$2.5 Million Farrington Renovation Approved
A $2.5 million project to continue renovation of the Farrington
Building was approved Friday by Sam Houston State University's
governing board.
The Texas State University System Board of Regents took the action during a regular
quarterly meeting held in San Marcos.
James F. Gaertner, SHSU president, told the regents that Sam Houston State decided
initially to renovate only about one-quarter of the Farrington Building, pending
receipt of bids on that renovation and construction of a new science building
nearby.
With a bid savings of approximately $3 million, the university can now afford
to renovate the remainder of Farrington. A portion of the work will be done during
the upcoming December holidays, and the remainder this coming summer.
The board also authorized the awarding of a contract, prior to the
next scheduled board meeting, for construction of a $2.4 million Visitor's Center.
If an acceptable bid is received in December, a contract could be awarded in
January.
The Visitor's Center, located near the Estill Classroom Building, will provide
space for greeting visitors, private conference areas, offices and support space
for staff, as well as offices for Alumni Relations.
In other business, the board authorized the university to enter into a contract
with Dabhi Engineering Associates, Inc. of Katy, to design a backup air conditioning
and emergency generator system for the computer server room in Academic Building
I. That project is expected to cost about $350,000.
Continued growth of the university computer system has increased the amount of
computer hardware being installed in the central computer server room, and heat
generated from this equipment has exceeded the capacity of the current air conditioning
system and emergency backup generator.
The board also approved out-of-country study programs in Belize, China, Hong
Kong, England, Germany, France, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Spain and Turkey.
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SHSU Media Contact: Frank
Krystyniak
Nov. 19, 2004
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