Capital Budget Record CBR-02
Branch: Executive Branch
Cabinet: Postsecondary Education
Agency: Postsecondary Education Institutions
Appropriation: Kentucky State University
Project Title: E1 Renovate Atwood Ag Research Building
KBUD Project Number: 435U14C248
Priority Capital Budget Six-Year Capital Plan
Request 2014-16
Cabinet:
Agency: 30 30
PROJECT DOCUMENTATION
Location (County): Franklin
Location (ADD): Bluegrass
Reauthorization - Regular Capital Project: Is this a currently authorized project which is being requested for reauthorization and/or additional funding? Yes, Additional Funding
If (Yes, Additional Funding), provide the following information:
eMars Project Number (Agency, Fund):
New Total Project Cost: $ 12,368,000
Related to Previously Authorized Project: if the project is related to or a new phase of a project which was previously authorized please identify the project and action under which it was authorized.
Capital Project Type: Major Renovation
Additional/Description Justification
This project will extend the life of an important asset of the University and will address renewal needs cited in the VFA Facility Condition Assessment & Space Study, commissioned by the Council on Postsecondary Education. Heating and air conditioning system and electrical systems will be replaced. New roof and windows will be installed. All laboratory space will be replaced with updated systems for research. Fire Alarm and sprinkler systems will be updated. Citation, Order, Agreement with State of Federal courts of a Regulatory Agency - N/A Project Measurements - The building has 29,042 Gross Square Feet with 19,872 Net Assignable Square Feet.
Site - The building is in a central location on the North Campus.
Prior Planning and/or Design - The VFA study indicated that with renovation, this building has additional useful life. The HVAC system was identified as needing "fairly major attention."
Relationship to Other Prior Projects - At one time the University had proposed to construct an addition to Atwood Agricultural Research Facility as part of the now authorized Construct Center for Training & Learning project. However, the University has decided to construct the Center at a different location, possibly as part of the Expand & Renovate Betty White Nursing Building project.
Economic Development Impact - Renovation of this facility assists the Land Grant Program in its efforts to resolve agricultural, educational, economic, and social problems of the people of the Commonwealth, particularly those with limited resources living in rural communities. The program housed in Atwood, Land Grant's Community Research Service, focuses on research important to local and state economies: new crop development, new uses for crops, and sustainable production practices with reduced chemical inputs.
Project budget was based on current estimating practices for similar project types and on the VFA Facility Condition & Space Study commissioned by the Council on Postsecondary Education.
Atwood Agricultural Research Facility was constructed as a dining hall in 1935 covered to a student union building in 1958. The cafetaria expanded in 1967, renovated in 1969, and converted to a research facility in 1986. It is a two-story structure with 29,042 GSF. Atwood is part of the Land-Grant Research function on campus and has offices and laboratory space.
Program Relocation
Phased Project
Universities Only: Type of Space Educational and General
Proposed Heat/Air conditioning Fuel Type Coal
Previous Request(s): Has this item been requested in a prior biennial budget request? Yes
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