Student Success Center and Central Plant

Project Pre-Design Submission

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Why This Project & Why Now?•This Project Meets Critical Needs and Creates

Significant Value for:▫Students (greater student success and improved

services)▫Taxpayers (avoided maintenance costs, utility

savings and ROI on Student Success)▫Local business and industry (21st Century work

skills prepared students)

•Timing of End-of-Life System Replacements and Upgrades Limits our Window of Opportunity

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Problems / Opportunities Targeted

▫ Inadequate Space to Support Enrollment 5,000 students now, growing to 6,500 over coming

decade Library, Café, Bookstore, Study Space, Student

Support Services, Academic Resources built for 3,500 students 25+ years ago

▫ Increase Energy Efficiency Build central chiller plant and loop Ruby Hicks heating and building envelope

▫Take Student Success to the Next Level

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Why Invest Now? Building System Replacements and Life/Safety Upgrades are Upon Us

Facility Time Frame

Building Systems Cost

Ruby Hicks Hall

2015 - 2018

HVAC (end-of-life)Fire Protection (code)

$ 2.7 MM

Student Center

2015 - 2017

HVAC (end-of-life)Roof (end-of-life)Kitchen (end-of-life, code)

$ 1.9 MM

Miller Hall 2017 - 2019

HVAC (end-of –life) $ 0.9 MM

Fulp Hall 2017 - 2019

Chiller & Tower (end-of-life)

$ 0.6 MM

Total Required Major Maintenance $ 6.1 MM

Student Center (1986)• Bookstore, Café,

Tutoring, Print Service

• $1.9 MM Def Maint• Undersized

/G’fathered• 22,000 ft

Miller (1970)• Enrollment /

Student Services • $0.9 MM Def Maint• Undersized/ Near

EOL• 20,580 ft2

Clarke-McKissick (1983)• Former Welding

Facility• Obsolete (Wood

Framed)• Vacated in Jan. 2013 • 19,374 ft2

Ruby Hicks (1989)• Library / Admin• $2.7 MM Def Maint• Future “One-Stop”

/Admin• 57,674 ft2

Fulp (1995)• Health Sciences• $0.6 MM Def

Maint• Chiller

Replacement Only

Project Scope – Facilities Impacted

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New Success Center/Central Plant – Conceptual Site Plan

RUBY HICKS(REPURPOS

E)

ANDERSON

FULP

SUCCES

S

CENTER

(N

EW)• One-Stop• Academic Support• Administration

•Learning

Commons

•Café / Campus

Store•

Ship/Receive

•Central Plant

Replace Chiller

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Configuration Student Success Center Net Available Square Feet

Learning Commons 16,000

Multi-purpose area 3,000

Café, Campus Store, Print Shop (Auxiliary)

20,000

Shipping & Receiving 2,000

Central Plant 6,000

Circulation & Building Support (40% factor)

19,000

Total New Building 66,000

Ruby Hicks Net Available Square Feet

One-Stop (Welcome/Info center, Admissions, Financial Aid, Assessment, Orientation, Advising, Records, Cashier)

12,000

Student Support Services (Disability, Career Services, Veteran’s Affairs, Student Life & Counseling)

5,000

Academic Support Services (Testing, Computer Labs, Tutoring Center)

7,000

Administration (President, Provost, Institutional Advancement, CBO, Fiscal Affairs, HR, IT)

10,000

Conference / Training 5,000

Wellness Center / EOC 4,000

Circulation & Building Support (40% factor)

17,000

Total RH Repurpose 60,000

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Return on InvestmentDirect Economic Benefits

One-time Benefits Description Direct Beneficiary

Avoided Major Maintenance $6,100, 000 one-time Counties

Recurring Benefits

Lower Utility Bills and Reduced Routine HVAC Maintenance

$108,000 per year Counties

Improved Retention (3%) $225,000 per year College

Indirect Economic and Other Benefits (ROI of Student Success)

Increased Student Success (every 1%)

$4,962,000 NPV per year

State

Lower Unemployment • Filling Skills Gaps• Business Expansion

Public / Business & Industry

Economic Activity 85% of Grads stay localand expand tax base

Local BusinessesTaxpayers

Reduced Social Support Costs

Less Crime & Poverty Taxpayers

Improved Student Learning • Less Student Debt• Faster Employment • Higher Wages

All Students

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Estimated Project CostScope Square

FootageCost

$000’s – 2013

Construct Learning Commons / Success Center

60,000 $17,900

Install Central Chiller Plant & Shared Loop

6,000 $ 5,100

Rehab Ruby Hicks Hall / Convert to One-Stop

60,000 $ 7,000

Construction Contingency (10%) $ 3,000

Inflation Contingency (15%) $ 4,600

Design & Engineering Fees (10%) $ 3,800

Internal Projected Project Cost $41,400

State Mandated Pre-Design Study (1.5%)

$ 620

Total Project $42,020