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Board approves slate of construction projects, contracts and policy change
Summary
In a series of voice votes the committee approved multiple construction and contract resolutions including AIM battery research renovation ($15M), Coleman Coliseum expansion ($54.6M), Capstone College of Nursing ($80.75M), UAB Blunt Hall ($22.75M), Equifax contract (~$415K), Pacquiaoin amendment ($113K) and a revision to board rule 4.15.
The Board of Trustees' capital committee approved a broad slate of construction budgets, professional services agreements and a governance rule change during its Sept. 11 session.
Major project approvals included:
- AIM renovations for the AMP Battery Research Center: revised total project budget $15,000,000 (state ETF supplemental appropriation).
- Coleman Coliseum expansion and renovation: total project budget $54,600,000 (general revenue bonds, Crimson Standard Cash, university central reserves).
- Psychiatry residency program renovation (University Medical Center): revised budget to about $3,600,000 (College of Community Health Sciences reserves).
- ROTC facility and student veteran center: total project budget $12,750,000 (State ETF supplemental appropriation).
- Chi Omega house renovations: revised budget increases from ~$2.6M to ~$3.2M (chapter reserves).
- Farrah Hall renovation: total project budget $40,518,500 (future revenue bonds and central reserves).
- Capstone College of Nursing addition and renovation: total project budget $80,750,000 (future revenue bonds and central reserves).
- UAB Blunt Residence Hall renewal project: total project budget $22,750,000 (future UAB bond funds and student affairs reserve funds).
Contract and other approvals included a three-year Equifax Workforce Solutions agreement (approx. $415,000) to manage ACA compliance and tax form preparation, and a $113,000 amendment to Pacquiaoin LLC's agreement for 3D seat visualization at Bartow Arena. The committee also approved a lease amendment authorizing a fourth 10-year extended term for the Capstone Hotel ground lease contingent on a franchise agreement being in place by Dec. 31, 2027, with a 180-day cure period.
All listed items were approved by voice vote; the transcript records "aye" with no roll-call tallies. The committee also approved a technical revision to board rule 4.15 clarifying that a stage 1 project approval expires after two years unless renewed.
The approvals authorize staff and campus project teams to proceed with procurement, contracting and next-stage actions; individual projects will return for construction approvals as required by board rules.
