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University of Minnesota seeks $200 million for HEAPR and $20 million for FARM; requests $8 million for Washington Avenue bridge suicide-deterrent barriers
Summary
Vice President Alice Roberts Davis presented the University of Minnesota’s 2025 capital requests, including $200 million for HEAPR, a $20 million design request for a new agricultural research farm, and an $8 million estimate to add suicide-deterrent barriers to the Washington Avenue Bridge.
Alice Roberts Davis, vice president for University Services at the University of Minnesota, told the Capital Investment Committee the university’s top 2025 capital priority is $200 million for HEAPR (Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement) to address deferred maintenance across the system.
Roberts Davis said HEAPR funding would target renewal and upkeep of existing buildings and infrastructure across the university’s campuses. She said the system manages about 30,000,000 square feet of space, of which roughly 8,800,000 square feet is in poor or critical condition. “With full funding of our $200,000,000 HEAPR request we…
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