Site work, paving, new construction and renovation of an educational facility in Edwardsville, Illinois. Completed plans call for the construction of a 221,000-square-foot educational facility; and for the renovation of a educational facility.

As of February 27th, 2024 site work has officially started. All sub trades have been selected at this point in time. The scope of work includes preparing program statement/scope development package followed by the bridging documents for the Design-Build project. Minimum of LEED Silver Certification will be required and additional energy efficiencies will be considered. Elements of the project will include construction of a health sciences building, connections to two existing buildings and renovation to the existing buildings. Design considerations: - Schools of pharmacy, nursing and related health sciences programs will be accommodated in the building. - Classroom's accommodations. - Teaching/research laboratories. - Nursing simulation laboratory. - Faculty offices/administrative spaces. - Student resources and study spaces. - Parking lot and site circulation design/improvements. Program analysis and schematic design will include the following major elements: - Identify and document requirements for compliance with applicable codes, regulations, standards and agencies having oversight of design and construction. - Schematic design for programmed functions. The bridging documents will include, but are not limited to: - Project intent. - Preliminary site plan. - Program elements. - Conceptual designs. - Required infrastructure expansion or modification. - Preliminary specifications to establish basis of design. The A/E will develop a comprehensive bridging document, including all of the mentioned elements, in addition to all other miscellaneous criteria as required to provide clearly defined design guidance as a precursor for the follow-on Design-Build contract. The bridging documents will be developed in accordance with the CDB's Guidelines for Bridging Documents (available for download on the CDB Reference Library) as appropriate to the project's specific scope of work. The A/E will need to identify if any components of this project are eligible for a utility company or other energy grant/rebate and will be responsible for assisting with the grant application if the project qualifies for the rebate. A combined MBE/WBE goal of 20 percent is applicable to the A/E team. Some level of participation from both MBE and WBE firms is required to satisfy this goal. A VBE goal of 3 percent is applicable to the A/E team. The interviews for this project are tentatively scheduled for May 1, 2020. *This project has been awarded and all trades have been let.