Veterinary Medical Research Building
State of
Washington
C 2 –
CAPITAL PROJECT REQUEST
Budget Period:
2007-09
Agency:
365
Washington State University
Version:
05
FY2008 Supplemental Capital Budget
Project
Number:
2007-2-2009
Agency Priority:
1
Project Title:
WSU Pullman –
Veterinary Medical Research Bldg: New
Description
Project Class:
2
Program
City: Pullman
Type of Project:
New Facilities/Additions (Major Projects)
County:Whitman
OFM Priority:
Postsecondary
Learning
Legislative District:
009
Project was requested in a previous biennium:
Yes
Previous Project ID:
2004-2-009
Compliant with Growth Management Act:
Yes
Project Published Summary:
Funding is requested for a facility required to strategically advance WSU’s
neuroscience research effort which is world class in the study of Brain,
Behavior, and Performance. This and
other cutting-edge research in WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine suffer from
poor quality, fragmented, and limited space that impedes growth of pre-eminent
programs. Most of this proposed
128,000-gross square-foot Pullman laboratory facility will provide
state-of-the-art space to support the interdisciplinary research and graduate
education programs located in outmoded buildings that are more than a half
century old. Existing scientists are
currently housed in Wegner, McCoy, and Bustad halls.
The project also includes vivarium and core laboratories to be shared
across multiple WSU research programs including food safety, infectious disease,
animal health, and bioengineering.
Design funding is requested toward construction of an $83.5 million building in
2009-2011. Design funding could also
be provided as one-time money in the supplemental operating budget.
Project Description:
This capital project alleviates the critical shortage of laboratory space
available for veterinary medical research at Washington State University (WSU).
Poor quality space, fragmented space, and lack of space are impeding the
growth of cutting-edge research programs within WSU’s College of Veterinary
Medicine (CVM). Most of this
proposed 128,281 gross-square-foot Pullman laboratory facility will provide
state-of-the-art research space to support interdisciplinary veterinary research
and graduate education programs currently located in outmoded 50-year-old
buildings. Importantly, this
facility will strategically advance WSU’s research strength in the Brain,
Behavior, and Performance emphasis within the neurosciences, including
collaborating faculty in Bioengineering.
The project also includes vivarium and core laboratories to be shared
across multiple WSU research programs, including in food safety, infectious
disease, and animal health. Design
funding is requested toward construction of an $83.5 million building in
2009-2011.
This project is part of a comprehensive master plan to correct long-standing and
increasingly severe space limitations and infrastructure deficiencies within the
CVM (especially for faculty located in Wegner, McCoy, and Bustad Halls).
It co-locates one of the strongest research programs at WSU, the
Department of Veterinary & Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology & Physiology
(VCAPP), with other strong life science research units in the Research and
Education Complex; consistent with WSU’s strategic plan, this co-location will
foster the growth of collaborative, multi-disciplinary research and graduate
education.
Major project outcomes and
benefits to WSU, the state, and other stakeholders will be to:
-
provide existing scientists
with modern space in which to conduct their cutting-edge research;
-
enable continued strong
growth of research excellence in strategic research areas in the veterinary
biomedical science and biotechnology areas (for example, diabetes, neuromuscular
disorders, and heart disease) of vital importance to the health and well-being
of animals;
-
provided research
laboratory, support, and teaching spaces for professional education, research
and graduate education (Veterinary Science, Neuroscience, and Bioengineering),
and research-oriented undergraduate degree programs in Neuroscience and
Bioengineering:
-
alleviate major HVAC
deficiencies that limit the safe conduct of research in current space;
Critical space limitations are stalling research advances.
With an expanded professional teaching program, highly successful and
expanding biomedical and biotechnology research efforts, and expansion of
research-oriented undergraduate degrees in Neuroscience and Bioengineering, the
growth of VCAPP programs has far outstripped the quantity and quality of
available space. The VCAPP
Department is now scattered across several facilities that are substandard and
inadequate, and have been patched together to make do.
Both Wegner and McCoy Halls have insufficient lab space and lack the
air-handling capacity and other infrastructure needed for building occupant
safety and expanded research.
Research progress is slowed and recruiting and retaining faculty is becoming
increasingly difficult due to a space shortage and poor quality of what space
there is. WSU has reached the limits
of temporary solutions achieved through minor increases in space obtained
through costly renovation and reassignment of substandard spaces.
Alternatives. Various alternatives
were considered to accommodate the VCAPP program including an “no action”
alternative. The alternatives were
deemed not viable due to age-condition of existing facilities, limited site area
for expansions, lack of available surge space or research space elsewhere on
campus; the “no action” alternative is not acceptable due to the strong growth
of the program.
The project frees up existing space that can be renovated to meet other critical
needs. Completion of the Veterinary
Medical Research Building to accommodate the needs of VCAPP frees up space for
subsequent renovation of Wegner Hall to meet other needs of the CVM and the
College of Pharmacy. In addition,
renovating space in Wegner Hall would provide a much-needed expansion of the
Health Science Library until a permanent solution to its overcrowding can be
developed.
Operating Impact
Fund
Estimated
Code
Fund Title
Total
2007-2009
2009-2011
2011-2013 2013-2015
2015-2017
Annual Average FTEs
5.7
4.9
11.8
11.8
001-01
General Fund-State
6,182,000
1,066,000 2,558,000
2,558,000
Total Funds
6,182,000
0
0
1,066,000 2,558,000
2,558,000
Project Funding
Expenditures
2007-09 Fiscal Period
Fund
Estimated
Prior
Current
New
Code
Fund Title
Total
Biennium
Biennium
Reapprops
Approps
057-1
State Bldg Constr-State
91,150,000
250,000
7,400,000
Total Funds
91,150,000
250,000
0
0
7,400,000
Fund
Future Fiscal Periods
Code
Fund Title
2009-11
2011-13
2013-15
2015-17
057-1
State Bldg Constr-State
83,500,000
0
0
0
Total Funds
83,500,000
0
0
0
Project Statistics
Total
Primary
Secondary
Gross Square
Feet
128,281
128,281
0
Net Square
Feet
77,247
77,247
0
Efficiency
60.2%
60.2%
0.0%
Escalated
MACC Cost per Sq. Ft.
388
388
0
Project Schedule
Start Date
End Date
Predesign
08/01/2004
12/31/2007
Design
04/01/2008
06/30/2009
Construction
09/01/2009
08/31/2011
Cost Summary
Total Escalated Cost
% of Project
Consultant Services
6,390,000
7.0%
Pre-Schematic Design Services
235,000
0.3%
A/E Basic Design Services
2,254,000
2.5%
A/E Extra Services/Reimbursables
2,267,000
2.5%
Other Services
1,317,000
1.4%
Design Services Contingency
317,000
0.3%
Construction
68,155,000
74.8%
MACC – Primary
49,712,000
54.5%
MACC – Secondary
GC/CM Risk Contingency
2,510,000
2.8%
GC/CM or Design Build
6,010,000
6.6%
Contingencies
4,983,000
5.5%
Other
16,605,000
18.2%
Acquisition
Equipment
11,554,000
12.7%
Equipment Tax
901,000
1.0%
Artwork
218,000
0.2%
Agency Project Administration
3,738,000
4.1%
TOTAL ESCALATED
COST
91,150,000
