Some construction projects complete, some ongoing

Some of ASU's constructions projects made progress over the winter break.

Construction on all residents' buildings for Plaza Verde has been completed, Facilities Planning and Construction Director John Russell said.  

The workers have started to move furniture into the clubhouse and the students will have use of this facility when they return for the spring, Russell said.

The workers still have some work to do on the grounds. The workers have been hindered lately by the weather, but there is hope to complete that project by February, he said.

"We have come in under budget for Plaza Verde," Russell said. "The initial costs for Plaza Verde were around $35 million and we have completed the project a little under $32 million".

Russell said the completion of Plaza Verde will transition into the next construction on campus.

About the time we finish with Plaza Verde we will move on to moving the pavilion closer to the Food Service Center in February, Russell said.

"Moving the pavilion is actually part of the Plaza Verde project," Russell said.

By moving the pavilion from just in front of Plaza Verde to in front of the food service center we want to create some landscaping and to allow the Food Service Center and the University Center to greater utilize the pavilion and improve programs overall, Russell said.

Moving the pavilion should also help open the end of Plaza Verde to the Campus Green.

The Campus Green is the area across from where the pavilion is currently located to give students a place where they can enjoy being outdoors and to open up the campus.

The pavilion relocation project will come in at an estimated $500,000, and will be completed by fall 2012, Russell said.

The MCS exterior renovation project started last December. We are replacing the stucco face on the building, Russell said.

Stucco is used as decorative coating for walls and is often used to cover visually unappealing construction materials such as concrete and brick.

 "The weather has affected us significantly on this project," Russell said.

The original completion date was the end of February, but  the actual completion date will be mid March because work cannot be done while it is freezing or raining outside, Russell said.

There are a few minor construction projects that are in planning stages right now, Russell said.

"Right now we are soliciting engineers and contractors for various things to take care of mainly this summer," Russell said.

Most of these projects are scheduled for the summer and costs are expected to be under the $5,000 mark per project, Russell said.

"Our most notable project would be to replace the rigging in the auditorium so that they can again be used," Russell said.

The rigging system includes pulleys for the curtain, mounts for speakers and lights, and mechanisms needed to quickly change sets during performances.  

"The rigging system's out of date and does not conform to code so we are accepting proposals to replace that rigging system and we hope to have that completed before the fall semester,"  Russell said.