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UAB trustees approve campus renovations, property dispositions and UAB Health interest purchase; UAH selects commissioning firm for cybersecurity center
Summary
The board approved UAB construction and renovation projects, accepted/sold donated property, authorized a UAB Health real estate interest purchase, and UAH selected a commissioning firm for a cybersecurity research facility.
Trustees approved a slate of UAB construction, renovation and real estate actions and voted to permit the UAB Medical Enterprise to acquire a controlling real estate interest. The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) also received approval to negotiate a commissioning agreement for its Center for Cybersecurity Research, Education and Advanced Training.
UAB approvals included demolition of the Community Care Building at 908 20th Street South with creation of additional surface parking (project budget $3,000,000, funded by institutional and facility reserves); renovation and addition work at Bartow Arena with a reduced project budget ($14,600,000) supported by a mix of gift, bond and facility funds; Southern Research phase 1 campus master plan improvements including fitting out BSL‑3 lab shell space (budget increase from $122,000,000 to $141,000,000 funded by Southern Research Board funds); renewal and envelope work for Blount Residence Hall (budget $22,750,000); renovations to Mervyn H. Stern Library (budget just over $17,000,000); and renovation of Volker Hall ground floor research spaces (budget just over $4,700,000).
UAB also authorized two real estate actions: proposed sale of the remaining Oxmoor property (12.4 acres; appraised at $1,080,000; proposed sales price $1,082,000) and acceptance and disposition of the Triggs gift property at 616 Tenth Court South (appraised $164,900; accepted offer $180,000 with proceeds designated to UAB’s Department of Sociology).
On health system real estate, trustees authorized the UAB Medical Enterprise to acquire a 75% membership interest in the entity that owns the Cotton Exchange of Cullman medical office building (43,000 square feet; appraised value about $2,600,000) for a proposed purchase price of $2,100,000. UAB presenters said the acquisition would enable UAB Medicine to secure space and potential presence in the Cullman market.
The UAH item: trustees authorized negotiating an owner consultant agreement for commissioning services for the Center for Cybersecurity Research, Education and Advanced Training (total project budget $34,400,000 funded by State of Alabama ETF supplemental appropriation); the top‑ranked firm was Gresham Smith.
All items were approved after presentation and a committee voice vote; the transcript records no roll‑call tallies.
