UAS Capital Requests FY11

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1 UAS Capital Requests FY11 August 4, 2009

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3 FY11 UAS Request Increments in Planning Group and Priority Order Capital Request in Priority Order Request Planning Group Total GF NGF Total Request MAU Priority Juneau Student Housing Dorm Addition New Construction 5, , , Ketchikan Marine Davit Platform Total New Construction 6, , ,920.0 Sitka Sitka Hangar Improvements/Campus Entry Renewal & Renovation 3, , Juneau Auke Lake Way 4, , Juneau Hendrickson Renovation 3, , Juneau Whitehead Computer Renovation Juneau Technology Education Center Diesel Lab Renovation Juneau Juneau Fire Alarm Replacements Code Corrections 12, ,010.0 Total FY11 Capital Request as of July 28, , , ,930.0 UAS Capital - Page 1 of 4

4 University of Alaska Southeast Juneau Ketchikan Sitka UAS FY11 Capital Request Summary New Construction Student Housing Dorm Addition State Appropriation: 5,722.5 UAS Priority: #1 (Capital Project #161) Receipt Authority: 1,907.5 This project will construct a bed addition to the Banfield Hall dormitory on the Juneau campus. The addition will include: Student Suites, one Manager Suite, ADA Compliant Suite, and Building Support Space with assignable square feet of 12,322 and gross square feet of 15,562. This project will construct a forty bed residential suite addition to Banfield Hall. Increased first-time freshman (FTF) enrollment at UAS requires more campus housing. It is time to plan for growth in new students and improved retention of those students. UAS plans an aggressive marketing campaign with a goal of increasing 8-10% full-time students annually for the next five years. The rental vacancy rate in Juneau is less than 3% and narrowing. Rental property is limited and expensive near the university campus. The provision of additional quality campus housing will assist in the effort to keep Alaskan students in the state for their college experience. Housing options that are convenient to the Auke Lake campus are limited and expensive. Fulltime students attending UAS from outside the Juneau community have a difficult time finding housing in Juneau. It will only enhance our ability to grow as an institution and deliver a quality living and learning community experience for first time freshman. This project could also enhance our ability to serve a greater number of summer conferences opportunities and summer youth institutes. Marine Davit Platform State Appropriation: UAS Priority #2 (Capital Project #387) Receipt Authority: 0.0 Funding is sought to install a platform to mount a marine davit and create the infrastructure needed to enable the Ketchikan campus to offer the United States Coast Guard approved MT 230 Proficiency in Survival Course (lifeboat training). Certification in Proficiency in Survival Craft is required for all Alaska Marine Highway System permanent employees and other mariners. Affordable training in lifeboats is much needed. Without this, mariners are inhibited from advancing in a clearly defined career pathway. Renewal and Renovation Sitka Hangar Improvements/Campus Entry State Appropriation: 3,540.0 UAS Priority #1(Capital Projects #67) Receipt Authority: 0.0 Funding is necessary to construct area separations between conflicting vocational spaces and install code compliant mechanical, electrical and fire systems in the open hangar area of the Sitka Campus facility. The center of the Sitka Campus Center is a single space within the old WWII airplane hanger of approximately 22,000 square feet. This area is used for a variety of purposes including: small engine repair (including engine testing), construction technology, various art projects, waste water treatment classroom, and considerable storage of general files, vehicles, boats and educational materials. These uses create the need for code complying area separations and proper ventilating systems and safe exit corridors. The project will provide construct fire separation walls to provide areas for storage, construction technology, small engine repair, and wastewater classroom. Exit corridors will be constructed serving each area. Additional mechanical ventilation and fire suppression systems will be installed in the renovated areas. Electrical distribution will be expanded to provide proper service to each program area. UAS Capital - Page 2 of 4

5 Auke Lake Way State Appropriation: 4,160.0 UAS Priority #2 (Capital Project #15) Receipt Authority: 0.0 This project will route all arriving vehicular traffic directly to the main parking areas and construct new pedestrian paths from the parking lots to the main academic and support buildings. The work involves creating new pedestrian paths, installing new site lighting, signage, landscaping, planting, and drainage modifications. This project was a prominent recommendation of the 2002 UAS campus master plan. Widen Auke Lake Way at Mendenhall Loop Road intersection, construct new sidewalks, landscape surrounding areas, realign pedestrian paths, improve bus stop area, improve lighting and install new campus and safety signage. Landscape elements will use indigenous and native materials. This intersection will change from a 3-way to a 4- way intersection with the construction of the new access road to the new Juneau recreation facility. This project will transform a portion of Auke Lake Drive from a through street to a pedestrian circulation area connecting the primary academic core facilities to each other and to the main campus parking lots. This central campus circulation spine will be accessible to emergency, service and delivery vehicles. The work will reconstruct pedestrian circulation, site lighting and landscaping and provide more easily accessible paths from the main parking areas to the core campus buildings. The work involves creating new pedestrian paths, installing new site lighting, signage, landscaping, planting, and drainage modifications. This project was a prominent recommendation of the 2002 UAS campus master plan. Hendrickson Remodel & Renovation State Appropriation: 3,000.0 UAS Priority #3 (Capital Project #7) Receipt Authority: 0.0 This project will renew and remodel the Hendrickson Building and the Hendrickson Annex to provide more effective use of the space, provide building code mandated restrooms and fire sprinklers, pave the parking lot, replace or renew building heating and ventilation systems and interior finishes. This project will make a number of improvements to the Hendrickson Building and Annex including the following: Renew the building systems and finishes in these areas; Add fire sprinklers under existing exterior covered areas to comply with building codes. Enclose and add fire sprinklers to the existing roofed walkway between the Hendrickson Building and the Soboleff Building. Construct new exterior sidewalks to segregate pedestrian and vehicle traffic. Replace aging and inadequate ventilation equipment and mechanical system controls. Replace the Annex metal roof. Replace existing single pane glazing. Revise the configuration of marginal classroom space to create resource areas for faculty, support staff and students. Whitehead Computer Room Renovation State Appropriation: UAS Priority #4 Receipt Authority: 0.0 Reconfigure and renovate HVAC and power services to the UAS main computer center in the Whitehead Building. The Whitehead building secure machine room houses the primary computing and network equipment for the Southeast region. This equipment is critical for services both local to UAS and on a state-wide level. These include all academic and administrative servers, television broadcasting for UATV and Gavel-to-Gavel, the Juneau campus telephone system, and building security control systems. UAS Capital - Page 3 of 4

6 The electrical and cooling systems in the room are unable to meet current demands, especially during the summer months. Unstable power and excessive temperatures have already caused equipment failure. Continued growth is expected as both campus and statewide systems require additional equipment. The current situation presents substantial risk for UAS from a safety, operational and public relations perspective. The Whitehead building secure machine room houses the primary computing and network equipment for the Southeast region. This equipment is critical for services both local to UAS and on a state-wide level. These include all academic and administrative servers, television broadcasting for UATV and Gavel-to-Gavel, the Juneau campus telephone system, and building security control systems. The electrical and cooling systems in the room are unable to meet current demands, especially during the summer months. Unstable power and excessive temperatures have already caused equipment failure. Continued growth is expected as both campus and statewide systems require additional equipment. The current situation presents substantial risk for UAS from a safety, operational and public relations perspective. Technology Education Center Diesel Lab Renovation State Appropriation: UAS Priority #5 (Capital Project #199) Receipt Authority: 0.0 This project will move and enlarge the diesel engine classroom and lab in the Technology Education Center in Juneau. Growing enrollment and industry training demands are overtaxing the current teaching spaces. This project would increase the space of the diesel lab by 36% by moving it to an under-utilized inside storage area. The project would also increases the classroom size by 30% (up from 18 to 22 students) by moving it into part of the space where the diesel lab was. Southeast Alaska employers that need trained entry-level employees are having a hard time filling the positions and have to look at importing labor to fill many openings. One of Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development s identified job gap is in marine transportation. The lack of sufficient USCG Documented Marine Engine Room entry-level staff (oilers) has become critical for many marine employers such as the state ferry system (AMHS). The Alaska Marine Highway System, the Inland Boatman s Union, and the University of Alaska have created a 5-year partnership that trains students to get their USCG Documented Oiler s card. This hands-on technical training is being accomplished with a 2- semester block of courses at UAS s Diesel Department in Juneau. Juneau Fire Alarm Replacements State Appropriation: UAS Priority #6 (Capital Project #354) Receipt Authority: 0.0 Replacement of aging fire alarm detection system. This is a continuation of a project that began in FY08. The next phase (phase 2) will replace the detection system at the Student Housing Apartment Complex. Phase 3 will include the Bill Ray Center and the Technology Education Center. Today's fire detection and reporting systems provide more reliable and "addressable" systems. This allows earlier reporting of the exact location of the problem. Many of the UAS campus's existing systems are 25 to 30 years old and are increasingly experiencing electronic breakdowns. UAS Capital - Page 4 of 4