BOND PROJECTS - PROPOSITION A
CAMPUS PROJECT MANAGER
URS has been hired as LAVC's project manager and now serves as campus
representative for the design and construction phase of the college’s
bond projects. URS also will oversee all consultants, contractors,
and the master architect. The company currently is reviewing Statements
of Qualifications for programming architects for the following projects:
new Library/Learning Resource Center, new Allied Health/Sciences
building, the Environmental Impact Report, disabled accessibility
pathways, and restroom upgrades.
MASTER ARCHITECT
tBP has been selected as master architect for Phase II of integrating
the Educational Master Plan and the Facilities Plan. The company
will consider environment, landscape, technical review, and traffic
while developing design guidelines for campus bond projects. Other
architectural firms will be hired to design the various buildings
and projects.
SPACE & WORK SUBCOMMITTEE
The college Space & Work Subcommittee serves as the campus representative
through the construction phase of the bond projects. Members are
Pat Calder, speech.; Don Gauthier, geography; Henry Klein, art;
Dana Lubow, Library; Cyndi Maddren, DSP&S; Lawrence Nakamura,
biology; Marla O'Connell, women's physical education; Francesca
Pagnotta, LAVC student; Kathleen Sullivan, DSP&S; Carlotta Tronto, Dean
of Academic Affairs; and Dr. Adrienne Zahler, speech.
BUGs
A Building User Group (BUG) is being formed for each planned new
facility and for the buildings scheduled for modernization. Program
architects will assist the groups with needs assessment and space
utilization. New buildings are planned for Media Arts, Library,
Allied Health/Sciences, Child Development, Computer/Business/Technology,
and the North Gym project.
MEDIA ARTS
Gonzalez/Goodale Architects has been selected as the program architect
for the Media Arts Building which will include the disciplines of
Media Arts, Journalism/Photography, Commercial Music, and in part,
Art. Two BUG groups have been established. A large BUG group of
14 people meets weekly and is composed of faculty from all of the
disciplines involved, as well as a student representative, a disabled student representative, and a
dean of academic affairs, who chairs the committee. A smaller BUG,
which will work directly with URS, is composed of Alan Sachs, Richard
Kahn, Rod Lyons, and Dennis Reed.
FINANCIAL AID, COMPUTER SCIENCE, NORTH GYM
Financial Aid and Computer Science staffs are working with Froehlich,
Kow & Gong Architects (FKG) to design their new temporary trailers,
which should be ready by May. FKG also will serve as the program
architect for the North Gym project.
BUNGALOW RESTROOM
URS will hire a contractor to demolish the existing bungalow restroom,
and a new facility in the same location is expected to be ready
in May.
NON-BOND FACILITIES PROJECTS
HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING
The new heating and air conditioning Direct Digital Control system
is approximately 85 percent complete, and the switch to the automated
procedure is scheduled for the end of June. The project includes
installation of new thermostats to replace existing devices in classrooms
and offices.
Startup for the central air conditioning chiller, set for April
15, will allow the contractor, Viron, to begin the process of providing A/C to all permanent campus buildings.
After all the controls are checked and adjusted, structures are
expected to have both heating and air conditioning. Any temperature
control issues will be addressed in May and June.
OUTDOOR LIGHTING
Installation of 110 new 10-foot light poles is underway and should
be complete by mid-May. Approximately 50 exterior wall-mounted light
fixtures have been retrofitted in the bungalow areas, and all light
fixtures in the arcades have been replaced.
INDOOR LIGHTING
Replacement of indoor lighting fixtures is 95 percent complete.
The existing light fixtures in the North and South Gym basketball areas and the underground
tunnel are expected to be finished by May. Approximately 5 wall-mounted
light fixtures have been replaced in the North Gym building.
CEILING REPLACEMENTS
Major ceiling construction projects in the Campus Center, North
and South Gyms, and the Administration building are complete, but
some modifications may be necessary after inspections are reviewed.
Additional construction may be scheduled during evening hours this
spring. The Campus Center lower level hallway ceiling replacement
project is ongoing, as Viron and other contractors conduct construction
assessments in order to finish the task as soon as possible.
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