July 29, 2024
Funding awarded for deferred maintenance proposals
K-State has developed its FY25 plan to address deferred maintenance projects totaling $12 million using funds appropriated by the Kansas Legislature and one-to-one matching funds from colleges and units.
The projects will address a wide range of much-needed maintenance and upgrades to aging university facilities, and they will improve core/shared use research space and upgrade fixed equipment and/or systems within university laboratory spaces in alignment with the Next-Gen K-State strategic plan. The projects also support the university's and Kansas Board of Regents' initiatives to improve space and classroom use, eliminate deferred maintenance, align with strategic enrollment management, research and service missions, and address life safety, ADA or code issues.
Of the university's $6 million in matching funds, roughly $4.27 million was allocated to support renovations to Thompson, Kedzie, Fairchild and Willard halls and the Chemistry/Biochemistry Building that would allow departments to relocate from Unger Complex, and $210,000 was allocated to support K-State Salina campus infrastructure. The remaining $1.5 million was combined with $500,000 in one-time matching funds from Next-Gen K-State strategic plan funding to improve conditions in core/shared use research space, with the following nine projects being recommended by the Campus Planning and Development Advisory Committee following the university's call for deferred maintenance project proposals in February.
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- College of Health and Human Sciences: Justin Hall lab renovation. Improve research space in Room 130 in Justin Hall. Deferred maintenance funds of $32,749 awarded; total estimated project cost is $65,498.
- College of Health and Human Sciences: Justin Hall first-floor applied learning classroom/lab. Design an applied learning classroom/lab on the first floor (Rooms 124-126, 133-139 and 140) of Justin Hall. Deferred maintenance funds of $44,664 awarded; total estimated project cost is $89,327.
- College of Arts and Sciences: Ackert Hall fume hood replacements, Phase 1. Replacement of fume hoods in Ackert Hall to protect against exposure to hazardous materials. Deferred maintenance funds of $170,000 awarded; total estimated project cost is $340,000.
- College of Arts and Sciences: Installation of emergency eyewash stations in Cardwell Hall. Install eyewash stations in seven rooms in Cardwell Hall. Deferred maintenance funds of $30,000 awarded; total estimated project cost is $60,000.
Operational Excellence
- College of Agriculture: Umberger Hall restroom modernization. Update the entire suite of restrooms in Umberger Hall. Deferred maintenance funds of $355,00 awarded. Total estimated project cost is $710,000.
- Carl R. Ice College of Engineering: Basement HVAC in Seaton Hall's west wing. Improve heating, ventilation and air conditioning in Seaton Hall. Deferred maintenance funds of $272,063 awarded; total estimated project cost is $544,125.
- Carl R. Ice College of Engineering: HVAC controls in Fieldler Hall. Updating the heating, ventilation and air conditioning controls in all Fieldler Hall rooms. Deferred maintenance funds of $176,500 awarded; total estimated project cost is $353,000.
- Carl R. Ice College of Engineering: Seaton Hall northwest HVAC. Updating the heating, ventilation and air conditioning in the northwest corner of the first floor in Seaton Hall. Deferred maintenance funds of $697,404 awarded; total estimated project cost is $1,394,808.
- Carl R. Ice College of Engineering: Engineering Hall computer lab lighting. Replacing the lighting in the Engineering Hall's computer lab. Deferred maintenance funds of $40,000 awarded; total estimated project cost is $80,000.
If you have questions about the university's deferred maintenance projects for FY25, feel free to reach out to me at eerickson@k-state.edu or to Casey Lauer, associate vice president for facilities, at cslauer@k-state.edu.
Sincerely,
Ethan Erickson
Vice president for administration and finance