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GENERAL BUILDING INFORMATION

BUILDING NAME - University Sciences Building

LOCATION - Northeastern United States

BUILDING OCCUPANTS - This is a mixed use facility that will house both students and faculty of the university.  Some retail space will exist on ground floor.

BUILDING USES - Within the building are 39 research and teaching laboratories for bio-medical engineering, biology, chemistry, and fossil preparation.  The facility will also house 8 classrooms and a small auditorium seating 240 students for educational lectures and presentations.  Each level of this building contains a section of administrative and faculty office space.

Approximately 770 square feet of retail space is planned on the ground floor level.

GROSS BUILDING AREA - 138,000 SF

NUMBER OF STORIES - There is 5 levels with a basement below and a mechanical penthouse level above.

DURATION OF CONSTRUCTION - Notice to Proceed was given in September of 2009, and the planned completion of this project is set for July of 2011.

ESTIMATED BUILDING VALUE - $70 Million

PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD - Design-Bid-Build w/ CM @ Risk.

CONTRACT TYPE - Lump Sum Contract

 

 

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