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Tuesday, April 29, 1997
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Project timeline
Mid-August
Selection begins for architecture projects in Joseph R. Pearson, Murphy, Malott, and Strong halls.
Late August
Several projects begin the design process, including those above as well as ADA and classroom improvements in Robinson Center and Snow, Learned, and Fraser halls.
Early September Design begins on JRP and Murphy hall. Most projects enter hazardous materials survey, as crews check lead and asbestos levels and construct ways to reduce them.
November
The first construction bids are taken for ADA and classroom improvements in Blake, Snow, and Lippincott halls.
Early December
Early December Blake, Snow, and Lipincott halls complete final review. Nine other projects – among them classroom improvements in Wescoe Hall, the Art and Design Building, and the Computer Center – begin final review.
Early January
The design process begins for the last two projects on the design schedule: disability access in Maitott and Strong halls. Fraser Hall receives some classroom improvements.
Early February
DECEMBER
SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER
Bidding on several ADA improvement projects is open, including replacing Blake Hall's elevator.
Late February early March
NOVEMBER
'97
Final review takes place on several projects. Contractors present bids and order construction materials.
JANUARY
March
Materials are ordered for 1.3 projects, including Blake, Robinson, Snow, Lippincott, Wescoe, and the Spencer Museum of Art
AUGUS
FEBRUARY
MARCH
Late April/early May Construction will begin in earnest, as many students will leave for the summer. Snow, Robinson, and Lippincott are first on the list.
May 19
APRIL
The day after graduation, with fewer students on campus, nine projects enter the construction stage. Wescoe, Stauffer-Flint, Twente, the computer center and Watson Library are among them
August
July
Students return to campus for the fall semester. All projects in Priority 1 are either under construction or completed.
Construction continues on all campus projects. Most will be finished before students return for the fall semester.
Summer1997
The biggest projects JRP and Murphy halls begin construction. The estimated completion date for both projects is in 1999.
JUNE
AUGUST
CRUMBLING CLASSROOMS
Story and illustrations by Andy Rohrback
SEPTEMBER
The University of Kansas is distributing $44.2 million to renovate campus buildings. The allocation, called the Crumbling Classrooms fund, will affect nearly every building on campus. Three of the first 24 buildings to be affected-Joseph R. Pearson, Murphy, and Malott halls-will undergo extensive renovation and construction beginning this summer.
The day after Commencement, as students leave the University of Kansas campus for the summer, crews will arrive to begin work on one of the biggest construction projects in University history.
The Kansas Legislature approved more than $100 million in grants to Board of Regents schools this year under the Crumbling Classrooms program.
KU received $44.2 million of that money. Overseeing the distribution of that money is Bud Stallworth, assistant director of design and construction management. Stallworth's name is not new to the campus: He holds a 25-year-old record for most points scored in a conference basketball game, 50.
But he's no longer running opponents ragged; instead, Stallworth is running the University's Crumbling Classrooms program.
"We couldn't afford to do everything...we had to pick and choose."
Bud Stallworth assistant director,Design and Construction Management
The idea for Crumbling Classrooms began several years ago, Stallworth said.
"Normally, each institution gets money each year for what we call rehabilitation and repair," he said.
"We weren't getting enough funding to do the things we really needed to do."
As a result, legislators last fall instituted the Crumbling Classrooms program. The legislation, submitted by the University, detailed which projects needed to be done, but some of those were dropped to cut costs. Nineteen projects made the final cut.
"We couldn't afford to do everything," Stallworth said. "We had to pick and choose."
Some of the projects affect more than one building. In all, 24 campus buildings will be improved in the first phase of Crumbling Classrooms legislation.
"There are some target dates for funding in 2000, but we hope to have everything done, with the new construction at Murphy, by 1999," Stallworth said.
Twenty-four buildings are affected by the first phase of Crumbling Classrooms construction. Most will receive equipment and facilities upgrades to bring them into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and fire codes. Several also are undergoing classroom improvements which may include technological additions such as computer networking and TV connections.
Improvements made
No. Building
1 Joseph R. Pearson Hall Demolish interior and transform into offices
2 Spencer Museum of Art ADA, mechanical and classroom
3 Dyche Hall ADA, fire code, mechanical and classroom
4 Fraser Hall ADA, fire code and classroom
5 Blake Hall ADA, fire code, mechanical, classroom, and elevator
6 Twente Hall ADA, fire code and mechanical
7 Watson Library Mechanical, heating and air conditioning
8 Computer Center ADA, fire code and mechanical
9 Robinson Center ADA, fire code, mechanical and classroom
10 Green Hall ADA, fire code, architecture, reroof
11 Learned Hall ADA, fire code, mechanical, classroom, reroof
12 Lindley Hall ADA, fire code, mechanical, classroom
13 Snow Hall ADA, mechanical and classroom
14 Strong Hall ADA, mechanical and classroom
15 Bailey Hall Install door hardware
16 Lippincott Hall ADA, fire code, tuckpoint and classroom
17 Dole Center Classroom
18 Haworth Hall ADA, fire code, mechanical, architecture and classroom
19 Summerfield Hall ADA, fire code, architecture, and classroom
20 Murphy Hall Build new addition
21 Art and Design ADA, fire code and classroom
22 Malott Hall ADA, fire code, architecture and classroom
23 Wescoe Hall ADA, architecture and fire code
24 Stauffer-Flint Hall ADA and classroom
Murphy Hall
An addition will be built onto Murphy Hall, which will include new rehearsal facilities, expanded offices, a computer lab, and a new library. The project is the only one on the list requiring all-new construction.
"That's the one students will see the most." Bud Stallworth, assistant director of design and construction management, said of the Murphy Hall project.
When the construction is complete, Murphy Hall will serve as an entry point for the campus. The plan includes space for shrubbery, a sign welcoming visitors to the University, and a possible sculpture or fountain in front of the main entrance.
In addition to the new construction, Murphy will have one existing classroom remodeled, part of the roof will be replaced, and various electrical and disability-access improvements will be made. The expected completion date is early 1999.
The addition also will include expanded offices for band and orchestra directors as well as their assistants. Enlarged and improved storage and checkout areas for equipment are also in the plan.
At right: An expanded view of the Murphy Hall addition. The rendering is based on floor plans and models provided by design and construction management.
Project in detail
Architect bids opened: late August 1996
Design began: mid-September 1996
Hazardous materials survey ended: early March 1997
Design will complete: late July 1997
Construction begins: early July 1997
Target completion date: early 1999
Major elements
Addition construction $7.7 million
Electrical improvements $894,000
Air conditioning upgrade $471,000
Total amount spent: $9.715 million
Percent of campus-wide allocation: 22.7%
Joseph R. Pearson Hall
Joseph R. Pearson Hall is no longer useful as a residence hall, and the School of Education needs a new home.
The University's Crumbling Classrooms program will transform the interior of Pearson to make it more useful as office and classroom space. The entire building will be gutted, leaving only the exterior shell. Then the walls, floors, and ceilings will be rebuilt.
"They're going to have to add a small addition to make it all fit," Stallworth said.
The School of Education then will relocate from its current home in Bailey Hall.
JRP also will see an upgrade in its electrical and emergency lighting systems.
Project in detail
Architect bids opened: late August 1996
Design began: mid-September 1996
Hazardous materials
survey ended: late January 1997
Design will complete: late July 1997
Construction begins: August 1997
Target completion
date: December 1997
Total amount spent: $12 million
Percent of campus-wide
allocation: 28.4%
Major elements
Renovation construction $11.1 million
Electrical improvements $400,000
Disability access $195,000
Malott Hall
Although the Malott Hall project involves no new construction, there are several major improvements planned.
Eleven classrooms and labs will be remodeled, with two of those receiving technology upgrades.
Room 6005 will be converted to a wet lab with $250,000 in project funds coupled with a National Science Foundation matching grant of $250,000.
"Malott's going to be hard to see unless you spend a lot of time there," said Bud Stallworth, assistant director of design and construction management. Still, he added, with a large number of students attending biology labs in Malott, the improvements will affect a significant portion of the student body.
Malotl also will receive safety and disability-access upgrades.
Project in detail
Architect bids opened: late August 1996
Design began: early January 1997
Hazardous materials
survey ended: early February 1997
Design will complete: early March 1997
Construction begins: early August 1997
Target completion
date: December 1997
Total amount spent: $3.921 million
Percent of campus-wide
allocation: 9.3%
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Major elements
Class lab improvements $1.3 million
Electrical improvements $959,000
Room 6005 conversion $500,000