College of Business

Action 05

Complete the new College of Business building.

Baseline Information

• Williams Hall currently houses the College of Business programming. Located on the eastern portion of the Quad, it contains 59,817 net assignable square feet (including the annex). The new College of Business building will be located on the southern edge of the Quad and is scheduled to open in fall 2004.

  The College of Business provides a student-centered learning environment to develop the business skills and appreciation for continuous learning necessary to succeed in a dynamic global economy. Our high quality programs develop ethical, knowledgeable, and technologically competent business professionals. We strive to further the University mission of providing a premier educational experience to students in our graduate programs.

  The College of Business contains the departments of Accounting; Finance, Insurance and Law; Management and Quantitative Methods; and Marketing. The primary objective of the College of Business is to prepare undergraduate and graduate students for professional or managerial careers in business, education, government, industry, or not-for-profit organizations.

Action Steps

Progress will be measured based upon the completion of the following action steps.

Color codes for this plan's phases

Planning  Design  Construction

1. Action Step 01:  Get approval for the project.

2. Action Step 02:  Advertise for and select architectural consultants for design of project.

3. Action Step 03:  Begin design.

4. Action Step 04:  Complete schematic design (25 percent).

5. Action Step 05:  Complete design development (50 percent).

6. Action Step 06:  Complete construction documents (75 percent).

7. Action Step 07:  Bid the project.

8. Action Step 08:  Award the project.

9. Action Step 09:  Mobilize and begin construction.

10. Action Step 10:  Track construction through web site updates.

11. Action Step 11:  Complete construction.

12. Action Step 12:  Move in.

Accomplishments

The following action steps have been completed or are in progress:

1. Action Step 01: Completed 

2. Action Step 02: Completed 

3. Action Step 03: Completed 

4. Action Step 04: Completed 

5. Action Step 05: Completed 

6. Action Step 06: Completed 

7. Action Step 07:  Bid dates & order: General (2/27/02), Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, Temperature Control, Electrical, & Sprinkler (all on 2/20/02)

8. Action Step 08:  Williams Brothers Construction, Inc. - General; T'nT Mechanical Contractors, Inc. - Ventilation; Foster-Jacob, Inc. - Electrical Work; Johnson Controls, Inc. - Temperature Controls; Commercial Mechanical, Inc. - Plumbing; Automatic Fire Sprinkler Company - Sprinkler; A & R Mechanical Contractors, Inc. - Heating

9. Action Step 09:  Authorizations to Proceed dated May 16, 2002: Automatic Fire Sprinkler, Commercial Mechanical, Inc., Williams Brothers Construction, Inc. Authorizations to Proceed dated June 3, 2002: Foster-Jacob, Inc., A & R Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Authorizations to Proceed dated June 12, 2002: Johnson Controls, Inc., T'nT Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

10. Action Step 10: Completed 

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