The Board of Governors had an interesting week last week. Amid the turnover to a new UNC System President in Margaret Spellings and now the resignation of Chairperson John Fennebresque, the board still had to conduct its normal business. Here are a few of the developments from last week’s meeting that pertained to NC State:
The Committee on Budget and Finance approved NC State’s request for the authority to proceed with five capital improvements projects using available funds drawn from carry-forward, which makes it possible for campuses to find new operating efficiencies and then use the resulting savings to address critical needs, along with dining receipts, education and technology fees, facilities and administrative receipts, foundation funds, housing receipts, repairs and renovation funds, student fees and trust funds.
Harrelson Hall demolition
• Estimated to cost $3,508,000 including previously approved advance planning authority of $270,000 funded by carry-forward, repair and renovation and trust funds.
• The project will be completed by September 2016.
Renovations to the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Main Building
• This will update 6,162 square feet of dining and kitchen space in Module D and will also repair and replace kitchen equipment and casework and update finishes.
• Estimated cost of $495,000 funded by dining receipts. This project will complete in August 2016.
Renovations to the College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Theatre
• This project will renovate 2,280 square feet of the existing teaching theatre (Room B112 of Main Building).
• Renovation will include new seating and a new lighting system, new ceilings, HVAC upgrades, finish upgrades, new audiovisual technology and the addition of natural daylighting.
• Estimated cost of $400,000 funded by trust funds.
• Will be completed in August 2016.
Renovations to D.H. Hill’s dining area
• This project will renovate approximately 1,000 square feet of space used by University Dining in the D.H. Hill Library by redesigning the layout to improve efficiency of operation and increase seating capacity.
• Project includes upgrades to casework, finishes, lighting and equipment.
• Estimated cost of $499,000 funded by dining receipts.
• The project will be completed by August 2016.
E.S. King Village residential buildings roof replacements, Phase 1
• This project will add sloped roof structures to the existing E.S. King Village residential buildings.
• Improvements will also be made to the exhaust system, plumbing vents and HVAC vents.
• These improvements will apply to all 17 residential buildings and four will receive roof replacements.
• Estimated cost $1,000,000 funded by housing receipts.
• Project will be completed by May 2017.
NC State has requested the authority to move into advance planning for two more capital improvements.
Centennial Biomedical Campus Chiller Plant expansion
• In light of projected growth for the next 10 years, NC State has a need for centralized utilities including steam, chilled water, electrical, water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, telecom and gas.
• The project will design, procure and install services to increase the generation capacity of the CBC Utility Plant.
• Estimated cost $4,947,980 funded from trust funds.
Centennial Road Improvements and Traffic Safety
• This project will create a new driveway entrance at Hillsborough Street that will consolidate existing driveway entrances for William Moore Drive and Linda Murphy Drive and serve to connect main campus to Centennial Biomedical Campus.
• Approximately 1,500 linear feet of new roadway and a 10-foot wide multi-use path stretching 300 feet will be added on the north side of Hillsborough Street from the I-440 ramp to the planned loop road that will connect to Blue Ridge Road.
• Estimated cost $1,500,000 funded by trust funds.
