SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES: The renovation will create a state of the art facility for STEM/Environmental Science and Family and Consumer Science offering teaching, research, and extension activities for classes, workshops, summer camps, and research projects. With the awarding of this project, construction should be completed in approximately 10 months. The bottom and second floors will be renovated to provide new surfaces for office and classroom/meeting space, as well as electrical, plumbing, and HVAC updates, as well as the addition of an elevator to all floors of the building. This proposed contract will be 100% federally funded by an 1890 Facilities Grant Program: We are requesting approval for the release of $1,798,000 by NIFA for this construction project and approval of the construction bid.
Therefore, we are requesting the Board of Regents to: 1) authorize USDA-NIFA to review and approve the construction contract, and 2) authorize, upon USDA-NIFA approval, for the Commonwealth of Kentucky to enter into a contract with Marksbury Cornett, the lowest bidder, in the amount of 1,798,000 to perform construction for this project. The current bid will expire on July 9, 2021, forty-five (45) days after the bid's closure.
Board approval is required pursuant to the Gold Book: Bylaws of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents, Article II, Section 2(p). Article II, Section 2(p) of the Gold Book states that the Board shall, “[a]pprove any appropriation, expenditure, disbursement or contract greater than $50,000…” As such, this contract is being presented to the Board for review and approval.
Goal 1: Enhance Student Enrollment, Improve Student Life and Engagement, and Improve Student Advising and Career Development.
Goal 2: Achieve Academic Excellence Across all Programs and Colleges, Increase Student General Education Skills, Degree Persistence, Career Readiness and Graduation Rates.
Goal 3: Increase the University's Financial Strength and Operational Efficiency.
Goal 4: Enhance the Impact of External Relations and Development.
Goal 5: Obtain Maximum Institutional Effectiveness through the Implementation of a Continuous Quality Improvement Process framed within the seven Baldrige Performance Excellence in Education criteria.
PROGRAM IMPLICATIONS: The College of Agriculture, Community, and the Sciences as well as the University as a whole will benefit from the enhanced learning experience for STEM students and support advanced research opportunities. Teaching, community