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Regents approve UNMC's Infectious Disease Air Transport Training Facility intermediate design review
Summary
The Board approved the intermediate design review (IDR) for UNMC's Infectious Diseases Air Transport Training Facility (IDAT), a fully federally funded project that will use congressionally directed spending and a construction manager at risk delivery model; the board noted no use of tuition or university operating funds at this stage.
The Board of Regents approved the intermediate design review (IDR) for the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Infectious Diseases Air Transport Training Facility (IDAT). President Gold said the IDAT will be the first of its kind in the nation and that the project is fully federally funded using congressionally directed spending from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HRSA) and Department of War funding sources.
The board heard that the project will use a construction manager at risk (CMR) delivery method and that guaranteed maximum price (GMP) contracts will be executed only within the approved scope, schedule and budget and will be reported through the standard contract reporting process. President Gold emphasized that the IDAT will require no taxpayer, tuition or other university operating funds at the time of approval.
Board members expressed support for the project’s potential to enhance national preparedness and training. The board voted to approve the IDR and to proceed with contractor selection and GMP processes consistent with Board of Regents policies.
Why it matters: The IDAT project advances UNMC’s capacity for high‑consequence infectious‑disease transport training and leverages federal funding to deliver a specialized training facility without drawing on university operating funds.
What’s next: The construction manager at risk will be finalized through a competitive selection process, and GMP contracts will be reported to the board following execution.
(Attribution: President Gold and board roll call recorded at the meeting.)
