Assembly Hall work a ways off
May 8, 2011 12:12 PM
So the first step, which began three weeks ago, was to put out a call for a construction manager, reduce the list of applicants to three or four, and hold interviews in late May.
After hiring a construction manager, the next step is to evaluate architect design companies in much the same way, again reduce the list to three or four, analyze their concepts,and get one under contract by July. Then the architects/engineers and construction manager can work on a conceptual design that will answer the questions above.
All this will be completed before the final fund-raising push, and the university won't be called on for approval until 80 percent of the money is under contract. Some has been promised already, and a great deal more must be raised. How much? My best guess: a lot.
Tate
After hiring a construction manager, the next step is to evaluate architect design companies in much the same way, again reduce the list to three or four, analyze their concepts,and get one under contract by July. Then the architects/engineers and construction manager can work on a conceptual design that will answer the questions above.
All this will be completed before the final fund-raising push, and the university won't be called on for approval until 80 percent of the money is under contract. Some has been promised already, and a great deal more must be raised. How much? My best guess: a lot.
Tate
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