The primary project objective is to address deferred maintenance items at Boucke Building to reduce future facility operation and maintenance costs. Aging building mechanical systems have exceeded or are approaching their life expectancy and are unreliable. Since its completion, isolated system upgrades and renovations have been completed at the facility, impacting select floors and rooms only. In the building’s current condition, many spaces do not meet University standards. The upgrades involve a complex sequence of work on a core campus building, all while maintaining operations. The project goals include: ▪ Address facility mechanical system backlog ▪ Replace inefficient window systems ▪ Update facility life safety systems ▪ Improve occupant comfort and building system reliability ▪ Improve building accessibility The extent of facility accessibility improvements will consider recommendations from an independent study that is separate from the Boucke Building Renewal project. The recommendations of that study are expected to be delivered during Summer 2025 and will be shared with the selected D-B team once received. The selected D-B team will perform a program validation followed by the typical steps for a PSU project through design and construction – SD, DD, CD, CA. It is critical that the selected D-B team have proven expertise with program validation, designing and constructing similar projects of a comparable size/scale/complexity.
