12-03-93 Trustees approve Renovation Contracts OHIO STATE TRUSTEES APPROVE RENOVATION CONTRACTS COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University Board of Trustees Friday (12/3) approved contracts totaling several million dollars for 28 construction and renovation projects at campuses and research farms across the state. The largest project, the renovation of 3,800 square feet in Goss Laboratory, will involve creating a containment facility for retrovirus research. The building is part of the College of Veterinary Medicine. The $877,000 state-funded project is to be completed by next November. Contracts were awarded to J&M Bennett, general, $177,900, and Knox Electrical Construction of Pickerington, electric, $98,500. Farber Corp. of Columbus received contracts for plumbing, $54,200, and heating, ventilating and air conditioning, $259,400. The other projects are: Columbus Campus Botany and Zoology Building, Caldwell Laboratory, and Postle Hall -- Improving elevators. The $438,375 state-funded project is to be finished in June by Good Home Maintenance, Dover Electric, and Julian Speer Co. of Columbus and Jess Howard Electric of Blacklick. Campbell Hall -- Remodeling old, inadequate labs for the Department of Human Nutrition and Food Management. The $760,000 state-funded project is to be completed in December by The Righter Co., J.A. Croson Co., Mariah Inc. and Royal Electric Construction of Columbus, and Central Insulation Systems of Cincinnati. Doan Hall -- Renovating part of Doan Hall to relocate the Histology Laboratory Suite from Starling-Loving Hall. The $534,745 project, funded by University Hospitals, is to be finished in April by Righter and J.A. Croson of Columbus and Buckeye Electric of Dayton. A separate project involves installation of an additional trash dumping facility and related work. The $123,500 project, funded by University Hospitals, is to be finished this month by Gutknecht Construction of Columbus. Hitchcock and Ives halls -- Renovating lecture halls. The $500,000 state-funded project was done by Navarro Construction of Worthington and Lincoln T. Mandeville Plumbing and Advantage Electric of Columbus. Hopkins Hall -- Ventilating areas where chemicals are used in art instruction. The $263,743 project, funded through state and university funds, was done by Columbus Heating and Ventilating and Romanoff Electric of Dublin. Larkins Hall -- Repairing the walls, a $500,000 state-funded project to be finished in June by H.K. Phillips of Columbus and McLaughlin Building Methods of Chesterland. Lincoln and Morrill towers -- Repairing stairways and pedestrian bridges. The $200,000 state-funded project is to be done in March by Brothers Construction of Columbus. McCracken Power Plant -- Replacing a hot water heating system that services 56 buildings. The $303,940 university- funded project was done by Sauer Mechanical of Columbus. McPherson Lab -- Converting library space into nine classrooms. The $167,240 state-funded project is to be finished in January by Dorsey Construction, J.A. Croson, Farber, and Royal Electric of Columbus and Seneca Asbestos of Tiffin. Means Hall -- Converting the third floor west from patient care facilities to medical labs and offices. The $547,205 project, funded by University Hospitals, is to be finished in July by Good Home Maintenance, C.R. Legner, Mariah Mechanical, and Standard Electric, all of Columbus. Mount Hall -- Renovating the lower level to house the Young Scholars Program and other offices. The $471,441 project, funded by the state, is to be finished in January. Contractors are Navarro Construction, D.E. Mechanical/C.R. Legner of Columbus, and D'Laurin Electric of Dayton. North Residence Halls -- Replacing chillers in Barrett, Halloran, Haverfield and Houck houses. The $392,026 university- funded work was done by Bruner Corp. of Columbus and Claypool Electric of Lancaster. Olentangy River Wetlands Research Park -- Constructing two ponds, pumping and outflow by the river at 350 Dodridge Road. The $238,100 project, funded by gifts to Ohio State, is to be finished in December by George Igel and Holdridge Mechanical of Columbus and Jess Howard Electric, Blacklick. Rhodes Hall -- Heating, ventilating and air conditioning work to the surgery sections, at an estimated cost to University Hospitals of $96,222. Work is to be finished in January by K/B Mechanical of Sugar Creek. Smith Laboratory -- Replacing some mechanical systems. The $706,500 state-funded project is to be finished in June by Sauer Mechanical and Superior Electric, both of Columbus. Starling Loving Hall -- Replacing parts of the roof. The $313,600, state-funded project is to be finished in December by Industrial First of Columbus. University Airport -- Installing airport guidance signs and associated pavement markings and surveying the airport boundary. The $351,265 project is being funded by the Federal Aviation Administration and the University Airport. Work is to be finished by February by Jess Howard Electric. Veterinary Hospital -- Removing asbestos. The $357,567 project, funded by the Board of Regents and Office of Physical Facilities, is to be completed in January 1994 by AAC Contracting of Rochester, N.Y. Wiseman Hall -- Renovating mechanical systems. The $731,180 state-funded project is to be finished in June by Bruner Corp., Royal Electric and AAC Contracting Inc. Marion Campus Restaurant conversion -- Renovating a former McDonald's to house a program for student training in child care and services. The $343,530 project, funded by the Marion campus, is to be finished in December by Minor Construction, J.A. Myers, and Peter Miller Inc., all of Columbus. Parking lot -- Constructing a parking lot and road and sidewalk extensions, and renovating the east road and sidewalk between Morrill Hall and the Student Activities Building. The $451,595 state-funded project is to be finished in May by Grubb and Pipes of Iberia and Charman Electric of Mansfield. Mansfield Campus University Drive -- Restoring the road. The $130,216 project, funded by the state and the Mansfield campus, was done by Mansfield Asphalt. Eisenhower Memorial Center -- Replacing boilers, pumps and tanks. The $81,975 project is being funded by the state and the Mansfield Campus. Mohawk Mechanical of Lexington is to finish the work in January. Mahoning County Mahoning County Farm, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center -- Replacing two barns, repairing barn walls, removing a silo, and improving the road. The state-funded project, estimated at $66,000, is to be finished in February by Aberdeen Co. of Youngstown. Union County Union County Farm, OARDC -- Tiling and other work to improve drainage was done by Jack Martin of Centerburg. The $57,422 project was funded by the state. Wooster Campus Agricultural Technical Institute -- Patching and resurfacing the parking lot and road, removing and replacing sidewalks and curbs. The state is providing $198,000 for Phase V of the ATI project. North Star Asphalt of North Canton is to finish the work by June. In another matter, trustees authorized employment of architects and engineers for the following projects: Columbus Campus =FE Jesse Owens Recreation Centers, exterior renovations and additional safety lighting, estimated at $450,000 in state funds. =FE 1314 Kinnear Road, a new building to house the nuclear engineering program, estimated at $250,000, with funds provided by the Ohio Emergency Management Agency, Office of Research, and Nuclear Engineering Program of the Department of Mechanical Engineering; and masonry work on the existing building, estimated at $220,000 in state funds. =FE Taylor Tower-Curl Drive mallway, new pavement, walls, plantings, park benches, bike racks, and lighting, estimated at $230,000 in state funds. =FE Rhodes Hall, a new self-contained birthing center on the seventh floor, estimated at $400,000 in University Hospitals funds. =FE Bricker Hall, replacement of the northwest elevator and closing of the east elevator, estimated at $150,000 in state funds. Wayne County =FE Apple Creek Farm, Agricultural Technical Institute, renovation of the beef barns and the swine finishing barn, construction of a new bunker silo at the dairy barn, and field improvements, estimated at $66,490 in state funds. BOARD APPOINTS INVESTMENT MANAGERS Trustees re-appointed several investment managers. University Treasurer James Nichols reported that about $70 million became available for investment because of the receipt of cash from new gifts, the resignation of a manager and reduction in the amount to be allocated for another. "We've had additional money come in from fund raising and contributions. We're allocating income that has come in in the last year to the investment managers," he said. Two million additional dollars will go to the finance students enrolled in the College of Business's stock market class, which has managed $5 million the past 3 1/2 years, producing a market value of $7,946,647 as of Nov. 19. "They were evaluated the same way as the professional managers," Nichols said. "They had consistently good performance over time." The managers and their approved allocations are: =FE Boatmen's Trust Co., fixed income, $5 million additional, $30 million total. =FE The Chicago Corp., equities, $13.5 million total. =FE Duff and Phelps Investment Management Co., fixed income, $15 million total. =FE WR Lazard and Co., fixed income index fund, $15 million additional, $30 million total. =FE R. Meeder and Associates Inc., small capitalization equity index fund, $5 million additional, $20 million total. =FE Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management Mid Cap Growth, equities, $20 million total. =FE Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management Small Cap Growth, equities, $20 million added, $20 million total. =FE University Managed, equities, $21,133,942 total. =FE University Students, equities, $2 million additional, $7 million total. =FE Wells Fargo Nikko Investment Advisors, Standard & Poors 500 Equity Index Fund, $54.5 million total. =FE Wells Fargo Nikko Investment Advisors, small capitalization equity index fund, $5 million additional, $20 million total. =FE Wells Fargo Nikko Investment Advisors, international equity index fund, $20 million additional, $20 million total. =FE Wood Island Associates Inc., equities, reduction of $1.3 million, market value reduced to $10 million. # NOTE TO REPORTERS: Project costs are for total project costs, not just construction. Specific contract amounts are available from the University Architect, (614) 292-4458, or Tom Spring, University Communications, (614) 292-8309. Contact: Tom Spring, University Communications, (614) 292-8309. [Submitted by: REIDV (reidv@ccgate.ucomm.ohio-state.edu) Fri, 03 Dec 1993 14:53:08 -0500 (EST)] All documents are the responsibility of their originator.