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Kicking off Contracting Opportunities at Southeast Center – July 11
Photos and story by Gina Whitehill-Baziuk
Thanks to voters support of the 2008 bond measure, PCCÌýis investing nearly $100 million into its Southeast Center, Ìýtransforming it into a full-service, comprehensive campus for more than 20,000 students in the heart of an emerging commercial corridor and a city-designated urban renewal district ().
Construction on the new Student Commons will begin this October, after fences are installed this September closing off the campus parking lots on the north
About $39 million in bond construction is planned for Southeast, with work slated to begin this July on the German American Society to create temporary space for PCC staff from theÌýOccupational Skills Training (OST) Program, Career Pathways Program, Community Education and the campus president and deans’ officeÌýin the building’s east wing. ÌýThe west wing will also be remodeled to serve as construction offices for , the Construction Manager/General Contractor for PCC Southeast Center.
This September, construction crews will install fencing around the parking lots on the campus’ north side to prepare a staging site for construction of the new Student Commons building.
Construction on the Learning Commons, which will front SE Division Street, is slated to begin in the summer of 2013.
One of PCC’s goals is to reinvest these bond dollars into the community byÌýspreading the work and opportunity out to minority and women-owned businesses and local vendorsÌýin Portland and Multnomah County. ÌýTo facilitate that goal, PCC is hosting a Construction Kickoff Ìýto informÌýÌýlocal contractors, minority, woman and emerging small businesses ()Ìýabout bidding opportunities at Southeast CenterÌýand kick-off construction this summer. ÌýThe agenda for the Kickoff event on Wednesday, July 11 (8:30 – 10:30 am):
8:30 am – Doors open, Coffee and Sign-in
8:45 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý– Self-Introductions
8:50 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý– Opening Remarks – PCC Southeast Center Representative
9:00 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý– ÌýBond staff introductions, Overview – Linda Degman, Director, PCC Bond Program
9:10 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý – Southeast Center Overview – Bill Stauffer, Project Manager for Southeast Center
9:20 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý – O’Neill/Walsh Introductions, Inline, and Architecture and Engineering (SRG)
9:30 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý – Project Overview and bidding opportunities – Don Geddes, Maurice Rahming and Todd Duwe
10:00 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý – Refreshments and Networking
10:30 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý – Adjourn
For more information about the event, contactÌýJohn Persen at 971-722-8426Ìý´Ç°ùÌýby emailÌýor visit theÌýContracting OpportunitiesÌýpage on the PCC Bond website.