Branch: Executive Branch Cabinet/Function: Cabinet for Postsecondary Education Agency/Institution: KY State University
Project Title Academic & Student Success Center Category Construction - Protect Investment in Plant Biennium 2018-2020 Priority Agency 3 Cabinet Agency Bond Location (county) Franklin Location (ADD) Bluegrass ADD Item Number 1 Appropriation Unit 435U
Additional Funding? No
The purpose of this project is to renovate the Blazer Library in order to provide a technology-rich learning center that has: Lecture and Event Spaces, Collaboration or Individual Learning Spaces, Writing and Communication Center, Maximize Space and Workflow, and Access to Technology. Paul G. Blazer Library was last renovation and addition was in 1988. It needs a full renovation to a facility where KSU students can enhance their academic and learning experience. It needs to be an academic and student success center as well as a repository of written knowledge. KSU is currently working with an architectural design firm to prepare road map of how Paul G. Blazer Library can be fully renovated and achieve the needs of our students. That Pre-Design effort is titled "Renovations in Blazer Library".
This project will provide various improvements to the Blazer Library including an upgrade in the HVAC, partial roof replacement, special fire protection for the Library's Special Collections and Archives areas; replacement of the facility's security system; and window replacements in the older section of the facility. The project will also include a state-of-the-art electrical information access and retrieval system.
| Fund Sources | Amount | Cost Elements | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Fund | 28,967,000 | Land Acquisition | |
| Restricted Funds | Site Survey/Prep | ||
| Federal Fund | Project Design | 2,192,000 | |
| Road Fund | Construction Cost | 22,233,000 | |
| Agency Bonds | Mov. Equip/Furn. | 878,000 | |
| Other(Private - Cash) | Contingency | 3,664,000 | |
| Other(LT Financing) | Other(specify) | ||
| Other(Local Bonds) | |||
| Total | 28,967,000 | Total | 28,967,000 |