March 4, 2013 Ms. Sharon Blattner Held

March 4, 2013

Ms. Sharon Blattner HeldContract and Real Estate OfficerDepartment of Administration/Division of State FacilitiesState of WisconsinP.O. Box 7866Madison, WI 53707

Re: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Southwest Quadrant Redevelopment Plan Project No. 12L2Y

Dear Sharon and Selection Committee Members:

The successful redevelopment of UWM’s Southwest Quadrant into an interdisciplinary science and mathematics hub will be an important step toward realizing the goal of transforming the University to a major research center. This process of redevelopment is already underway with the construction of the Kenwood IRC and will benefit from a well conceived redevelopment plan. Such a plan will incorporate information gathered through existing building assessments, input from various departments and schools, reference to existing planning documents and a firm understanding of the state of the art in educational and research science facilities.

The essential element of success, however, will be the manner in which all of this information is synthesized and coordinated by the planning team. It takes a team with the right experience, the right approach and the right technical capabilities to make a working plan that, when implemented yields the right results. As soon as we became aware of the need for this plan, we set out to bring the right team to the table for UWM. And while Kahler Slater’s own experience in higher education facilities has become nationally recognized, we knew that our team would benefit from an associate architect with specific experience with the design of science buildings and precincts specifically intended to encourage collaboration among different disciplines. We have selected RATIO Architects, a Midwestern-based firm with an emerging national reputation for academic science planning and design as our associate to play this important role.

The Kahler Slater team is the right choice for the Southwest Quad Redevelopment Study for the following reasons:

Nationally Recognized Higher Education Experience. We are currently working on college and university projects in six states and have recently completed projects in another four. This speaks not only to the depth of our expertise, but also to the exposure we have gained to best practices from around the country. The projects highlighted in this submittal demonstrate that we understand the drive toward collaborative learning and the tools and technologies available in higher education today. This knowledge is essential to good planning, since it affects building programs, footprint, infrastructure and proximities. In addition to our own experience, we also bring that of RATIO Architects, whose work has focused more specifically on science and technology buildings for education. To assist with the evaluation of existing building systems and to advise us on system impact on the redevelopment plan, we have teamed with Affiliated Engineers, Inc., a firm whose outstanding credentials in educational science buildings is well known by the University and DFD. The fact that AEI recently completed the design of the Kenwood IRC also played a role in this decision.

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Considerable Knowledge of Space Needs Assessment, Programming and Design of State-of-the- Art Higher Education Facilities. The core team from Kahler Slater and RATIO work exclusively on science, teaching and research projects for higher education clients. The team from Kahler Slater recently completed a space needs assessment and programming study for the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh CLOW Social Science Center and Nursing & Education building. When completed, this project will house the College of Nursing, a significant portion of the College of Education and the College of Letters and Science, an animal colony dedicated to research and forty general access active learning classrooms available to all colleges on campus.

In addition to their day-to-day experience on projects, the members of this team are immersed in the culture of their practice; attending and often presenting to industry conferences, preparing and publishing whitepapers and articles for periodicals and, often over the objections of their families, taking time out while on vacation to visit the latest new higher education and science buildings.

State of Wisconsin – DFD and Local Experience. Kahler Slater is a 105-year old firm that has enjoyed a long relationship working with the State of Wisconsin – Division of Facilities Development and UWM. This experience means that we know how to listen to and work with the University and to do so within the designated policies and procedures of the Division of Facilities Development. Like any sophisticated client, DFD has developed its own approach to planning and design, an approach we understand well. We will have no learning curve on this project. It also goes without saying that we know the codes and regulations that apply in the City of Milwaukee.

A Highly Qualified Project Team. As Principal-in-Charge, I know the individual strengths of each member of this project team. It is an experienced team that is passionate about educational planning and design. Together we have delivered many successful projects that are meeting the needs of higher education functionally, inspirationally and economically. This core team of architects will provide leadership to our larger team of associate architects, engineers and planners. It is a group of good listeners, technically proficient programmers and planners that work together as a cohesive team. Our consultants include Affiliated Engineers, a firm recognized as a leader in science facilities; A&O, who have completed many successful projects for the State and the University; Walker Parking, a leader in parking and transit planning and Concord Group, experts in construction cost control. This is a highly qualified team that will deliver outstanding planning services on this project.

This document addresses all of the qualification criteria and submittal requirements contained in your project brief. If I can answer any questions or elaborate on any of the information we have provided, please don’t hesitate to contact me at (414) 290-3714 or [email protected]. We would be pleased and honored to work with you on this potentially transformative plan.

Sincerely,

Lawrence J. Schnuck, AIASenior PrincipalCo-Team Leader Kahler Slater Higher Education Team

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FIRM QUALIFICATIONS

Kahler Slater, Inc.Prime Architect

Kahler Slater is a creative, interdisciplinary design enterprise of planners, architects, interior designers, facilitators, communications consultants, researchers, branding experts, graphic and multimedia designers working with visionary clients throughout the world who are seeking transformational experiences and environments. Kahler Slater provides strategic planning; architecture and interior design; multimedia and graphic design; facilities management and marketing/communications services in the high-quality tradition that has been a mainstay of the firm since 1908.

Founded in 1908, Kahler Slater has been in business for 105 years and has 100 employees with offices in Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin as well as Singapore. We operate several “areas of excellence” which work together seamlessly in order to provide a full range of services to our clients. Special areas of focus include:

• Higher Education

• Health Care

• Historic Renovation

• Business Environments

• Sports and Recreation

Kahler Slater Higher Education Team Designing science oriented facilities to serve nursing, medical, health sciences and dental education programs requires extensive and specialized experience due to the rapidly changing nature of higher education today. Changes in attracting students, retaining faculty, serving patients, advancing technology and evolving curriculum and pedagogies are at the core of our knowledge base for planning and design. Kahler Slater’s Higher Education Team consists of professionals who have developed an expertise in planning and design that foster hands-on learning and interdisciplinary approaches. The team specializes in designing buildings that tie together what occurs in the clinic, classroom and laboratory into the professional world of work.

We understand the trends in higher education and will apply this thinking to your project. These trends include:

• Interdisciplinary education• High fidelity simulations/robotics• Integration of spaces to interact, study, collaborate, relax• Rapidly advancing technology• Partnerships with engineering and computer sciences for technology implementation• Moving from facts/lecture based to critical thinking/problem solving, collaborative learning• Increased focus on research• A need for maximum flexibility• A need for multiple types of learning/collaboration spaces• Demographic changes/nursing shortages/demand for PhD faculty

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RATIO ArchitectsAssociate Architect

RATIO is an interdisciplinary design practice offering services in architecture, preservation, interior design, landscape architecture, urban design and planning, and graphic design. Since founding in 1982, the firm has partnered with a diverse list of clients and gained a wealth of experience in the higher education and life sciences marketplaces. Especially during Master Planning, they understand the importance of listening and know it’s the critical first step in helping to shape each client’s design vision.

RATIO specializes in the planning and design of scientific and research environments that foster a culture of discovery. From the planning a STEM precinct that encourages collaboration among different disciplines to the ergonomics of individual lab environments, RATIO is committed to the design of leading edge research environments for our higher education clients.

As a firm with an emerging national practice, RATIO provides expert programming and design specifically for teaching, research science and engineering facilities. The projects highlighted in this document demonstrate the depth of RATIO’s knowledge of science and research in higher education.

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Sub-Consultants

Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI)Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection

Affiliated Engineers, Inc. is a technical consulting, design, and engineering firm providing innovative solutions for complex and large scale projects worldwide, supporting the excellence of a diverse clientele. AEI built its practice with equal commitments to technical expertise and market knowledge within a culture of interdisciplinary discourse and critical idea exchange.

AEI is committed to thorough client communication, fully understanding distinct client needs and applyingthe strategies and technologies that will provide the greatest immediate and long-term benefit to clientoperations. Project teams are thoughtfully assembled, matching individual experience and expertise tounique project challenges, resulting in insightful design that responds to challenges and supports our clients’ goals.

AEI has provided engineering consulting and design services for Higher Education clients throughout theUnited States and beyond, including the University of Wisconsin System. Ranging from the currently-under-construction Kenwood Integrated Research Complex at the UW-Milwaukee, to the 6.5 million square-foot, LEED Platinum King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. AEI project managers and engineers quickly adapt the appropriate level of design detail and necessary services to each project to ensure its success as envisioned by the client.

Arnold & O’SheridanStructural Engineer

As a multi-discipline consulting engineering firm with a proven record of engineering state-of-the-artscience and technology environments, Arnold & O’Sheridan’s laboratory experience dates back nearly 50years. This experience spans a range of higher education projects, including many done for the UW System, the Milwaukee School of Engineering and corporations such as GE Medical. Over the course of the firm’s history, Arnold & O’Sheridan has been involved with hundreds of projects in the University of Wisconsin system .With two offices in Wisconsin, Arnold & O’Sheridan’s engineering team is readily available to provide the structural engineering services required to complete this redevelopment plan.

Walker Parking ConsultantsParking & Transit

Walker Parking Consultants is a global consulting and design firm providing innovative solutions for a wide range of parking and transportation issues. Founded in 1965, the firm has over 220 employees and is the worldwide leader in the parking field offering a full range of parking consulting, design, engineering and general restoration services.

Walker is focused on delivering the best project for the clients by listening to their concerns, researching and developing industry leading standards for their benefit and providing quality and implementable solutions to their problems. We do it right the first time! As a testament to our abilities, 90% of our projects are from repeat clients.

What truly differentiates Walker from other firms? It’s our philosophy of staff empowerment and their ability to rapidly diagnose a problem and arrive at an appropriate solution without delay. It’s the firm’s singular focus on parking and the desire to continually improve in all aspects of our work.

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Concord GroupCost Estimating

The Concord Group was founded in 1996 and has been providing professional services for over 16years to colleges, universities, governmental agencies and institutional clients on high profile, complexprojects. During this time, the staff has grown to nearly 30 professionals with expertise in ConstructionCost Estimating, Owner’s Representation and Specialized Real Estate Services. The Concord Group hasoffices in Milwaukee, Chicago and Grand Rapids.

Cost control forms the foundation of our approach to all projects and is just one characteristic thatseparates us from our competitors. We have as served as Cost Estimator on over 100 projects for colleges and university clients.

We have provided cost estimating services to higher education clients including the University of Wisconsin system and the University of Illinois system for nearly 10 years. Services provided include order of magnitude level estimates through final pre-bid estimates on virtually every type of educational facility including research facilities, student residences, administration buildings, classroom buildings, sports and recreation facilities, student unions, etc. Project values range from $10,000 to $90,000,000 and have included over 100 projects for over 20 different colleges and universities.

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CONTACT:

Mr. Russ Van GilderState of WisconsinDivision of State Facilities(608) [email protected]

The Health Sciences Learning Center also consolidated three remote medical libraries into one location, serving students but also patients and families who can use the resources there to become educated on a medical situation or disease.

MADISON, WI – The University of Wisconsin knew that it would be offering an entirely different learning experience to its students with their new Health Sciences Learning Center. The new building supports an integrated, collaborative approach bringing medical students, nursing students and pharmacy students together to learn in a team-based atmosphere closely replicating the real world of health care delivery. As part of our scope of work, the University also had us develop a Health Sciences precinct plan that looked forward to the development of additional facilities within a defined area surrounding our building.

The resulting building combines a permanent home for medical students, while nursing and pharmacy students work with them in problem-based learning rooms and in real-world clinical simulations. The Health Sciences Learning Center features four “learning neighborhoods”— a physical space that serves as a class’s home, including lockers, lounge space, and small collaboration spaces.

University of Wisconsin Madison Health Sciences Learning Center

SIMILAR PROJECTS

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come. The program includes laboratories, simulation, classroom, PT/OT and student collaboration spaces. Recently completed, the Elgin Community College Health & Life Sciences Center also includes three biology labs, one earth science lab, two anatomy and physiology labs, one gross anatomy lab, and one microbiology lab all in a setting that promotes group learning, a high level of faculty support and collaboration.

ELGIN, IL – Facing a future critical shortage of allied health professionals and outmoded educational facilities, Elgin Community College commissioned Kahler Slater as the health sciences expert to work with local firm KS+A to program and design a state-of-the-art Health and Life Sciences Building. The goal was to create an educational center that would offer real-world, hands-on, experiential learning opportunities for students in nursing, radiology, dental assistance, histology, surg. tech., massage and physical therapies, as well as classrooms for the core academic coursework.

The resulting design provides much more, offering a center for community, inspiration and enduring friendships among students, alumni, instructors and professors and local employers who will draw from Elgin Community College’s graduates for decades to

Elgin Community College Health and Life Sciences Building

CONTACT:

Ms. Melissa TaitDirector of Business ServicesElgin Community College(847) [email protected]

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CSU’s College of Engineering, like many public land-grant institutions, has organically grown in a series of post-war era facilities in the heart of campus. The net result is a bees-hive of underwhelming spaces which do not foster the kind of educational environment needed to support the 21st Century Engineering student.

Starting in 2009, RATIO helped develop a phased program plan that would help the College align its vision with their financial capacity. As private support would largely fund the project, the program plan, and ultimately the building design, was imagined as a ‘loaf of bread’ which could be sliced as necessary to meet the continually evolving project budget. This approach allowed design and fundraising to run parallel tracks. Now complete, the College was able to realize all of the 122,000 GSF multi-disciplinary space – on schedule – and with all the ‘slices’ in tact. This project also involved an engineering district plan that helps forecast how future engineering buildings would develop in that precinct of campus.

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As part of the overall University of Kentucky campus master plan, the College of Engineering identified the opportunity to expand its footprint and develop a new quadrant of campus to support both research and undergraduate education. 200,000 GSF of space is planned to be spread over four phases known as the “Digital Village,” where an emphasis on emerging technologies in Electrical, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and systems engineering can grow in balance with funding and academic needs.

RATIO developed a series of phasing, programming, and district plans to help facilitate not only the long-term vision, but also the first phase in its implementation. This included the design and construction of a new 44,000 GSF multi-disciplinary research building known as the Center for Visualization. This building, completed in 2011, sets the tone for the overall development in terms of infrastructure, flexibility, and design aesthetic. It also sets a University standard for sustainability, earning LEED Gold.

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KEY PERSONNEL

Kahler Slater, Inc.Prime Architect

Larry Schnuck, Principal-in-ChargeA senior principal and co-team leader of Kahler Slater’s Higher Education Team, Larry specializes in the planning and design of hands-on collaborative academic learning environments. Larry understands the trends, methodologies and technologies in interdisciplinary higher education today and how to apply these to create the ideal student and faculty experience. With over 25 years experience, Larry has a specific focus on academic health sciences education, and as such, is recognized as a national expert in the field of dental learning facilities and speaks nationally on educational facility trends.

As the senior design principal/senior planner and programmer, Larry will be responsible for leading the planning for the UWM Southwest Quadrant Redevelopment Plan. Larry will work with and coordinate the efforts of our associate architects, RATIO and the other members of our multidisciplinary planning team. He will see to it that our team delivers the necessary resources and know how to realize your vision of a research-oriented campus that promotes the interdisciplinary collaboration that leads to scientific breakthroughs. A partial list of Larry’s recent project experience includes:

• University of New England College of Dental Medicine & Inter-Professional Education, Portland, ME

• University of Florida College of Dentistry Master Plan, Gainesville, FL

• University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry Master Plan, San Francisco, CA

• OHSU/OSU Life Sciences Collaborative Building School of Dentistry, Portland, OR

• University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI

• University of Wisconsin-Madison Health Sciences Learning Center, Madison, WI

• Elgin Community College Health & Life Sciences Building, Elgin, IL

Larry will collaborate with the following individuals on the project:

Koby Scheel, AIA, Principal, Project ManagerKoby has more than 20 years of experience in the planning, design, development and construction of large scale institutional projects. He has served in the capacity of project manager, project architect and planner for a wide range of Kahler Slater’s higher education clients. His skill at managing complex projects ensures that the entire team is applying the most effective resources and personnel to meet the needs of each client. Koby has served our largest institutional clients in this capacity a range of projects from planning to design of renovated and new construction. These clients include the Division of Facilities Development, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Florida and University of Iowa. Koby’s recent work includes:

• University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry Master Plan, San Francisco, CA

• University of Florida College of Dentistry Master Plan, Gainesville, FL

• Indiana University School of Dental Medicine, Indianapolis, IN



• University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh CLOW Social Science Center Renovation, Oshkosh, WI

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Joe Schultz, AIA, Facilities AssessmentJoe Schultz is an Associate Principal at Kahler Slater with a diverse background and extensive experience as a construction administrator. Currently, Joe serves as the co-chair for the AIA Building Enclosure Council. Established in 2008, Joe co-founded this group of professionals to set guidelines for building better buildings, specifically focused on enclosures. Members include contractors, designers, suppliers, owners, engineers and representatives. This experience, matched with his strong abilities as construction administrator, will be a tremendous asset to the progress of your project. Joe will lead Quality Assurance for your project and will be a valuable resource throughout design and programming with the ability to critically analyze a design’s constructability. Joe also recently completed the Facilities Condition Assessment for the UW-Oshkosh CLOW project – he will take the same successful approach on your facilities assessment. Joe’s extensive construction administration experience includes:.

• Mary Baldwin College, College of Health Sciences (Virginia)

• University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh CLOW Social Science Center Renovation

• Martha Jefferson Hospital Replacement Hospital (Virginia)

• Marquette University McCormick Hall (Wisconsin)

• University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing

• Monroe Clinic Replacement Hospital (Wisconsin)

• Mukwonago YMCA (Wisconsin)

Brook Meier, Project Architect Brook is an emerging practice leader in the higher education team at Kahler Slater. He joined Kahler Slater after working in Kolkata, India for five years where he was founder and director of Research Design Office, an architecture firm with studios in multiple locations. Brook served as the project leader and designer on many large-scale projects in India, including the J.P. Sahu Institute’s first college campus in Siliguri and The Sindhi Cultural Centre in Gujarat, India. Brook’s most recent Kahler Slater experience includes:

• University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh CLOW Social Science Center Renovation

• National University Hospital Centre for Oral Health, Singapore

• University of Utah - School of Dentistry

Chris Ludwig, AIA, AssociateAs an associate and designer with strong creative design skills, Chris is a key member of Kahler Slater’s Higher Education team. Chris has excelled in the design of academic buildings, including nursing, dental and allied health education facilities. He has a demonstrated understanding of the role played by design in fostering collaboration between faculty, visiting professionals and students in a range of scientific disciplines. He will bring this understanding to the Southwest Quadrant Redevelopment Plan. Chris’s design skills will enable the participants in the planning process to grasp the visual character of the plan as it is developed. Through conceptual design and visualization, the planning team can recognize the full impact of planning options and accurately explore the suitability of the plan to the project goals. Chris’s recent project experience includes:

• Marquette University School of Dentistry and Expansion, Milwaukee, WI

• University of Texas San Antonio Center For Oral Health Care, San Antonio, TX

• Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, Cleveland, OH



• University of Wisconsin-Madison Recreation Master Plan Study, Madison, WI

• University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletic Master Plan Study, Madison, WI

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RATIO ArchitectsAssociate Architect

Rob G. Proctor, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, PrincipalWith more than 25 years of experience in architecture, Rob provides planning and design leadership with the firm’s most complex engineering sciences and technology projects in support of active teaching and research. He is a strong advocate for smart and sustainable design strategies that work to capture the culture of an academic unit within its broader campus. His dedication toward bringing enthusiasm and energy to faculty, staff and researchers has helped to elicit unique programmatic distinctions, whether constructing an all-new structure, or weaving complex additions and renovation work. Project experience includes:

• Colorado State University Engineering II Building, Fort Collins, CO

• South Dakota State University Architecture, Math and Engineering Building, Brookings, SD

• Purdue University Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering, West Lafayette, IN

• University of Kentucky Marksbury Digital Engineering Building, Lexington, KY

• Indiana State University college of Nursing, Health & Human Services, Terre Haute, IN

Chris Boardman, RA, LEED AP BD+C, Lab Planner and Programmer Research labs are critical to scientific innovation at any university. Chris specializes in lab planning and design that optimizes the scientific environment and foster a culture of collaboration and discovery. As a lab programmer, Chris is committed to enhancing research environments for higher education clients. Project experience includes:

• Colorado State University Engineering II Building, Fort Collins, CO

• South Dakota State University Architecture, Math and Engineering Building, Brookings, SD


• University of Kentucky Marksbury Digital Engineering Building, Lexington, KY

Thomas M. Gallagher, ASLA, Campus PlannerTom believes the primary role of landscape architecture is to bond the built environment with the local ecology. This requires an approach that integrates design, political and economic realities, and sustainable systems - skills that Tom provides at the highest levels. This broad view married with an eye for detail at many scales makes him ideally suited for the practice of urban design and campus planning. He brings a high level of energy and expectation into every project in which he is involved. His ability to foster a collaborative atmosphere has made him a key team member on a wide spectrum of projects. Tom brings more than 18 years of experience, an outstanding ability in design communication and a focus on the wellness of communities. Project experience includes:

• RHIC District Master Plan, Terre Haute, IN


• The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute Site Plan, Indianapolis, IN

• NCAA/IUPUI Master Plan, Indianapolis, IN

• Duke Wallace Wade System Feasibility Study, Durham NC

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Sub-ConsultantsAffiliated Engineers (AEI)Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineering

Mike Broge, PE, LEED AP, MEP PrincipalA seasoned professional with over three decades spent in the practice of engineering consulting, Mike is a Principal and leads the firm’s Higher Education market penetration efforts in the greater Midwest. He maintains many long-term relationships with institutions such as the University of Wisconsin, the University of Minnesota, the University of Chicago, and Northwestern University. His project work has touched the diverse facility types that make up university campus – research labs, classrooms, athletic facilities, libraries and student centers, and central plants. A focus on the planning and design of research lab buildings has provided an expertise that has also been applied to federal government and academic medical research lab projects.

As the importance of energy conservation and sustainability has permeated university and college campuses– and beyond, Mr. Broge has been a leading contributor of energy-efficiency strategies and technologies which typically surpass the ASHRAE 90.1 standards. An active member of the profession, he regularly shares management and technical lessons learned during speaking engagements with organizations such as Tradeline and SCUP.

Relevant project experience involving programming, facilities assessments, and pre-design activities includes:

• UW-Milwaukee Kenwood Integrated Research Complex Phase I

• UW-Milwaukee Heating Plant Chiller Conversion (35% Design)

• UW-Madison Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Building Massing Study

• UW-Madison Chemistry Instructional Facilities Addition and Renovation Study

• UW-Madison Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, Phase I & II

• UW-Madison Biochemistry Building II

• UW-Madison Wisconsin Energy Institute

Jeff Kaehny, PE, LEED AP, Mechanical EngineerJeff’s 17-year career has been spent entirely with AEI. He is currently the lead mechanical engineer on the UW-Milwaukee Kenwood Integrated Research Complex project. Thus, he is entirely familiar with that project site and surrounding buildings. Due to his work on numerous DFD projects, Jeff has built a solid and reliable reputation with the agency, as well as the UW-Milwaukee and UW-Madison campuses. In addition to his work on the Kenwood project, and while an employee of the AEI Metro DC office, Jeff was engaged with a long-term, phased commitment at the National Institutes of Health, as it converted a one million square foot clinical facility into basic research facilities. He has led the mechanical engineering planning and design for the following:


• UW-Milwaukee Heating Plant Chiller Conversion (35% Design)

• UW-Madison Chemistry Instructional Addition and Renovation Study

• UW-Madison Biochemistry Building II



• UW-Madison Institute for Influenza Research

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Neil Gammon, LEED AP, Electrical EngineerNeil’s 14-year career has been spent entirely with AEI. He leads AEI Madison’s Electrical Engineering Department and is currently the lead electrical engineer on the UW-Milwaukee Kenwood Integrated Research Complex project. As a result, he is entirely familiar with the project site and adjacent buildings. Due to his work on numerous DFD projects, Neil has built a solid and reliable reputation with the agency, as well as the UW-Milwaukee and UW-Madison campuses. In addition to his work on the Kenwood project, Neil led the electrical engineering planning and design for the following:


• UW-Madison Engineering Centers

• UW-Madison Biotechnology Building



• UW-Madison East Campus Utilities Improvement Project

Arnold & O’Sheridan (A&O)Structural Engineer

Steven Roloff, PE, LEED AP, Director of Structural EngineeringWith more than 29 years of experience, Mr. Roloff serves as Arnold & O’Sheridan’s Director of Structural Engineering. In addition, he has served in leadership roles on a broad spectrum of building projects, including health care facilities, parking structures, schools, government buildings, corporate headquarters, office buildings, industrial buildings, residential complexes, and correctional facilities. Mr. Roloff has expertise in the planning and designing of parking structures with an emphasis on durability in northern climates and finding cost effective solutions to technically challenging opportunities.

Walker Parking ConsultantsParking and Transit

Thomas L. Hannula, PE, Senior Vice PresidentThomas Hannula is managing principal and leader of the Central Region for Walker Parking Consultants. Since joining Walker’s Elgin office in 1972, Tom has worked as Field Engineer, Design Engineer, Project Manager, Chief Engineer, and Director of Operations. His design experience includes preparation of parking feasibility studies, parking structure functional designs and structural design.

Tom’s engineering experience is extensive and includes steel, cast-in-place concrete, cast-in-place post-tensioned concrete and precast concrete design. He has in-depth experience in functional design and construction of multi-level parking facilities, and has been personally responsible for various phases of over 300 parking projects.

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Concord GroupCost Estimating

Eamon Ryan, CEP, Senior Vice President/PrincipalEamon directs the Cost Estimating functions of the firm. As well as managing, coordinating and supervising all aspects of estimate production, he is also directly involved in the preparation of a wide variety of estimates. He routinely meets with clients to ensure estimating services are being provided to meet the client’s needs.

He has over 17 years of experience in the cost estimating and project management fields and has worked with The Concord Group since 1999. Working for various construction-consulting firms both in the U.S. and abroad, he gained experience at all levels of estimating from conceptual to final bid documents stage on a wide variety of projects.

Since joining the firm, Eamon has been involved with over 100 higher education projects ranging from residence halls to academic buildings to support facilities to research facilities. He has also been involved in long term capital planning for education systems taking conceptual plans and programs and translating them into long term capital budgets enabling the institutions to better plan for capital needs.

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ProjectDental/Nursing

Allied Health/ Health

Sciences

Medical Education

Planning Programming

Elgin Community College Health & Life Sciences Building Elgin, IL • • • •La Crosse Health Science Center La Crosse, WI • • • •Marquette University School of Dentistry Milwaukee, WI • • • •Medical College of WI - Clinical Skills Testing Facility Milwaukee, WI • • • •Milwaukee Area Technical College - Health Sciences Technology Center Milwaukee, WI • • • •Northcentral Technical College - Center for Health Sciences Wausau, WI • • • •University of WI-Madison - Health Sciences Learning Center Madison, WI • • • • •University of WI - Oshkosh - CLOW Social Science & Nursing Education Oshkosh, WI • • •University of WI - Madison - School of NursingMadison, WI • • • • •

Additional Experience

Our team is structured to address the specific requirement of your solicitation. Kahler Slater as the Prime consultant brings a strong record of successful projects with DFD, a depth of understanding of local and state building and energy standards and City of Milwaukee zoning requirements. We have extensive experience working collaboratively with other architects as well as with the usual engineering and specialty consultants found on every project.

However, when it comes to academic science buildings, our strength is in health science facilities and in learning environments. While nursing and dental schools may be equal in complexity to research and laboratory facilities, they are different in many ways. For this reason, we have partnered with RATIO Architects, one of the Midwest’s premier science and laboratory architects. RATIO’s experience in campus and precinct planning supplements ours and is specific to STEM-type facilities.

The two matrices below speak to the specific roles each of our firms will play on your project. They provide strong evidence that ours is a team with great depth in all areas of work included in this project.

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Project ProgrammingCampus Planning

Instructional Labs

Research Based

Science Labs

Instructional Technology

General Assignment Classrooms

SD State University Architecture, Math and Engineering District Plan Brookings, SD

• • • • • •Colorado State University Engineering II Building Fort Collins, CO • • • • • •Purdue University Neil Armstrong Building West Lafayette, IN • • • • •University of KY- Digital Village Lexington, KY • • • • •University of NC-Collaborative Science Building Chapel Hill, NC • • • • •Indiana University School of Medicine Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute Indianapolis, IN

• • • • •University of IL- Huff Hall Applied Health Sciences/Khan Annex Champaign-Urbana, IL

• • •Indiana State University College of Nursing, Health and Human Performance Master Plan Terre Haute, IN

• • • • • •University of KY-College of Law Program Lexington, KY • • •University of KY-College of Business and Economics Program Plan Lexington, KY

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Additional Experience

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March 4, 2013 Ms. Sharon Blattner Held