser Carriage House
916 West Franklin Street (Rear)
19
0017 - McAdams House
914 West Franklin Street
20
0060 - Stagg House
912 West Franklin Street
21
0005 - Presidents House
910 West Franklin Street
22
0023 - Lafayette Hall
312 North Shafer Street
23
24
0021 - Hibbs Hall
0012 - Anderson Gallery
900 Park Avenue
907 1/2 West Franklin Street
25
26
27
28
0007 - Ginter House
0004 - Founders Hall
0022 - Shafer Str. Playhouse
0014 - Ritter-Hickok House
901 West Franklin Street
827 West Franklin Street
221 North Shafer Street
821 West Franklin Street
29
30
31
0228 - Shafer Court Dining Center
0003 - Franklin Street Gymnasium
0041 - Johnson Hall
810 Cathedral Place
817 West Franklin Street
801 West Franklin Street
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