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Secretary Hargett presents and the subcommittee approves designer selections for Pellissippi State and East Tennessee State University projects

State Building Commission executive subcommittee · April 20, 2026
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Summary

Secretary Hargett moved a slate of designer selections for Pellissippi State Community College and multiple consultant roles and renovation projects at East Tennessee State University; the slate was seconded and approved by voice vote. Firms were named for architectural, envelope, civil, environmental, landscape, MEP and structural roles.

Secretary Hargett presented a package of designer selections and moved their approval. He described the slate as balancing work capacity and geographic preference and named firms for Pellissippi State Community College (Alexander Renovations — Community Tectonics Architects) and numerous East Tennessee State University consultant roles and renovation projects, including Kane Rash West Architects, Clark Nexon Inc., Benefield Richter (building envelope), Craig Inc. (civil), and others. Hargett said, "It's a big day for East Tennessee State University," and the chair seconded the motion; the slate passed by voice vote.

The selections covered campus consultant roles (architectural, building envelope, civil, environmental, landscape, MEP and structural) and named firms for specific renovations (Wilson Wallace Mechatronics renovation; Bristol family practice renovations). The transcript includes both the terms 'East Tennessee State University' and a garbled variant; the article uses the correct institutional name consistently and lists the firms as named in the meeting record. The slate was adopted with no recorded opposition.