| Show Construction of 01 Science S i t c e n ce Building set set T 15 million Science Industry Building to be twice the size of new library 99 Greg Black BlackStaff BlackStaff Staff Writer AFTER R years of planning negotiating negotiating negotiating ne ne- ne- ne and a lucky break construction construction con con- soon will begin on another another another an an- other new building on the Redwood campus The Science Industry Building boasting a 15 million price tag will willbe willbe willbe be built in the vacant area north of the he Institute of Religion The bu building ding has been on an administrative wish list for fore e eight years and came to the forefront forefront fore fore- front t two o years ago when the Utah legislature allocated funds for planning and design Master Planning Coordinator Gordon Storrs said that the project was made possible by an agreement agreement agree agree- ment between and Union I. I Pacific Railroad Railroad Company Pacific agreed to donate 5 15 million in exchange for the use of third one-third of the building space for forthe forthe forthe the next 20 years to train employees employ employ- ees from around the country The rest of the project will be financed with money set aside by bythe bythe the state legis legislature Storrs said After 20 years all of the building space will belong to Heber T. T Hunt business vice president outlined the history behind the agreement They have been sending employees employees employees em em- to train at for some time in areas su such h as asbridge asbridge asbridge bridge building welding and 99 el electrical he be said They also have be been n renting space downtown downtown downtown down down- town for training They came to us usand usand usand and said Lets build a building here on campus campus' and we realized the need for space in the sciences department We negotiated for two years and everything fell into place Storrs said the fa facility will be beabout beabout beabout about square feet almost twice the size of the Markosian Markos an Li Li- There will be three e floors above ground and one below There will be class and arid laboratory space for all of the sciences including including in in- chemistry botany p physics physics phys phys- ics biology geology math computers com com- computers computers com com- and others Storrs said He speculated construction could could t J begin eg W 8 as soon rL as s three w weeks to a 11 a month no th from froni early early dy December December De De- cember pending the outcome of ofa a slight problem B Bids ids were opened on the ninth and there was a clear low bidder he said However Storrs said one of the sub-contractors sub bid above their bonded level Once the situation situation situation situ situ- is cleared up construction will begin Storrs declined to name the company who has apparently won the bid for fear that the current situation situation situation sit sit- may nix the deal He estimated construction of the building would take 22 months |
