Trustees: Contracts Approved for 27 Projects

BOARD APPROVES CONTRACTS FOR 27 BUILDING AND RENOVATION PROJECTS

COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University Board of Trustees on 
Friday (12/2) awarded contracts and established contingency funds 
for 27 small construction and renovation projects.

The largest project involves a $643,000 addition to the 
Child Care Center on Ackerman Road for a model integrated program 
serving medically fragile and mentally retarded and 
developmentally disabled children.  The project is to be finished 
this month.  Construction costs are $535,420.  The contractors 
are C & N Construction Services, J. A. Croson, J. A. Guy Inc., 
and Now Electric, all of Columbus.

Other projects are as follows:

Columbus campus:

-- Public Safety Building:  Install a roof-mounted air 
conditioning system to serve the entire building, modify the 
radiant heating system, and install a new system of direct 
digital controls.  The project was completed in September by 
Columbus Heating and Ventilating, and Fetter Electric of Newark.  
Total project cost was $285,000.

-- Bevis and Rightmire halls:  Replace asphalt walkways on 
the east side of Bevis Hall and the south side of Rightmire Hall. 
Central Ohio Building Co. completed the project last June.  Total 
project cost was $115,121.

-- Road resurfacing:  Surface West 10th Avenue from Clinic 
Drive to Neil Avenue. The completion date is May 1996.  The 
contract was awarded to Kokosing Construction of Fredericktown.  
Total project cost is $81,450.

-- Water-line extension:  Complete the water line from 
College Road to Neil Avenue to serve the main campus.  The 
completion date is January 1996.  The contract was awarded to 
Bale Contracting, Columbus.  Total project cost is $500,000.

-- Street and Road Improvements:  Resurface West 17th and 
West 11th avenues, and Neil Avenue from 11th to South Oval Drive. 
The completion date is June 1996.  The contract was awarded to 
Lionel Construction, Zanesville.  Total project cost is $270,320.

-- Smith Lab:  Replace nearly half of the roof and renovate 
the parapet walls by February 1996.  The contract was awarded to 
Harold J. Becker Co. of Dayton.  Total project cost is $145,755.

-- Animal Science Building:  Renovate sections of the 
basement and first floor to meet U. S. Department of Agriculture 
requirements for operating the meat lab.  The completion date is 
December 1995.  The contractors were Farber Corp., Dorsey 
Construction Co., and Electric Power Equipment Co., all of 
Columbus, and Hunter Environmental of Seven Hills.  Total project 
cost is $395,500.

-- Campus Lighting Renovation:  Complete exterior lighting 
improvements for safety and security along Oval and Mirror Lake 
Hollow sidewalks by May 1996.  The contract was awarded to Elite 
Building/Electric Power Equipment (AJV), Westerville.  Total 
project cost is $500,000.

-- Research Center: Phinney Industrial Roofing Inc. Of 
Dayton replaced the roof last August.  Total project cost was 
$477,250.

-- Smith Lab:  Remodel space vacated by the Physics Library 
for classroom use, a project finished last June.  The contractors 
were Williamson Builders, Plain City; R.J. Lemmons, Springfield; 
and Knight Electric, Gahanna.  Total project cost was $145,755.

-- Larkins Hall:  Replace the roof by August 1996.  The 
contract was awarded to the Columbus Roofing and Sheet Metal.  
Total project cost is $500,000.

-- Postle Hall:  Renovate outdated research laboratories to 
meet current and future standards and requirements, and convert 
outdated clinical facilities into labs.  The completion date is 
April 1996.  The contracts were awarded to C & N Construction, J. 
A. Croson Co., Bloomer Mechanical, and R. R. Kinsey, all of 
Columbus.  Total project cost is $538,982.

-- Starling-Loving Hall:  Replace the heating, air 
conditioning and hot water system in wing A by September 1996.  
The contracts were awarded to J. A. Guy of Dublin and El-O 
Services Co. of Columbus and Pickerington.  Total project cost is 
$156,650.

-- Turfgrass Field Services Building:  Provide site work and 
utilities for the building, which was donated by the Ohio 
Turfgrass Foundation.  George Igel of Columbus completed the 
project in September.  Total project cost was $251,380.

-- Koffolt Lab:  Renovate rooms 103 and 117 to create two 
new laboratories.  Work was finished in September by Good Home 
Maintenance, J.A. Croson, C.R. Legner, and Romanoff Electric, all 
of Columbus.  Total project cost was $446,349.

-- Campus Grounds:  Replace 33 emergency telephones and 
install 92 additional telephones to enhance security around 
campus. The completion date is February 1996.  The contract was 
awarded to Brush Contractors, Grove City.  Total project cost is 
$400,000.

-- South Polo Field Addition Parking Lot:  Replace gravel 
lot with a paved surface, better drainage, and new lighting.  The 
project was completed in October by Strawser Paving and Romanoff 
Electric, both of Columbus.  Total project cost was $250,000.

-- Byrd Polar Research Center Sediment Core Archival 
Coldroom:  Provide storage facilities and equipment for Russian 
and American Arctic sediment cores.  The completion date is 
February 1996.  The contracts were awarded to Paul Vlack of Canal 
Winchester and J. A. Croson and Romanoff Electric.  Total project 
cost is $330,000.

-- Rhodes and Doan halls:  Renovate the atrium between the 
buildings by installing a new ceiling and lighting, painting the 
north wall along Doan Hall, and cleaning the sculpture.  The 
completion date is July 1996.  The contracts were awarded to 
Field and Associates of Springfield and Romanoff Electric.  Total 
project cost is $504,500.

-- University Hospitals Clinic:  Renovate a suite of general 
offices on the first floor to provide outpatient examination 
areas.  The completion date is March 1996.  The contracts were 
awarded to Good Home Maintenance, Franklin Fire Protection, and 
Charles Hardy Inc., all of Columbus, and R. J. Lemmons of 
Springfield.  Total project cost is $265,000.

The Ohio State University-Marion

-- Childcare Center:  Renovate the parking facilities and 
install playground facilities.  Downing Construction of Baltimore 
completed the project in November.  Total cost was $167,340.

Ohio Agricultural Research And Development Center, Wooster

-- Pesticide Storage Building:  Construct about 1,500 square 
feet of enclosed space with proper floor, air handling, utilities 
and exhaust hood for the storage and mixing of pesticides.  The 
project was completed in September by Alvada Construction Inc., 
Alvada; Warner Mechanical Corp., Fremont; and A. T. Emmett Inc., 
Port Clinton.  Total project cost was $144,500.

-- Library Expansion and Video Center:  Renovate a section 
of Fisher Auditorium to provide additional space for the library 
and develop a video center incorporating the video classroom.  
The project is to be finished this month.  The contractors are 
Stanley Miller Construction Co. of East Sparta; Schmid Plumbing 
and Heating Inc. of Wooster; and Abbott Electric Inc. of Canton.  
Total project cost is $192,000.

Agricultural Technical Institute, Wooster

-- Mechanical and Masonry Improvements:  Improve the 
mechanical equipment and heating, ventilating and air 
conditioning controls, improve masonry and make foundation and 
structural modifications to buildings on the campus.  The  
project was completed in September by Stanley Miller Construction 
Co. of East Sparta and Schmid Plumbing and Heating Inc. of 
Wooster.  Total project cost was $102,743.

OARDC Southern Branch, Ripley

-- Roads and Parking Lots:  Repair and resurface by July 
1996.  The contract was awarded to L. P. Cavett of Cincinnati.  
Total project cost is $70,000.

ATI and OARDC

-- Roofs:  Replace roofs on Skou Hall on the ATI campus and 
on the Agricultural Engineering Building, Gerlaugh Hall and 10 
other buildings on the OARDC campus by August 1996.  The contract 
was awarded to Lepi Enterprises of Zanesville.  Total project 
cost is $373,500.

In another matter, the trustees approved changes in two 
other projects slated for Doan Hall, authorizing the employment 
of architectural and engineering firms to design an endoscopy 
suite and peripheral lab as a combined project and expanding roof 
replacement for Doan from the west half to the entire building.  
The endoscopy suite-peripheral lab project is estimated to cost 
$1.2 million, including $950,000 for construction.  The roof 
replacement project is estimated at $1,180,500, including 
$936,500 for construction.

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Contact:  Robert Haverkamp, assistant to the vice president for 
business and administration, (614) 292-7970, for information on 
contracts and amounts, or the Office of the University Architect 
and Physical Planning, (614) 292-4458.


[Submitted by: Von Reid-Vargas (ereid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
               
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