College & University Project Case Study in Kentucky

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Project Overview

Project Title:NKU SPECIAL EVENTS CENTER
Estimated Value:$2,817,100 (a more accurate cost estimate is available from RSMeans Online)
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Project Location

State:Kentucky
County:Campbell
City:Highlands
Address:US 27 & Nunn Dr

Project Type

Building Category:Colleges & Universities, Arenas
Work Type:New

Project Description:

University, Arena Activity, Gymnasium NKU Bank KY Center, Milwork/Lockers Northern Kentucky University, Bank Of Kentucky Center. Located On An 18 Acre Site On The Nku Campus At The Intersection Of University Drive & Nunn Road In Highland Heights, Kentucky. The Arena & Related Site Work Including Parking, Retention Basins, Roads & Plazas. The Arena Is A New Concrete & Steel Structure Of Approximately 243,000 Square Feet Of Gross Floor Area On Two (2) Floors. The Arena Seating Capacity Is Approximately 9,000 Seats, Comprised Of General, Club & Suite Seating. The Aren Includes Spaces For Administration Offices, Team Locker Rooms, Food Service/Kitchen, Maintenance Areas/Offices, Receiving Docks, Suites, Club Areas Academic Space, Concourses Including Toilets/Concessions, & Related Mechanical /Electrical Spaces BP 14 Masonry; BP 16 Gypsum Board/ Studs And Ceilings; BP 17 General Trades; BP 20 Spray-Applied Fireproofing; BP 23 Overhead Doors; BP 30 Millwork/Lockers; BP 32 Tiling; BP 33 Flooring/Carpet; BP 34 Painting

Project Owner

KY STATE CONTRACTS & ADMINISTRATION DIV
NKU CAMPUS PLANNING (Associate Owner)

Project Design & Engineering

Architect: GBBN Architects
Engineer: KENTUCKY DIV OF ENGINEERING
Blue Printer: LYNN IMAGING
Civil Engineer: Quest Engineers Inc.
Mechanical & Electrical Engineer: STAGGS & FISHER CONSULTING ENGINEERS
Structural Engineer: THP LIMITED
Landscape Architect: Vivian Llambi & Associates Inc.

Project Construction

Construction Manager: TURNER CONST CO

MasterFormat® Divisions Included in Project Scope

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  • Acoustical Ceilings
  • Acoustical Metal Pan Ceilings
  • Acoustical Panel Ceilings
  • Acoustical Tile Ceilings
  • Air Barriers
  • Architectural Woodwork
  • Area Lighting
  • Carved Wood Doors
  • Cementitious Backing Boards
  • Coiling Counter Doors
  • Coiling Counter Grilles
  • Coiling Doors and Grilles
  • Cold Formed Metal Framing
  • Communications Distribution
  • Compartments and Cubicles
  • Concrete Forming
  • Concrete Forming and Accessories
  • Concrete Reinforcing
  • Curtain Wall and Glazed Assemblies
  • Dampproofing and Waterproofing
  • Decorative Metal
  • Dimensional Letter Signage
  • Distributed Communications and Monitoring Systems
  • Electronic Message Signage
  • Elevators
  • Entrances and Storefronts
  • Exterior Athletic Lighting
  • Exterior Lighting
  • Faced Architectural Precast Concrete
  • Flood Lighting
  • Flush Wood Doors
  • Foodservice Equipment
  • Glass Lockers
  • Glass Unit Masonry
  • Glazing
  • Gypsum Board
  • Gypsum Sheathing
  • Hardware
  • Illuminated Panel Signage
  • Interior Lighting
  • Loading Dock Bumpers
  • Loading Dock Equipment
  • Loading Dock Seals and Shelters
  • Lockers
  • Louvers and Vents
  • Low Voltage Electrical Transmission
  • Membrane Roofing
  • Metal Decking
  • Metal Doors and Frames
  • Metal Fabrications
  • Metal Joists
  • Metal Lockers
  • Non Illuminated Panel Signage
  • Overhead Coiling Doors
  • Overhead Coiling Grilles
  • Parking Lighting
  • Partitions
  • Plaster and Gypsum Board
  • Plastic Laminate Clad Lockers
  • Plastic Lockers
  • Portable Dock Equipment
  • Post and Panel Pylon Signage
  • Precast Architectural Concrete
  • Prefinished Wood Doors
  • Roadway Lighting
  • Rough Carpentry
  • Side Coiling Doors
  • Side Coiling Grilles
  • Signage
  • Site Lighting
  • Stile and Rail Wood Doors
  • Stone Assemblies
  • Structural Concrete
  • Suspension Systems
  • Systems Furniture
  • Thermal Protection
  • Tiling
  • Toilet Bath and Laundry Accessories
  • Voice Communications
  • Walkway Lighting
  • Wood Doors
  • Wood Lockers