NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
2013 – 2015 STATE FUNDED CAPITAL PROJECT REQUEST
STEM CLASSROOM/LAB BUILDING
Priority #1 - $29,600,000
NDSU is seeking funding to
quality education, research, training
construct a new state-of-the-art STEM
and service”.
(Science-Technology-Engineering-
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Mathematics) building on campus to
Spaces in the building would be
address the classroom and
devoted exclusively to labs and
laboratory needs of students. Most of
traditional science and engineering
the current classrooms and
classrooms as well as modular “open
laboratories are 40-100 years old and
frame” flexible classrooms that would
do not have the technology,
range in size from 20 to an auditorium
infrastructure or environment required
that would house 250-500 students.
to meet the teaching needs of the
The building would also add much
University today or in the future. In
needed classroom space to the
addition, the shortage of classroom
campus as student enrollment has
and limited office space on campus
outgrown the available space and
has made it difficult to renovate
there are no
outdated,
accommodations
deteriorating
for any future
academic
growth. The
buildings.
proposed building
This project
does not have a
would 1) provide
final program or
state-of-the-art,
design to
safe spaces for
determine the exact number or size
science and technology instruction;
of each room; however, some of its
2) allow for better use of existing
features could include:
space to support research and
teaching in STEM areas; 3) support
the unanimous top priority of all
colleges, deans and senior
academic leadership at NDSU, the
business community and the state of
North Dakota by providing excellent
educational opportunities in the STEM
fields of study; and 4) align with the
third goal of the SBHE, which states
“Economic development through
 Accommodation for Echo 360 or
streaming video capability
 Modular open frame seminar
classrooms with space that can
be broken down into pods of less
than 20 and/or less than 50
students
 Biology and Physics teaching
labs – visibility into these spaces
from public areas or a student
commons may be desirable
KEY FACTORS
 NDSU has been unable to offer
certain classes; students have
been on lengthy waiting lists
because of limitation in
physical classroom size
 Students have requested
particular classes on a more
regular basis but NDSU is
unable to comply with this
request because of the
shortage of classroom space
 Accreditation groups have
voiced concerns with NDSU’s
limited classroom/lab space
 Undergraduate teaching
classroom and lab spaces are
presently commingled with
research lab, faculty and
graduate student office
spaces
 Department teaching and
research space is being
leased off-campus; rented
space is the most cost
inefficient means to meet
space demands and a huge
drain on campus resources
PROJECT COSTS
Description
Estimated Total Cost
Planning, Permits & Insurance (design costs associated with current project, OMB preplanning revolving
funds, architect & engineer fees, permits, insurance)
$1,700,000
$100,000
Demolition & Disposal (C.I. Nelson building)
Construction (foundation & building construction or renovation, including fixed equipment, landscape,
infrastructure & utilities, mechanical & electrical, parking & driveways or roadways)
$24,460,000
$50,000
Institutional Work (value of work completed by institutional staff)
Contingency
$1,850,000
Hazardous Material Abatement
$15,000
Other (including 3rd party costs, survey/geotech)
$25,000
SUBTOTAL
Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E)
$28,200,000
$1,400,000
TOTAL
$29,600,000
SBHE CAPITAL CRITERIA
Life, Health & Safety Issues
 No campus classroom with appropriate ventilation for conducting science
demonstrations
 Sharing of lab space between scientists, graduate & undergraduate students
 Same labs used for research & teaching, creating safety hazards for undergraduate
students unfamiliar with advanced research equipment, procedures & chemicals
 Inadequate/inoperable/insufficient infrastructure for today’s research lab requirements
Compliance with Local, State or
Federal Law or Requirements
 Improved ADA classroom/lab/building accessibility & elevators
 Conform to building safety codes
Significant Deferred Maintenance
or Critical Maintenance Needs
Which Could Result in Structural
Damage to Building if Neglected
 Relocating classrooms from buildings will allow easier remodeling/renovations of
individual areas in those buildings
Compelling Programmatic or
Accreditation Justification
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Specific Program or Activity
Advancement (High State Priority)
 STEM graduates are state and national priority
 Building will support spectrum of majors at NDSU, including agriculture, biology, chemistry,
engineering, exercise science, mathematics, nursing, pharmacy
Urgent Infrastructure Need
 Classroom space on main campus has not kept pace with student growth over past
decade
 Fewer campus classrooms today than prior to the 50% increase in student population
 25 seat (and above) classrooms filled to capacity during peak times of day (9 a.m. – 3
p.m.)
Consistent with Campus Master
Plan & Highly Rated by Campus
 Classroom-type building previously listed in 2006, 2008, 2010 Campus Master Plans
 Consensus from all parts of campus (e.g., student affairs, financial affairs, academic
affairs) as number one need for NDSU
 Consistent with mission of Student Focused/Land Grant/Research University
 Every student would have class in building at some point in academic career
Necessary Based on Clearly
Demonstrated Condition of Existing
Space
 More than half of NDSU’s classroom laboratories in similar condition to that of when
constructed in mid-1960’s
Fosters Consolidation of Services or
Enhances Operating Efficiencies
 Numerous operating efficiencies for classroom support (stockrooms, storage spaces, grad
assistant teaching offices, etc.) by locating in same building
 Spaces can be shared across many disciplines being taught in building
Accreditation groups have voiced concerns with NDSU’s limited classroom/lab space
New teaching space will improve accreditation status in Engineering and Pharmacy
Separating teaching labs from research labs will assist in obtaining research funding
Building is vital for improving research options on campus
CIVIL INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING #104
View of room from doorway
Classroom & teaching lab
Research lab & graduate center office (behind curtain)
Graduate student office within research lab
(Areas are partitioned off from teaching classroom & lab by a makeshift curtain “wall”)
Space is used for four (4) functions:
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Teaching classroom
Teaching lab
Research lab
Graduate student offices
CIVIL INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING #108
Teaching lab space also used as storage area; supplies are moved when instruction needs to take place
Teaching lab area with workspace for the American
Society of Civil Engineering student organization
Storage issue in area so items stored from ceiling
DOLVE #131
Classroom & teaching lab; research lab and graduate student space on opposite side of moveable partition
From the rear of classroom/teaching lab space; note lack of space for 20-30 students that participate in class/lab
Research lab side of room with graduate student area
Laser technology takes place in the research side and should not be combined with academic classroom activities
DOLVE #144
Former restroom area that was converted into needed teaching lab space; water hoses are hooked to previous
restroom piping
DOLVE #128
Flame device in teaching lab with makeshift intake & vent
Storage space an issue in this teaching lab
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING ROOMS
Former classrooms (#235 & #237) converted into teaching labs for 200+ students each; there are only 8 workstations
in each lab so 24-hr. card access was added to the rooms in order to accommodate accessibility for student lab &
project needs
(#223) Teaching lab/graduate student office/senior design lab commingled in one area with research activities
also taking place here
STEVENS HALL ROOMS
(#107) Teaching lab that is also used as classroom; chairs
moved around table when class is in session
(#118) Faculty office located in former custodial closet
(note drain in floor)
(#204) Shared research lab space
(#233) Former storage space; now shared graduate
student & faculty office spaces with single entrance
(#136) Middle school sized, outdated furniture; class size would be
reduced if larger, more appropriate sized furniture was used
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
2013 – 2015 STATE FUNDED CAPITAL PROJECT REQUEST
LADD-DUNBAR COMPLEX RENOVATION
Priority #2 - $12,900,000
The Ladd-Dunbar Complex
KEY FACTORS
was constructed in 1910 with very
provides the infrastructure for one of
minor room updates since then. The
the oldest, most prominent and
majority of the updates that
successful departments on campus:
occurred in the 1970’s were cosmetic
Chemistry and Biochemistry. The
in nature with a small portion of air
department includes ~ 25 teaching
handling equipment being added.
faculty members responsible for 100
The Dunbar section has 49,000
undergraduate students, 50 graduate
square feet and was constructed in
students, 15 postdoctoral students,
1964. This section received minor
and the production of 20,000+
renovations in 1993 that included
student credit hours each year.
cosmetic and infrastructure
The success of the Chemistry
improvements but those systems do
Department is closely tied to post-
not meet current research and
doctoral research and graduate
laboratory needs. Also, in 1963, a
students. The department generates
freight elevator (not accessible to
the highest level of
students) was installed to
grant funding on
connect both sections
campus,
but has not had any
conducting
upgrades since its
significant
installation.
biomedical research
This project would
with grant funding averaging ~ $4M
include moving current teaching labs
year; however, continued success is
to the proposed STEM building and
severely compromised by space
then converting the building
limitations and lack of adequate and
complex into a research facility by:
safe, modern laboratories. Facilities
appraisals of all buildings on the NDSU
main campus reveal that the
complex in direst need of renovation
is Ladd-Dunbar. Both sections are in
desperate need of renovation with
air handling (HVAC), plumbing and
electrical power in especially poor
shape.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Ladd section of the complex
has just over 58,000 square feet and
• Reconfiguring and renovating
existing lab space from teaching
to research
• Providing adequate office space
for faculty and graduate students
• Including a central chemical
stockroom capable of streamlining
services across campus
• Updating current HVAC and
electrical infrastructure
• Improving various life, health &
safety requirements
• Upgrading elevator and windows
and adding a new roof
• Complex is extremely dated
(with the Ladd section being
over 100 years old) and has
the poorest rating of all
campus academic buildings
and/or complexes according
to NDSU’s Building Condition
Report)
• Complex presents significant
safety concerns for occupants
that are magnified by its
location in center of campus
• Research labs are
intermingled with teaching
classrooms and lab spaces;
students required to walk
through research labs to gain
access to some faculty offices,
jeopardizing both student and
research safety
• Most post-doctoral and
graduate students work off
tables within research labs
adjacent to chemical storage;
deficient by today’s safety
and/or research standards
• Researchers are displaced
from their departments due to
lack of research space; five
biochemists are currently
located in the university’s
computer center building
(IACC)
• Relocation of all teaching
classrooms and labs to
proposed STEM building will
provide additional, and vital,
research space within the
Ladd-Dunbar Complex
PROJECT COSTS
Description
Estimated Total Cost
Planning, Permits & Insurance (design costs associated with current project, OMB preplanning revolving
funds, architect & engineer fees, permits, insurance)
$800,000
Construction (foundation & building construction or renovation, including fixed equipment, landscape,
infrastructure & utilities, mechanical & electrical, parking & driveways or roadways)
$9,550,000
$30,000
Institutional Work (value of work completed by institutional staff)
Contingency
$790,000
Hazardous Material Abatement
$730,000
SUBTOTAL
Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E)
$11,900,000
$1,000,000
TOTAL
$12,900,000
SBHE CAPITAL CRITERIA
Life, Health & Safety Issues
• Poor air quality, resulting in numerous safety incident reports in last decade, including
people becoming ill
• Inadequate HVAC facilities, fume hoods for safe handling of dangerous chemicals,
updated fire system & central storage system for chemicals
• Lack of modern chemistry building infrastructure demand updates
Compliance with Local, State or
Federal Law or Requirements
• Insufficient ventilation, including general building and fume ventilation in lab areas, fire
code standards, control areas for hazardous materials, fire separation at control areas
• Undersized research lab spaces with very poor circulation
• Lack of accessibility in research areas
• Barely functional plumbing in some spaces with severe corrosion &/or deterioration
• Excessive quantities of chemicals stored for laboratory use (reoccurring code violation from
City of Fargo Fire Department)
Significant Deferred
Maintenance or Critical
Maintenance Needs Which
Could Result in Structural
Damage to Building if Neglected
• Lack of adequate ventilation, insufficient chemical storage & lack of fire protection, which
could result in fire
Compelling Programmatic or
Accreditation Justification
• Biochemistry is one of fastest growing undergraduate majors on campus
• Department is at forefront of NDSU’s mission to produce new knowledge, teach students to
participate in research enterprise & collaborate with business community in community &
economic development
• Department scientists are chief contributors to research enterprise in NDSU Research &
Technology Park
Project Partially Funded by
Legislature in Previous Biennium
but Not Yet Complete
• SBHE authorized request to federal funds for partial renovation of and an addition to the
Dunbar section (Sept. 2009); competitive $17.0 million grant proposal to NIH for stimulus
funding narrowly missed funding cut-off so project postponed until funding available
Specific Program or Activity
Advancement (High State
Priority)
• Chemistry & Biochemistry contribute to basic & applied research in variety of areas,
including energy, agriculture, genetic, and biomedical research; modern & safe facilities
crucial for recruitment & retention of students & faculty
Urgent Infrastructure Need
• Remodeling directly addresses urgently needed infrastructure needs as noted above
Consistent with Campus Master
Plan & Highly Rated by Campus
• Chemistry is one of original departments at NDSU & students have long been vital to NDSU
• Research has been contributing to national good for 100+ years
Necessary Based on Clearly
Demonstrated Condition of
Existing Space
• Complex is old, out-of-date, presents significant safety concerns for occupants
• Safety concerns magnified by location of complex in center of NDSU’s campus
Fosters Consolidation of Services
or Enhances Operating
Efficiencies
• Project will provide laboratories planned for modern research needs, designed &
constructed in accordance with current IBC standards including safe & up-to-code facilities
• Relocation of teaching labs to proposed STEM building would allow reconfiguration of
existing labs/space for research
LADD-DUNBAR
COMPLEX
Basement storage
area tuned into a
research lab
• No proper ventilation
•
[Safety/Health/Code Issues]
• Small graduate
student office located
in a research lab
• Lack of ventilation and
cooling in space
[Health/Safety Issues]
• Lack of adequate
storage in labs
• Type of storage an
issue for the different
chemicals contained
within the area
[Safety/Code/Health Issues]
Research Lab:
• Inadequate storage
space
• Teaching classroom
located on other side
of wall from this lab;
wall material
inadequate for its
proximity
[Safety/Code Issues]
• Space for graduate
students to meet with
undergraduate
students located within
a research area
• Inadequate graduate
student office space
located in research
lab area
• Inadequate lab space
• Difficulty in attracting
and/or retaining
students with spaces
like these
[Health/Safety Issue]
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
2013 – 2015 STATE FUNDED CAPITAL PROJECT REQUEST
CROP QUALITY/FOOD SCIENCE FACILITY
(Harris Hall Replacement Facility)
Priority #3 - $20,400,000
Construction of a new facility to
KEY FACTORS
of national security. Also, food
house the crop quality and food
science and food security issues are
science research agendas is critical
on the rise globally. North Dakota is
to the cereal chemistry/cereal
uniquely positioned to take
quality, food science, food safety,
advantage of this national and
and food security programs that exist
global need.
at NDSU. The ability of North Dakota
A state-of-the-art facility will allow
to continue producing and
NDSU researchers to enhance their
marketing superior commodities
competitiveness for Federal and
worldwide is the
industry grants, will
mainstay of the
allow our students the
agricultural industry
opportunity to be
in the state.
educated using current
Further, these
technologies, and will
cutting edge
provide our
programs are
stakeholders with
involved in
critical and timely
determining the quality of specific
information to remain competitive in
crop production in any given year
a global economy.
and are necessary to the milling,
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
baking, and brewing industries in the
U.S. and globally.
These
research and outreach programs
complement both undergraduate
and graduate education. The cereal
chemistry/cereal quality program is
only one of two in the nation; the
food safety program is the only one in
the nation that offers certificate, B.S.,
M.S., and Ph.D. degrees. Combining
important efforts in food science and
food security are vital to the citizens
of the state and nation; food security
has been identified as a component
A new facility would address the
health, safety and code issues of the
current building (Harris Hall):
• Proper HVAC so that grain dust is
not recirculated throughout the
building, as it is within Harris Hall
• Suitable eyewash stations,
emergency showers in lab areas
and other worker safety-related
items
• Sufficient electrical supply for the
building and voltage/power for
research equipment
• Adequate water and sewer lines
to accommodate teaching and
research within the building
• Due to inadequate HVAC in
Harris Hall, grain dust
generated by milling samples
of wheat and durum wheat
gets recirculated throughout
the building, posing a health
risk and conditions conducive
to explosion and fire; building
also lacks sufficient fire system
• Cereal chemistry/cereal
quality, food science, food
safety and food security areas
are critical to development
and evaluation of new cereal
(wheat, durum wheat and
barley) varieties developed
and released for use in state
and region
• With enhanced technologies
occurring in wheat and other
crops, the need to evaluate
transgenic materials for quality
traits will require separate
HVAC systems and will allow
larger and focused
collaborations with industry
• If an adequate facility isn’t
built, NDSU and ND can, and
will, lose out on these research
opportunities
• Research labs are equipped
with grant funds or
contributions from commodity
groups that pay for research;
undergraduate students
should not use this equipment
as part of general teaching
lab activities so labs should be
separate
PROJECT COSTS
Description
Estimated Total Cost
Planning, Permits & Insurance (design costs associated with current project, OMB preplanning revolving
funds, architect & engineer fees, permits, insurance)
$100,000
Land/Building Preparation & Purchase or Donated Costs (land acquisition & site)
$70,000
Demolition & Disposal
Construction (foundation & building construction or renovation, including fixed equipment, landscape,
infrastructure & utilities, mechanical & electrical, parking & driveways or roadways)
$16,252,000
$40,000
Institutional Work (value of work completed by institutional staff)
Contingency
$758,000
Hazardous Material Abatement
Other (including
$1,140,000
3rd
$300,000
party costs – moving)
$40,000
SUBTOTAL
Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E)
$18,700,000
$1,700,000
TOTAL
$20,400,000
SBHE CAPITAL CRITERIA
Life, Health & Safety Issues
•
•
•
•
Compliance with Local, State or
Federal Law or Requirements
• Nearly all current foods grade labs in Harris Hall do not meet current ND Dept. of Health
standards for:
o Preparing food products for sensory evaluation
o Research conducted using regulated traits needing to meet federal guidelines
Significant Deferred Maintenance
or Critical Maintenance Needs
Which Could Result in Structural
Damage to Building if Neglected
• Harris Hall is one of top two poorest academic buildings on campus containing classrooms
& laboratories based on NDSU’s Building Condition Report
• Ventilation issues & lack of fire protection poses serious fire hazard; building connected to
Northern Crops Institute, which would also be in jeopardy if fire occurred
Compelling Programmatic or
Accreditation Justification
• Sensory laboratory that provides food projects for evaluation needs to meet state laws for
food service
Specific Program or Activity
Advancement (High State Priority)
• ND leading state in production of spring/winter/durum wheat, barley, pulses, corn & flax.
All current labs provide research & outreach to end users of these crops.
• In 2010, USDA-NASS determined total farmgate values of these crops were $4.11 billion
Urgent Infrastructure Need
• See project description regarding water pressure, electrical service, ventilation
Consistent with Campus Master
Plan & Highly Rated by Campus
• Activities in Harris Hall consistent with teaching, research & public service responsibilities of
a Land Grant Research university, especially in regards to agriculture and the needs and
core values of North Dakota
Necessary Based on Clearly
Demonstrated Condition of
Existing Space
• See above and project description
Fosters Consolidation of Services
or Enhances Operating
Efficiencies
• Current facility built in 1950s would house quality laboratories for many more crops than
does for current wheat, barley & durum
• Would house shared analytical laboratories shared by multiple users, making scientists
more competitive in obtaining extramural funding
Removal of Obsolete or
Unnecessary Facilities
• Best option is to build new facility and then tear down Harris Hall due to overall condition
of the building
Poor ventilation with exposure to dust during milling of seed samples
Water lines in extremely poor condition; some abandoned due to non-usability
Inadequate plumbing to provide sufficient water pressure for eyewash stations
Insufficient electrical supply causes circuit overload; computers, air handling units, lights
cannot be run simultaneously in some parts of building
• Asbestos in floors & ceilings
CROP QUALITY &
FOOD SCIENCE
FACILITY
• Industrial equipment
generating heat with
lack of ventilation and
cooling in the room
[Health/Safety Issues]
• Inadequate,
temporary ventilation
added to research lab
[Safety/Health/Research
Result Issues]
• Temporary water
storage
• Plumbing is very poor
so researchers need to
pail (carry) water into
the lab
[Safety/Health/Research
Result Issues]
• Water distilling unit
needed for many
activities
• Located in men’s
restroom as this is the
only reasonable
location with an
adequate water
supply
[Safety, Health Issues]
• Ovens located in
center of building
• No exhaust available
so units are connected
to building ventilation
• Causes ash and
vapors to be
distributed throughout
the building
[Safety/Code/Health/
Research Issues]
• Emergency
shower/eyewash
station located in
hallway instead of
research lab
• Also located next to
an electrical panel
[Safety/Code Issues]
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
2013 – 2015 NON-STATE FUNDED CAPITAL PROJECT REQUEST
Low Rise Lavatory Renovation-Phase I
$1,000,000
The project consists of remodeling the low-rise residence halls bathrooms by replacing the piping stacks,
mechanical (including improved ventilation) and more private areas for showers, sinks and lavatories. This project
would be completed in five phases, beginning with the residence hall with the most damaged stacks. The
residence halls included in this project will be: Stockbridge Hall, Reed and Johnson Halls, North and South Weible
Halls, Dinan Hall and Burgum Hall. Energy conservation will be utilized along with long lasting and sustainable
finishes. Funding for the project will be provided through local funds.
Memorial Union Food Court Redesign
$975,000
A study was completed to evaluate the lighting, signage and circulation in the food court area of the Memorial
Union. The result of the study was that a renovation of the area would improve all three items. The lighting in some
areas is down to 10 footcandles, which is far below the recommended standards. The current circulation pattern
has created many issues including customers spilling food on each other, and signage improvements will help in
many aspects, including circulation. Funding for the project will be provided through local funds.
Low Rise Lavatory Renovation-Phase II
$1,030,000
The project consists of remodeling the low-rise residence halls bathrooms by replacing the piping stacks,
mechanical (including improved ventilation) and more private areas for showers, sinks and lavatories. This project
would be a completed in five phases, beginning with the residence hall with the most damaged stacks. The
residence halls included in this project will be: Stockbridge Hall, Reed and Johnson Halls, North and South Weible
Halls, Dinan Hall and Burgum Hall. Energy conservation will be utilized along with long lasting and sustainable
finishes. Funding for the project will be provided through local funds.
Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Laboratories
$750,000
The project consists of renovation of the current space in the College of Human Development and Education’s
Family Life Center (FLC) 310, 311 and 312 to provide up-to-date food production laboratory space and equipment.
The original space was designed to meet the needs of students in the 1970’s but those needs have changed
dramatically. The project would include asbestos abatement, demolition where required, new construction and/or
renovation, design expenses and equipment. Funding for the project will be provided through private fund raising
through the NDSU Development Foundation.