CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Board of Trustees July 25, 2019
Executive Summary – Dugmore Hall Completion
In November, 2017 the Board of Trustees approved the expansion of CWU’s student housing capacity by addressing some deferred maintenance and constructing a new residence hall, and dining facility, which would open fall 2019. In February 2018 the board authorized the sale of tax-exempt bonds against CWU’s System revenues, including dining, residence facilities, the Wildcat Shop, parking and student activities. The project, was anticipated to cost $45 million inclusive of capitalized interest and issuance costs; bond payments are projected to be $2.8 million annually for 30 years. Approximately $2 million of bond revenue was used to replace siding and the roof of the 1960s- era Brooklane apartment complex. Since the facility would be located in the northwest corner of campus, relatively distant from dining facilities, the project included a 6,000-square-foot dining venue. The “Northside Commons” will feature CWU’s new branded food option, Panda Express. The “1891 Café & Market” will offer coffee/espresso, nitro cold-brew coffee, acai bowls, “grab-and-go” items, and upscale market items. The 6,000-square-foot facility will provide seating for approximately 84 inside and 24 outside. The design of Northside Commons was planned as an extension of the residential community and a critical component of transforming the campus community. CWU broke ground for the project on June 7, 2018. In spring 2018, the board authorized the naming of the new facility for long-time psychology professor, the late Dr. William Owen Dugmore. Dr. Dugmore died in January 2018 and designated CWU as the sole beneficiary of his $1.2-million estate, which comprises the university’s largest gift in recent history. The project used “lessons learned” from Barto Hall to improve functionality, efficiency and student feedback to enhance this project. Barto Hall was razed in 2010, rebuilt, and reopened in 2012. Based on experiences from that project, the Dugmore project team included studies large enough to serve as bedrooms when required. Building design was careful not to locate communal restrooms directly across from bedroom doors. Progressive Design-Build. Dugmore Hall was CWU’s first experience with the progressive design-build (PDB) methodology. The Lean Construction Institute 1 describes the salient features of PDB this way:
1 Michael C. Loulakis, Progressive Design-Build, A Design-Build Done Right Primer (Washington, DC, Design-Build Institute of America, 2017) p. 2.
Made with FlippingBook - Online magazine maker