4/17/2017
Method of Procurement Purchase Fuel Type Natural Gas Type of Space Educational and General Completion Date 09/2022
Existing Facility? Yes Bradford Hall was originally constructed in 1964 as one of three primary academic facilities on the KSU campus. It is located in the southeast corner of the north campus and faces East main Street (US60). The building contains approximately 63,000 square feet of classroom, office and performance-related space on two floor levels. It is the current primary home for both the Business and Performing Arts programs. After the School of Business moves to its new facility, Performing Arts will be the sole user of Bradford Hall.
Program Relocation? No
Phased Project? No
Eliminate the need for other proposed projects? No
Need eliminated by other proposed project(s)? No
Additional Description/Justification
Additional Description/Justification -- Citation, Order, Agreement with State or Federal Courts or Regulatory Agency - N/A -- Project Measurements - The Performing Arts program has outgrown the available space in its present location of Bradford Hall. The VFA Condition Assessment and Space Study found Bradford Hall to be substandard space for the Music/Theater programs and suggested that both the Performing Arts program and Business School (also located in Bradford Hall) would be better served in new facilities. Construction of a new facility for the School of Business will allow the Performing Arts program to expand into the full space of Bradford Hall. All manner of cultural and performing arts offerings will be made possible at this facility. The building contains 63,000 square feet of classrooms, recital rooms, auditoriums and offices.
-- Site - Existing facility.
-- Prior Planning and/or Design - The VFA Facility Condition Assessment and Space Study stated that the space in Bradford Hall was "substandard". -- Relationship to Other Prior Projects - N/A -- Economic Development Impact - This facility will create additional revenue to the Commonwealth by providing a venue for Fine Art performances featuring Kentucky and nationally recognized artists for the KSU campus