Proposal - Higher Education Practice Area

Submittal for

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Randy Zaddach The Texas A&M University System Office of Facilities Planning & Construction 301 Tarrow Street, 2nd Floor College Station, Texas 77840-7896 Re: RFQ for TAMU 21st Century Classroom Building, Project No. 02.3236 Dear Mr. Zaddach, Huitt-Zollars understands the unique opportunities the 21st Century Classroom Building Project brings to the students and faculty at Texas A&M University today and for the future.

We recognize that once this building is completed, this project has the potential to impact not only A&M, but hundreds of other academic institutions that are working through similar pedagogical-spatial challenges. This project has the potential to become a benchmark facility and influence other universities to follow suit.

Because of the challenges, we will confront not just from an architectural standpoint, but from the pedagogical nature of teaching and its impact on spatial needs for this facility. How teachers teach and students learn is at the core of this project. In order to better serve you, we have assembled a team of specialized consultants that equips our team to come alongside your educational stakeholders and explore both design direction and design solutions for this building. This group of consultants is led by nationally recognized leaders in teaching, classroom design, technology, and, most of all, in building design.

We have organized our response to align with your Request for Qualifications in which we detail our experience, team, past performance, best practices and critical issues to inform you of the skills and advantages we will bring as part of your team.

I look forward to the opportunity for you to meet our team and to emphasize to you our commitment to help you realize your vision and expectations. If there is anything else I can assist you with please let me know.

Sincerely,

Gary Altergott Vice President

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Table of Contents 3.1

Criteria One: Respondent’s Statement of Qualifications and Availability to Undertake the Project 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.1.5 3.1.6

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Statement of Interest............................................................................................................ 1 Statement of Availability...................................................................................................... 2 Brief History.....................................................................................................................3-4 Professional Staff by Discipline............................................................................................ 5 Organization Chart.............................................................................................................. 6 Resumes of Key Personnel..............................................................................................7-21

Criteria Two: Prime Firm’s Ability to Provide Services 3.2.1 Firm Currently for Sale...................................................................................................... 23 3.2.2 Past or Pending Litigation................................................................................................. 23 3.2.3 Defaults.............................................................................................................................. 23 3.2.4 Relationships...................................................................................................................... 23 3.2.5 Claims History................................................................................................................... 23

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Criteria Three: Respondent’s Performance on Past Representative Projects 3.3.1

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Criteria Four: Respondent’s Past Performance on A&M System Projects 3.4.1

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Cost Estimating Methods.................................................................................................. 45 Experience in Sustainable Design.................................................................................46-47

Criteria Six: Respondent’s Ability to Identify and Resolve Critical Issues for this Project 3.6.1 3.6.2

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Past Experience on Texas A&M University System Projects........................................39-43

Criteria Five: Respondent’s Knowledge of Best Practices 3.5.1 3.5.2

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Recent Projects..............................................................................................................26-35 .Sub-Consultant Projects...............................................................................................36-37

Critical Issues..................................................................................................................... 49 Conflicts with the Owner................................................................................................... 50

Criteria Seven: Execution of Offer

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Criteria 1

Respondent’s Statement of Qualifications and Availability to Undertake the Project

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Respondent’s Statement of Qualifications and Availability to Undertake the Project

3.1.1 Provide a statement of interest for the project including a narrative describing the Prime Firm’s and consultant’s unique qualifications as they pertain to this particular project.

Huitt-Zollars is delighted and honored to submit our qualifications for your review and considerations for the proposed 21st Century Classroom Building. As a multidiscipline design practice, our architects and engineers understand the needs academic institutions are facing during changing times. These changes are being driven by an increasingly tech-savvy student population and an evolving technology-based educational curriculum. Coupled with a fiscally responsible institution like Texas A&M University (TAMU), these challenges present opportunities for you to transition to classrooms of the future. HuittZollars brings both passion and the desire to assist your team in meeting your expectations for this building as a catalyst for future pedagogical venues.

For this project to succeed in its goal to develop a 21st century classroom building, we understand the need to fill three key components: A building design leader that has the skills and talent to forge these three components into a collaborative team - Huitt-Zollars + LITTLE A knowledge expert in the integration of IT/AV inside of multievent functional spaces - The Shalleck Collaborative A knowledge expert in teaching trends and pedagogy - Dr. Phillip Long

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To best serve your needs for this project, we have assembled a team of national and regional consultants that individually bring the skills to deliver this building type and have the inquisitiveness to challenge academic norms found in today’s learning environments. The leader of the team, Huitt-Zollars, is a design firm which is nationally recognized for our ability to deliver notable architectural projects for over eight decades. Our designers bring both experience and lessons from completing buildings such as these, as well as the expertise gained from exploring the needs of collaborative spaces in all building types - from Higher Education, K-12, Healthcare and, ultimately, Corporate America.

Our project leadership brings the understanding and the skill sets necessary to work collaboratively in large, complex projects for academic institutions and deliver them successfully.

A critical component in meeting your expectations and needs for this classroom building is to select the most appropriate team of consultants.

This has led us to identify a couple of specialty design associates to augment our team. LITTLE, a nationally recognized architectural design firm with extensive experience in academic facilities for institutions across the United States, is constantly dealing with the impact of technology on learning environments and how it manifests itself in the design of classroom spaces. The Huitt-Zollars + LITTLE design team will work collaboratively to develop a solution that integrates learning modalities and has the capacity to embrace technological advancements, manage

how spatial evolution impacts building use, and create a flexible facility that will serve the institution for decades to come.

Designing classrooms for future trends is key to the success of this project. Developing spaces with the flexibility to handle today’s technology and that can also be easily reconfigured to accommodate tomorrow’s advancements in pedagogy requires imagination of the kind one normally finds in theatre design and not the typical classroom. Starting with the notion of how to engage users and provide a comfortable space, we found there are few firms in our country that truly understand this challenge. One such firm is The Shalleck Collaborative, and we quickly invited them to join our team. Their work in this arena has no competition. Their understanding and ability to integrate AV and IT inside a presentation space is unmatched by other firms. When you combine these three key team members - Huitt-Zollars, Little, and The Shalleck Collaborative - into a single entity driving the design of the building, you begin to understand the unique qualities this team brings to this project.

Equally as important to how the space functions is how teachers teach. To add that knowledge base, we have included Dr. Phillip Long, Chief Innovation Officer and nationally recognized knowledge expert in teaching methodologies and advancements. He writes, lectures, and serves as Associate Vice Provost for Academics in Austin, Texas.

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21 CENTURY CLASSROOM BUILDING With the large assemblage of skillful consultants on this team, please refer to the next section of this RFQ for their information. As you review the qualifications for the rest of our team, you will realize that we have chosen and assembled an extremely talented team for your project...a team we know will deliver your project and meet your expectations.

3.1.2 Provide a statement on the availability and commitment of the Prime Firm and consultant’s assigned principal(s) and professionals to undertake the project in accordance with the project planning schedule.

Oregon State University | The Shalleck Collaborative with BORA

Under Huitt-Zollars’ stewardship, Little, The Shalleck Collaborative and Dr. Phillip Long will function as the collaborative design consortium that will lead this project to its successful completion. Their individual skills, when combined, create an extremely forwardthinking team.

Having reviewed the schedule and deadline for the proposed 21st Century Classroom Building, Huitt-Zollars is confident we have assembled a project team that is committed to undertake this project and whose team of consultants have both the capacity and the availability to see this project through from beginning to end.

We recognize the State of Texas’ at-will employment, we recognize the volatility of the economy, and that there are other outside factors that can and, on rare occasions, do impact our staffing commitments, but our firm does Buildings are designed, and documented by an assembly of consulting firms and every one of them - from designers everything in its power to ensure that when we commit a staff to our project, we will deliver as promised. In the to cost consultants – add to the skills, expertise, and event of any unexpected changes, we will coordinate experiences of the team. We have selected a team of any staffing change with your team to ensure project consultants we have worked with and we know they continuity and collaboration. have the skill and know-how to deliver this project. The three other key members of this group are Shah Smith, a well-established MEP firm that brings a wealth of knowledge on how mechanical systems need to function in an academic classroom setting, and Martinez Moore, a structural design firm, again bringing a critical and common-sense design approach to institutional buildings.

In a classroom building - particularly one with large class sizes - safety is paramount. We have chosen to use Fisher Engineering whose practice offers a knowledge of life safety issues that comes only through decades of experience.

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3.1.3 Provide a brief history of the Prime Firm and consultant(s) proposed for the project including when the firms were established, type of ownership and office locations. If more than one office is listed indicate the office that will manage the project. If the firm has changed name or ownership within the last three (3) years indicate the former name.

Managing Office and Contact Information Huitt-Zollars 713.622.1180 1001 Fannin, Suite 4040 Houston, Texas 77002

Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Inc. 5815 Westpark Drive Charlotte, NC 28217

Brief History and Ownership Founded in Dallas, Texas in 1975, Huitt-Zollars is a fullservice design firm providing interdisciplinary design services to public and private clients. The company has over 500 skilled professionals, technicians, and support personnel in nineteen (19) offices in eight (8) states. Our goal is to achieve the highest level of quality in everything we do, always conducting ourselves with consummate integrity to achieve client satisfaction through uncompromised personal service. Engineering News-Record consistently ranks the firm among the nation’s top design firms.

Ownership: Corporation

Role: Prime Firm / Architectural & Interior Design / Planning / Civil Other Offices:

Founded over 50 years ago and with a team of over 370 professionals in five locations across the country and one in Beijing, China, Little has been serving a wide range of clients for over five decades. The firm has complete in-house expertise and capability for holistic, integrated architecture and engineering – providing clients with the most efficient, sustainable, highperformance design. Engineering News-Record consistently ranks the firm among the nation’s top design firms.

Ownership: S Corporation

Role:

The Shalleck Collaborative 415.956.4100 400 Montgomery St. Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94104

The Shalleck Collaborative is a firm of extraordinary capacity within a cohesive core group which offers comprehensive consulting services in the planning and design of auditoria and presentation systems, providing criteria and guidance related to planning the architectural and engineering aspects that affect the facility’s function as an assembly and educational facility. Veteran theatre consultant Adam Shalleck established the firm in 2003, with 15 years of prior dedicated experience in theatre consulting.

Ownership: Limited Liability Corporation

Martinez Moore Engineers 713.630.7300 1301 McKinney Suite 1100 Houston, Texas 77010

Established in 2015, Martinez Moore Engineers brings together an unparalleled team of engineers offering integrated structural and civil engineering services that are resource-efficient and forward-thinking through its mentor/protégé relationship with Walter P Moore.

Certified HUB ® Ownership: Limited Liability Corporation

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Role and Other Offices

Fort Worth, Dallas, Austin, El Paso, TX; Albuquerque & Rio Rancho, NM; Oklahoma City, OK; Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ; Glendale, Irvine, Los Angeles, Ontario, & Thousand Oaks, CA; Seattle, & Tacoma, WA; Orlando, FL

Architectural & Interior Design & Learning Environment Expertise

Other Offices: Durham, NC; Orlando, FL; Washington, DC; Los Angeles, CA

Role: Design and Integration of AV/ IT and Classroom Environment Design & Learning Environment

Role: Structural Engineering Other Offices: Austin and Dallas, Texas

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Brief History and Ownership

Role and Other Offices

Established in 1985, Clark Condon Associates, Inc. specializes in landscape planning and site specific landscape architectural design offering our clients creativity, efficient solutions and attentive service. Certified HUB ® Ownership: S-Corporation

Role: Landscape Architect

Established in January 1994, Shah Smith & Associates, Inc. specializes in design, construction management, and commissioning of research, healthcare, higher education, K-12 schools, public works, aviation, and governmental facilities.

Certified HUB ® Ownership: Corporation

Role: MEP Engineering / Fire Protection Other Offices:

WJE 832.467.2177 4321 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 190 Houston, TX 77043

Founded in 1956, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE), is an interdisciplinary firm of engineers, architects, and materials scientists specializing in the design (new and repair), investigation, analysis, testing for historic and contemporary structures. WJE focuses on delivering practical, innovative, and technically sound solutions across all areas of new and existing construction.

Ownership: Corporation

Role: Waterproofing Other Offices:

Fisher Engineering 770.495.7770 10475 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 520 Johns Creek, GA 30097

Established in November 2007, Fisher Engineering, Inc. (FEI) specializes in fire protection engineering, life safety/code consulting, system design, and commissioning.

Certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE) ® Ownership: Corporation

Role: Code / Life Safety Other Offices:

Clark Condon Associates, Inc. 713.871.1414 10401 Stella Link Rd. Houston, TX 77025

Shah Smith 713.780.7563 2825 Wilcrest Dr., Ste. 350 Houston, TX 77042 Ferguson Consulting, Inc. 281.252.9232 37602 Tournament Lane Magnolia, Texas 77355

Persohn Hahn 713.467.4440 11621 Spring Cypress Road, Suite D Tomball, TX 77377 Spiker Baldwin 470.321.3202 5950 Live Oak Parkway, Suite 110 Norcross, GA 300393

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Austin and Dallas, TX

Established in January 2000, Ferguson Consulting, Inc. has Role: proven experience in designing low-voltage systems such as IT & Security horizontal cabling, back-bone cabling, telecommunications closet and equipment room design, service entrances, CATV, CCTV, access control, wireless access points among other technologies.

Certified HUB ® Ownership: S-Corporation

Established in 1981, Persohn/Hahn Associates, Inc. provides vertical transportation consulting for the built environment both nationally and internationally. Services to Texas A&M University include the West Parking Garage, The Zone at Kyle Field, Cain Garage, and the TAMU Hotel / Conference Center (currently under construction).

Ownership: Corporation Spiker Baldwin Associates, Inc., established in 1993, specializes in the preparation of clear, concise and complete architectural specifications and related documents; materials research; and construction technology.

Certified Woman Owned Business (WBE) ® Ownership: S-Corporation

Chicago/Northbrook, IL, Atlanta, GA; Dallas/ Austin/San Antonio, TX; Minneapolis, MN; Boston, MA; New Haven, CT; New York, NY; Cleveland, OH; Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA; Denver, CO; Seattle, WA; Detroit, MI; South Florida; Washington, D.C.

Phoenix, AZ

Role: Vertical Transportation Other Offices:

San Antonio/Austin and Dallas, TX; Phoenix, AZ; Orange Beach, AL

Role: Specifications

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Managing Office and Contact Information Halford Busby 281.920.1100 17350 SH249, Suite 110 Houston, TX 77064 FMG Design 713.222.7979 101 Crawford Street Studio 1A Houston, Texas 77002

Yax Consulting & Design 915.449.1436 1508 Pecan St Bastrop, TX 78602

Brief History and Ownership

Role and Other Offices

Established in 2005, Halford Busby provides construction cost Role: management services to project owners, architects, builders, Cost Engineer insurers and lenders. Halford Busby has worked on over 100 (Estimator) projects for the Texas A&M University System.

Certified HUB ÂŽ Ownership: Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)

Established in 1983, FMG Design, Inc. is a multi-disciplined design firm specializing in designing and implementing comprehensive environmental graphics programs and providing branding and corporate identity for the built environment.

Ownership: Corporation

Established in December 2014, Yax Consulting and Design provides owners, architects, and general contractors with independent third-party expertise to assist with existing or new construction in the achievement of a high-performance, sustainable building or to obtain a green certification such as LEED, Well, and/or Green Globes, among others.

Ownership: Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)

Role: Environmental Graphics

Role: LEED Consulting

3.1.4 Provide a listing of number of professional staff by discipline located in the office that will manage the project.

Huitt-Zollars | 1001 Fannin, Suite 4040, Houston, Texas | 713.622.1180 Discipline Architects Administration Engineers Interior Designers IT

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Professional Staff 47 5 3 6 1

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3.1.5 Provide an Organization Chart for the team proposed for the project.

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Faculty / Staff

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Gary Altergott, AIA Nestor Infanzon, FAIA

Thomas Carlson-Reddig, AIA, LEED AP

an Project M agement Nate Berger, AIA, LEED AP Antonio Puerto, RA

Cost Estimating

Design Team

Civil Engineering Kim Cole

Halford Busby

Douglas Oliver

Vertical Transportation

Rob Klinedinst, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Structural Engineering

Persohn Hahn

Tomas Eliaeson, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C

Martinez Moore

Dr. Phillip Long

Landscape Architect

Adam Shalleck, FAIA

Clark Condon

MEP Engineering

Shawn Lutz

Shah Smith

Ian Hunter, CTS-D Specifications

Marcy Newman, RID, LEED AP ID

Spiker Baldwin

Security/IT

Jennifer Resch

Ferguson Consulting

Environmental Graphics Waterproofing WJE

FMG Life/Safety Code Fisher

Yax LEED Consulting

3.1.6 Provide resumes of key personnel from the Prime Firm and consultants who will be assigned to this Project. (See next page) 6

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Gary Altergott, AIA, RID Executive Principal

Gary brings over 40 years of experience with Huitt-Zollars which includes key management positions in most of the highly visible and complex commissions. He is a consummate manager who understands the need to keep the team collaborating in order to move forward and meet schedules and budgets. During his career, he has been able to listen and guide his team through complex relationships and difficult programs. He has a well-rounded background in institutional and commercial architectural commissions, public/private partnerships, and real estate strategic planning and development.

As a Vice President, Senior Project Manager and the Houston Downtown Office Manager, Gary oversees a wide variety of comprehensive architectural services, including programming, planning, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, bidding / negotiation and construction administration. A firm believer in collaboration, Gary is also a skilled negotiator allowing him to manage his team from the onset of the projects.

PROJECT ROLE: Principal in Charge Team Management EXPERIENCE: 40 years EDUCATION

University of Kansas, Bachelor of Environmental Design REGISTRATION

Registered Architect, Texas #10132 Registered Interior Designer, Texas #3039

He has served as a member of the Urban Land Institute Urban Development / Mixed-Use Council and the Urban Land Institute of Houston District Council Executive Committee, among others.

Select Project Experience: Texas A&M Cain Hall Site Redevelopment, College Station, TX - Project Principal of 10.05 acre site at the gateway to Texas A&M’s main campus and adjacent to the Kyle Field. Project goal is the redevelopment of the site to include a hotel, structured parking facility and a future academic building that is highly functional, sustainable and consistent with the long-term vision and objectives of TAMUS.

Various Project Oversights and Completions: Texas State University Performing Arts Center, San Marcos, TX Woodlawn Academy, San Antonio,TX Moody Gardens Hotel and Conference Center, Galveston, TX Aker Maritime, Houston, TX MCI Worldcom (formerly MCI Systemhouse), Dallas, TX First City Financial Center, Houston, TX First City Tower, Houston, TX AT&T Wireless Service, Regional Headquarters, Jupiter, FL Houston Community College Town and Country Campus, Houston, TX Offices at Kensington, Sugar Land, TX Moody Gardens Resort, Galveston, TX (Client relationship of over 30 years) Paragon Office Building, Houston, TX Regent Square, Houston, TX Disney Feature Animation Office Building, MGM Studios, FL South Shore Harbour Development, League City, TX Beltway Lakes, Houston, TX Energy Tower I, Houston, TX Energy Tower II, Houston, TX

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Thomas Carlson-Reddig, AIA, LEED AP Global Practice Leader & Executive Principal

Tom has 30 years of experience in designing educational, civic and cultural buildings. Formerly a director of design, Tom has led the design of numerous award winning projects. He is a recipient of the prestigious Rotch Traveling Fellowship Award and has authored two books.

Tom will oversee the Little team assuring our full commitment to Huitt-Zollars and the University. He will be involved in shaping the direction of the project and follow through.

Tom’s role as Practice Leader offers a broad perspective that would be useful in developing the strategy and implementation for this project.

PROJECT ROLE: Principal in Charge Team Management EXPERIENCE: 30 years EDUCATION

Select Project Experience: University of South Carolina Lancaster, Classroom Building, Lancaster, SC - Principal in Charge of this academic building that provides new general classrooms, faculty offices, tired classroom, collaborative study and learning spaces, soft seating throughout the building for student support spaces, other essential teaching-focused spaces and sustainable design.

Campbell University, Tracey F. Smith Hall of Nursing and Health Sciences, Buies Creek, Masters of NC - Design Consultant on the new 72,300 SF academic building that is home to Campbell’s Architecture, Nursing and Physical Therapy programs. This project provides lecture space, active learning University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, classrooms, labs, objective structured clinical education (OSCE) suites, breakout spaces, study rooms, collaborative spaces and faculty offices that are required to support problem based Milwaukee, WI learning.

REGISTRATION

Registered Architect in MA LEED Accredited Professional Speaking & Writing

Presenting at SCUPI 2017 on Francis Marion University’s Luther F. Carter Center for Health Science Presented Colvard Student Success Center at SCUP Southern Region in 2014

Francis Marion University, Luther F. Carter Center for Health Science, Florence, SC Tom led the design and was the Principal in Charge for this project that opened in the Fall of 2016. The Carter Center is a 50,000 SF building in downtown Florence. It houses FMU’s graduate programs in the health sciences and allied programs associated with the USC School of Medicine. It has laboratories, a variety of classroom types, a large lecture hall, faculty offices and open collaborative lounge areas for collaboration and social engagement.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte Colvard Hall 2nd Floor Renovations, Charlotte, NC – Principal in Charge of this 24,000 SF academic spaces renovation. The program also included advanced planning studies to assess the feasibility and cost impact of the renovations as well as repurposing the existing classroom facility. The newly renovated space accommodates multiple student support departments as well as dynamic interior environments that promote collaborative and informal learning. Colvard Hall includes classrooms and both large and small study spaces.

Queens University of Charlotte, Rogers Science & Health Building, Charlotte, NC – Principal in charge for the new 55,600 SF health and sciences building. The design concept was to feature elements that are adaptable to today’s teaching practices, yet anticipate future changes, making the facility an ‘living’ teaching environment. The new building includes conventional lecture hall, active learning classrooms and collaborative student study spaces.

Presented College of Charleston at SEAHO in 2016 Presented College of Charleston at SEAHO in 2016

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Nestor Infanzon, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C Senior Institutional Client Manager

Returning to the private sector after serving as UTEP Director of Planning and Construction and owners representative for a variety of Capital Improvement Projects and lab and classroom renovations, Nestor brings a hands on experience and understanding of client needs, schedules, and expectations. His project insights are bolstered by his belief that architecture has a great opportunity and the power to create spaces that directly transform people’s lives. With a passion for creative problem-solving and collaborative teaming, he focuses his efforts on projects that have a big impact in their users.

PROJECT ROLE: Client Advocate Team Management

Nestor brings a wealth of experience in the academic, healthcare, and commercial market.

Regardless of scale, project location, and budget, he has an uncanny ability to tap into the expectations clients have for projects, thus creating unique solutions which are specific and distinctive.

EXPERIENCE: 40 years

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EDUCATION

Texas A&M University Kyle Field North End Expansion, College Station, TX Design and design development for the North End Expansion to Kyle Field. He worked with the institution and stakeholders in order to develop concepts for their campaign and building effort. Special focus was taken into consideration to integrate the facade with the rest of the campus.*

Texas A&M University, Master of Architecture Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Environmental Design REGISTRATION

Registered Architect, Texas #11568 Registered Interior Designer, Texas #1423

New Mexico State University Carlsbad, Child Development Center, Carlsbad, NM Conceptual design for a 10,000 SF day care and classroom facility. This project introduces collaborative teaching spaces for students in the child development program and the day care component.* Discovery Park, University of North Texas, Denton, TX - Design and construction for a 10,000 SF Material Science and EE Labs renovation introducing new classroom approaches to teaching and research.* Billy Earl Dade Middle School, Dallas TX - Master Plan and Schematic Design for a new 213,000 SF replacement middle school for the Dallas Independent School District. The school focus in the development of cluster and neighborhood classroom arrangements as well as introduction of new teaching methods for this middle school.* UTEP Science and Engineering Core Lab Renovation, El Paso, TX - Concepts, Design and Planning Concepts for a 60,000 SF renovation and expansion program. Phase 1, a 5,000 SF Engineering Interdisciplinary Design Studio. Phase 2A, a 20,000 SF Engineering Labs and Bio-Science Building expansion. Phase 2B, a 10,000 SF Computational Lab and Data Center Expansion. Phase 3A, a 4,000 SF Keck lab. Phase 3B, a 4,000 SF Propulsion Lab expansion.* Cedar Valley College Dallas County Community College District, Lancaster, TX - Program Validation and concepts for a new 63,000 SF Industrial Technology Building.* Ron E. Lewis Library, Lamar State College, Orange, TX - Design of a 40,000 SF Library and Administrative Building.* Southern Methodist University, Library Connector, University Park, TX - Design of a Library Connector and Meeting Room Building.* Texas Christian University, Lupton Baseball Stadium, Fort Worth, TX - Conceptual Design and Master Plan for of a 40,000 SF Library and Administrative Building.* *denotes work performed prior to joining Huitt-Zollars

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Douglas Oliver

National Director of Design

PROJECT ROLE: Design Director EXPERIENCE: 32 years EDUCATION

Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Environmental Design Harvard University, Master of Architecture, with Distinction

Douglas Oliver has successfully balanced academics and professional practice for over thirty years and his academic experience is of real value to clients in pursuit of a highly effective 21st century higher educational facility. Since joining Huitt-Zollars, Douglas has designed a broad spectrum of college and university buildings that focus on an appropriate architecture which adds and enhances an institution’s architecture and reflects its values. In academics, this year marks Douglas’s twentieth anniversary at Rice University as Professor in Practice. In addition serving as Assistant Professor of Architecture at Texas A&M’s Ernest Langford College of Architecture, he has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Houston and the University of Texas at Arlington. The diversity of his teaching experience on multiple faculties affords a deep understanding of differing pedagogies and the dynamics of faculties.

Douglas has contributed to the prestige of Texas A&M (his alma mater) by designing some of the most notable buildings on its campus at College Station - namely, as Lead Designer of the George Bush Presidential Library and, among others, his most recent work as Design Director for the Cain Hall Site Redevelopment located at the gateway of the campus comprising a new hotel and conference center, and parking garage. Douglas’ work has been recognized and awarded for design excellence by the AIA, ASID, SARA, and other organizations including a Progressive Architecture Design Citation from Architecture magazine. He is currently National Design Director for Huitt-Zollars.

Select Project Experience: Texas A&M Cain Hall Site Redevelopment, College Station, TX - Design Director for this 10.05 acre site at the main entrance to Texas A&M’s main campus and adjacent to Kyle Field.

Project goal is the redevelopment of the site to include a hotel, structured parking facility and a future academic building that is highly functional, sustainable and consistent with the longterm vision and objectives of TAMUS. Texas State University Performing Arts Complex, San Marcos, TX - Design Director for this impressive 43,700 SF complex which includes a 300-seat Music Recital Hall and a 400seat Proscenium Theatre with an 80’ high fly tower and orchestra pit. Also in the scope of work is an adjacent 450-car garage with a chilled water plant and extensive streets and grounds improvements.

Lone Star College University Park Energy & Manufacturing Institute, Houston, TX - Lead designer for this 70,000 SF workforce training facility for the energy industry. The loosely wooded site, an existing late 70’s corporate campus organized formally but without spatial relationships, now operates as a community college. Designed to take advantage of typical suburban office park construction typologies, it provides an integrated classroom and lab space at the site, building, and interior scale and functions as a new front, opening accessibility from the street and other campus buildings.

Santa Monica College Pico Campus, IT Relocation, Santa Monica, CA - Lead designer for 12,000 SF addition; 6,000 SF renovation designed to achieve a USGBC LEED Silver certification rating. The project includes the relocation of the Information Technology Group offices and Data Center, including Network Services and Telecommunications, from Drescher Hall to the south end of the Library. The building also houses the Media Center, including support services for reprographics, equipment, and training for the College faculty and staff.

LEED-NC Silver registered.

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Rob Klinedinst, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Project Principal

Rob has 25 years of experience in the planning and design of higher education learning environments. With specialized expertise in higher education design and 21st Century Learning Environments, he brings a unique understanding of how to effectively guide colleges and universities in this important design process. Rob helps lead our Little team that is committed to innovative and sustainable design solutions that foster institutional missions while meeting project goals, schedules and budgets for your 21st Century Classroom Project.

Rob will be responsible for Little’s internal team and our key point of contact for the project from beginning to end.

Select Project Experience:

PROJECT ROLE: Design Director

Campbell University, Tracey F. Smith Hall of Nursing and Health Sciences, Buies Creek, NC - Principal in Charge of the new 72,300 SF academic building that is home to Campbell’s Nursing and Physical Therapy programs. This project provides lecture space, active learning EDUCATION classrooms, labs, objective structured clinical education (OSCE) suites, breakout spaces, study Bachelor of rooms, collaborative spaces and faculty offices that are required to support problem based Architecture, Cornell learning.

University, Ithaca, NY Alamance Community College, Advanced Applied Technology Center, Graham, NC Master of Business - Principal in Charge of the 50,000 SF foot Advanced Applied Technology Center will Administration, house new leading edge facilities for programs in Automotive Systems Technology; Welding Pennsylvania State Technology; Computer Integrated Machining Technology; and Air Conditioning, Heating University, Great and Refrigeration Technology. The design includes state-of-the-art technical learning and Valley, PA training center that will maximize the learning experience and prepare students for careers in highly skilled fields. Sustainability goals include energy efficiency measures and LEED Silver REGISTRATION certification.

Registered Architect Duke University, Hudson Hall Engineering Lab Renovation, Durham, NC - Principal in NC, SC, VA, PA in Charge of the renovation of the existing space in Hudson Hall at the Pratt School of National Council Engineering. The renovation will transform the existing space for use as an Electrical and of Architecture Computer Engineering Lab. The lab will be used for design and analysis of cyber-physical Registration Boards systems and in particular, embedded and distributed/networked control, real-time and (NCARB) Certified embedded systems, and high-confidence medical device systems. The projects students will work on will focus on biomedical and automotive environments.

LEED Accredited Central Maine Community College, The Learning Tower, Auburn, ME* - Higher education Professional Studio Leader for the new, 25,000 sq-ft, 4-story academic building. The project included one organic chemistry lab, two business simulation classrooms and two auditorium lecture halls.

The new building connects into three adjacent buildings creating an interior circulation route between classrooms and building functions. The redesign of the site facilitates more outdoor student activities and interaction and includes an outdoor amphitheater..

EXPERIENCE: 25 years

Maine Maritime Academy, ABS Center for Engineering and Applied Research, Castine, ME* - Higher Education Studio Leader for the new 29,000 SF facility provides much needed space for interdisciplinary research and collaborative study. The facility will house a new CNC Prototyping Lab, CADD and Computer Lab, Thermodynamics and Fluids Labs, and an Alternative Energy Research Lab. *Projects completed prior to joining Little.

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Tomas Eliaeson, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C Senior Project Designer

EXPERIENCE: 18 years EDUCATION

Tomas leads a team of designers dedicated to Learning Environments. With more than 17 years of experience, Tomas’ emphasis is on immersive learning environments, building design, building technology and the design process from conceptual design to construction administration. Tomas will work collaboratively with Huitt-Zollars on the design of this project utilizing his vast experience in designing learning environments. He is skilled at problem solving and furnishing clients with creative solutions that enhance their learning environments through innovative design, creating Immersive Learningscapes for 21st century education. He has written and spoken internationally on the subject of 21st century learning and how the environment can help or hinder learning.

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Master of Architecture University of South Carolina Lancaster, Classroom Building, Lancaster, SC - Design Director of this academic building that provides new general classrooms, faculty offices, tired in Design/Urban classroom, collaborative study and learning spaces, soft seating throughout the building for Design, University student support spaces, other essential teaching-focused spaces and sustainable design. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX University of North Carolina at Charlotte Colvard Hall 2nd Floor Renovations, Charlotte, NC – Design Director of this 24,000 sf academic spaces renovation. The program Bachelor of Arts also included advanced planning studies to assess the feasibility and cost impact of the in Architecture, renovations as well as re-purposing the existing classroom facility. The newly renovated space University of Houston, accommodates multiple student support departments as well as dynamic interior environments Houston, TX that promote collaborative learning and informal learning. Colvard Hall includes lecture halls and both large and small study spaces.

REGISTRATIONS

Registered Architect in NC National Council of Architectural Registration Boards LEED Accredited Professional SPEAKING & WRITING

“21st Century Learningscapes” - Council for Great City Schools Conference – 2016 “The Immersive Learningscape 2.0 – A Pattern Language for the Design of the Learning Revolution Environments”.

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Central Piedmont Community College, Cato Campus Phase III, Charlotte, NC - Design Director for the new 85,000 sf classroom building that also included 12,000 sf of renovations to original buildings and a 2,500 sf addition. The new classroom building includes lecture halls, active learning classrooms, study spaces that promote collaborative and informal learning throughout the building and soft seating throughout the building.

Wake Technical Community College, New Academic Building, Raleigh, NC - 21st Century Learning Expert for the new 48,721 sf Administrative Building. Montague Hall acts as the Administrative Heart of the campus and throughout the facility the corridor tells the Wake Tech Story. As visitors wander down the corridor, the branded graphics and interactive displays help communicate the rich heritage and deep roots of the institution. At strategic points, the corridor grows to create soft seating areas that can foster an impromptu discussion between the staff. By sharing meeting and break spaces within the building, the design was able to reduce the potential footprint of the building, create a more cost effective approach, and enhance employee collaboration and interaction. The project is pursuing for LEED Silver Certification.

Anqiu Cultural Campus (includes library), Anqiu, Shandong Province, China - The new cultural center aims to become the new city icon that will anchor the future developments in the surrounding areas. The project is comprised of a performing arts center, museum, cultural center, library and planning museum.

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Phillip D. Long, Ph.D.

Learning Environment Strategist/Space Programming Advisor

Phillip is a widely respected leader in innovative technologies and techniques in education and learning and the design of learning environments. He provides leadership for technology enhanced learning to improve teaching & research. Phil’s current research interests focus on emerging technologies, distributed ledgers & badges, learning space design, active & blended learning pedagogies, and the analytics that can be captured by instrumenting interactions in both virtual and environments with the goal of informing learner decision-making. His professional collaborations are eclectic and international, including leadership roles in the acronym soup of SoLAR, edX, the NMC, and AAEEBL. He is a lapsed biologist now learning scientist focused on emerging technologies, the cognitive interactions with them, & the spaces, physical and virtual wherein they occur.

EXPERIENCE: 18 years

Select Project Experience:

EDUCATION

MIT Professional Development Program Learning Spaces: Design and Research in Physical and Virtual Environments Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Learning Space Rating System (LSRS), EDUCAUSE

EMPLOYMENT

Co-chaired Campus-wide Computing/Audio-Visual Implementation Committee responsible for design, selection and installation of computing and A/V equipment in 260,000 sq. ft.

Health Science Education Building.

Learning Space Design Vision Group

Advanced Engineering Building, University of Queensland A.B., University of California, Santa Cruz Centre for Educational Innovaiton & Technology, The Learning Innovation Building Chief Innovation Officer, Assoc.

Vice Provost for Learning Sciences, Clinical Professor, Dept. of Educational Psychology, Project 2021, University of Texas at Austin Executive Director, Innovation and Learning Analytics, Professor of Innovation and Educational, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland

Select Presentations: Keynote: ”What’s Space Got To Do With It?”, Singapore TEL Experience, Shaping Futures@ Universities, Nov. 16-17, NUS, Singapore Learning Space Design Seminar: “Learning Space Design Principles and Charette”, host to visit by National University of Singapore, Richard Kirk Architects, Center for Educational Innovation & Technology, University of Queensland, 13, February, 2014, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Presentation & Panel: “Radical TranSFormation: Reimagining the Engineering Education through Flipping the Classroom in a Global Learning Partnership”, Universitas 21 Annual Educational Innovation Conference, Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age: Opportunities and Challenges for the U21, University College Dublin, Nov. 1st, 2013, Dublin, Ireland

Select Publications: Brown, M., & Long, P. D. (2006). Trends in learning space design. In D. Oblinger (Ed.), Learning Spaces (pp. 9.1-9.11). Available at http://www.educause.edu/learningspaces.

Long, P. D., & Ehrmann, S. C. (2005). The future of the learning space: breaking out of the box. Educause Review 40(4), 42-58

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Adam Shalleck, FAIA Founder and Principal

PROJECT ROLE: AV / Acoustics EXPERIENCE: 28 years EDUCATION

Bachelor of Architecture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University REGISTRATION

Registered Architect, California

Over a distinguished career as a theatre consultant, Adam Shalleck has focused on architecture for assembly spaces and the performing arts, guiding fellow architects, educators, and producers, and inspiring great architecture for the delight of countless audiences.

Adam’s career in planning and design for performing arts facilities followed a linear path starting from his studies in architecture and theatre at Virginia Tech, which culminated in a thesis on theatre architecture for a B. Arch. degree. Over the course of 15 formative years at another major consultancy, he worked as a theatre consultant progressing from intern to Principal on many significant projects and became a licensed Architect along the way.

Adam founded The Shalleck Collaborative in 2003, and now has 30 years of experience and is aided by an agile and dedicated staff of ten. He applies his experience and perspective from nearly 350 projects to planning, design and execution. He combines his diligent approach to inquiry and responsive solutions to building programming and conception, systems design and management with a focus on architectural perception as it relates particularly to the teacher-student and actor-audience relationship, and enjoys that the methods are continuously evolving.

Select Project Experience: Oregon State University Learning Innovation Center (LINC) with ten large auditoria of various types Harvey Mudd College Teaching and Learning Center auditorium, Claremont, CA University of Oregon – Straub Hall 500 seat and 100-seat auditoria addition Oregon Health Sciences University – Knight Cancer Research Building auditorium University of Texas - Dallas – Arts and Technology 1,200 seat auditorium University of California - Davis – Cruess Hall adaptation with auditoria for film studies and general education University of California - Davis – Haring Hall adaptation to expand and improve two large auditoria University of California - Santa Cruz – new Auditorium Building program and concept University of Colorado - Boulder – Carlson Gym adaptation study for a large, tiered active learning lecture/commons Stanford Linear Accelerator Center – Schematic Design for a 350-seat auditorium Exploratorium Science Museum auditorium, San Francisco, CA Crocker Art Museum auditorium, Sacramento, CA Sacred Heart Schools Homer Science and Student Life Center auditorium, Atherton, CA

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Shawn Lutz

Senior Project Designer

Shawn Lutz is one of Huitt-Zollars’ most talented and accomplished architectural designers.

His portfolio demonstrates his skill and versatility as a designer with multiple projects for the education, healthcare and commercial markets. Clients include Texas A&M University, Schlumberger, Rice University, Memorial Hermann, Woodlands Development, Moody Gardens, and the Mac Haik Development Corporation. Shawn holds a Masters degree in architecture from Harvard University and has an impressive list of national and international design work to his credit. He is a highly valued member of the Design Team.

Select Project Experience: EXPERIENCE: 9 years

Santa Monica College Student Services Building, Santa Monica, CA

EDUCATION

Texas A&M Cain Hall Site Redevelopment, College Station, TX

Harvard University, Masters in Architecture

Tan Tao Sky Hybrid Tower, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Moody Gardens Campus Expansion and Renovation, Galveston, TX

University of Houston, Bachelor of Architecture

San Jacinto College Lab Schools Central Campus, San Jacinto College, LaPorte, TX Rice University South Central Plant, Rice University, Houston, TX Chevron Campus Expansion, Houston, TX* *denotes work performed prior to joining Huitt-Zollars

Ian Hunter, CTS-D AV / Acoustics

Coming from a family legacy in the AV business, Ian Hunter has been involved with various forms live event production and AV system design for over 20 years. Ian’s education includes a BA in Theatre Production from Brigham Young University, and an MFA in Sound System Design from Purdue University.

Running parallel to a long history in live theatrical and music production, Ian worked for three years at another consultancy as a lead AV systems designer, where he designed and projectmanaged dozens of projects ranging in size from community libraries to high end corporate presentation theatres and large scale performing arts complexes.

Since joining The Shalleck Collaborative in June 2005, Ian has designed AV systems and provided general project management of over a hundred facilities.

EXPERIENCE: 15 years

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EDUCATION

BA in Theatre Production, Brigham Young University MFA in Sound System Design, Purdue University

Harvey Mudd College Teaching and Learning Center auditorium, Claremont, CA University of Oregon – Straub Hall 500 seat and 100-seat auditoria addition University of California, Davis, Cruess Hall – learning spaces for film studies Exploratorium Science Museum auditorium, San Francisco, CA California State University, Chico - digital recording studio, recital hall, and rehearsal spaces

REGISTRATION

Certified Technology Specialist - Design

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Crocker Art Museum auditorium, Sacramento, CA Sacred Heart Schools Homer Science and Student Life Center auditorium, Atherton, CA

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Nathaniel “Nate” Berger, AIA, LEED AP Senior Project Manager

An insightful and holistic architect that understands building technology and project delivery, Nate bring a wealth of experience in working for complex projects that have distinctive needs and require precise oversight. During his long career, Nate has proven to be a collaborative leader, well organized and a good listener.

PROJECT ROLE: Project Manager Team Management EXPERIENCE: 38 years EDUCATION

Nate has 38 years of planning, management, design and construction experience involving institutional, corporate, governmental, industrial, research and development and advanced technology facilities for national and international clients, including Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Alabama, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) International Business Machine (IBM), U.S. Department of State, office of Foreign Building Operations, Saudi Research and Development Corporation. Prior to joining Huitt-Zollars Nate served as director of architecture in the Atlanta office of ATKINS (formerly PBS&J), North America. Responsibilities included group operations, project management and architect of record for all design and construction services.

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Carnegie-Mellon University, Bachelor of Texas A&M Cain Hall Site Redevelopment, College Station, TX - Project manager for this Architecture 10.05 acre site at the main entrance to Texas A&M’s main campus and adjacent to Kyle Field.

Project goal is the redevelopment of the site to include a hotel, structured parking facility and Financial and a future academic building that is highly functional, sustainable and consistent with the longOrganizational term vision and objectives of TAMUS. Management, Houston Marriott Marquis Houston Convention Center Hotel, Houston, TX - Project Manager for Baptist University a 1.1M SF high-rise hotel, which includes an onsite eight-story 750-car garage connecting REGISTRATION to the George R. Brown Convention Center via sky-bridge. The hotel’s guest room tower is Registered Architect, comprised of 1,000 typical guest rooms and 28 suites. In addition, the hotel includes a large Texas #13608 ballroom as well as meeting rooms, Houston’s largest health club and support retail space.

Antonio Puerto, RA Project Architect

Antonio Puerto brings over 20 years of proven hospitality experience that has included 18 years in the United States in Canada. Mr. Puerto brings a strong design sensibility and successful and efficient project management of large scale mixeduse and institutional projects. Since joining Huitt-Zollars, he has been primarily involved in one of the firm’s most complex commissions, the Texas A&M University Cain Hall Site Redevelopment.

Select Project Experience: Texas A&M Cain Hall Site Redevelopment, College Station, TX EXPERIENCE: 22 years EDUCATION

Texas State University Performing Arts Complex, San Marcos, TX Texas State University Undergraduate Center, San Marcos, TX

Universidad Piloto of Rice University McNair Hall Renovation, Houston, TX Colombia, Bachelor of San Jacinto College Automotive Tech Center, Pasadena, TX Architecture, 1995 Moody Gardens Campus Expansion and Renovation, Galveston, TX REGISTRATION

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Marcy Newman, RID, LEED AP ID Interior Designer

Marcy Newman’s interior design experience comprises a diverse range of projects including major universities, international law firms, New York City public spaces, and fashion showrooms. Recent clients include Texas A&M University, Rice University, Texas State University, Capital One, RR Donnelley, Technip, and the Mac Haik Development Corporation. The majority of her work focuses on integrating a holistic high-performance design approach with an inspired use of sustainable materials in a fiscally responsible manner.

Marcy’s recognition for her design work includes the notable Starnet Award Grand Prize for innovative flooring design. Her commissions have been featured in the New York Times, New York Post, Daily News, Newsday and Contract Magazine.

EXPERIENCE: 18 years

Select Project Experience:

EDUCATION

Texas A&M Cain Hall Site Redevelopment, College Station, TX

Bachelor of Science, Interior Design School of Human Ecology, Cornell University, 1998

University of Houston Energy Research Park, Houston, TX San Jacinto College, Longenecker & Spencer Student Success Centers, Houston, TX Lone Star College Tomball Performing Arts Center, Tomball, TX Delta Screens, Houston, TX

REGISTRATION

Capital One and Americommerce, Beaumont, TX Registered Interior Design, Texas #10641 Huitt-Zollars Office, Houston, TX

Moody Gardens Hotel and Conference Center, Galveston, TX

Jennifer Resch Interior Designer

With experience in large scale commercial and residential projects, Jennifer currently serves on design teams for corporate and community sectors. She assists project managers with space planning, finish selections and construction documents.

Select Project Experience: Campbell University, Tracey F. Smith Hall of Nursing and Health Sciences, Buies Creek, NC - Interior Designer for the new 72,300 sf academic building that is home to Campbell’s Nursing and Physical Therapy programs. This project provides lecture space, active learning classrooms, labs, objective structured clinical education (OSCE) suites, breakout spaces, study rooms, collaborative spaces and faculty offices that are required to support problem based learning.

EXPERIENCE: 10 years EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Interior Design, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC Bachelor of Arts, Art History, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

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Campbell University, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Buies Creek, NC- Interior Designer for the new 96,500 sf school. The School offers an array of program space including student group study rooms, multiple simulation and manipulative laboratories, mock clinical exam rooms, general purpose and lecture classrooms, a library/resource center, an anatomy laboratory, the physician’s assistant program, as well as administrative and faculty offices. The building also utilizes a multitude of sustainable design concepts.

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Consultants

Ruben Martinez, PE

Kristi Grizzle, PE

Erik Dietz, PE

Doug Garrison, PE

Structural Engineering

Structural Engineering

MEP / Fire Protection

MEP / Fire Protection

MARTINEZ MOORE ENGINEERS

MARTINEZ MOORE ENGINEERS

SHAH SMITH & ASSOCIATES

SHAH SMITH & ASSOCIATES

Ruben’s experience in structural engineering, analysis, design and management includes a wide range of diversified projects ranging from $1M to $500M in construction cost. Prior to forming Martinez Moore Engineers, he spent over 17 years at Walter P Moore, a world-renowned leader in structural engineering. Ruben understands each project has unique design requirements, and works diligently to design efficient and cost effective structural solutions that meet the operational, functional and aesthetic needs of their users.

The majority of Kristi’s work focuses on higher education.

She is a Project Manager with over 13 years of experience in diversified aspects of structural engineering analysis, design and management. Other project experience includes office buildings and parking garages.

Erik has over 22 years of experience as a mechanical engineer, 17 of which have been spent working with Shah Smith & Associates, Inc. He’s led numerous multi-milliondollar healthcare, university, research laboratory, and other institutional projects and serves as the head of the firm’s Mechanical Engineering Technical Committee. His attention to detail and coordination has led to the success of many technicallycomplex projects.

Doug has over 30 years of professional engineering experience as an electrical engineer, over 20 years of which have been spent working with Shah Smith & Associates, Inc. Doug manages renovation and major multimillion dollar technical projects for our higher education and healthcare clients.

Relevant Projects: Texas A&M University Track and Field Stadium, College Station, Texas Dell Medical School Phase 1 Stage D Education and Administration Building, EXPERIENCE: 22 years EDUCATION M.S.E., Civil Engineering, University of Michigan, 1995 B.S., Civil Engineering, Rice University, 1994 REGISTRATION Professional Engineer, Texas #86985

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Relevant Projects: Texas A&M University Corps Dorms Renovation, College Station, Texas Texas A&M University Galveston Academic Complex Phases 1 & 2, Galveston, Texas EXPERIENCE: 13 years EDUCATION Master of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2003 Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2000 REGISTRATION Professional Engineer, Texas #102082

Relevant Projects: Texas A&M University, Memorial Student Center Revisions/Expansion, College Station, Texas– LEED Silver Texas A&M University, Emerging Technologies and Economic Development Building, College Station, Texas – LEED Silver EXPERIENCE: 22 years EDUCATION Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University, 1990 Master of Science Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University, 1992

Relevant Projects: Texas A&M University College Station, Memorial Student Center Renovation/ Expansion, College Station, Texas– LEED Silver Texas A&M University Galveston, Mary Moody Northen Student Center, Galveston, Texas EXPERIENCE: 38 years EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1978 REGISTRATION Professional Engineer, Texas #53582

REGISTRATION Professional Engineer, Texas #81924

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Ricky Nietsche, CPD

Lecette Ferguson, PE,RCCD

SHAH SMITH & ASSOCIATES

Ricky has over 25 years of experience in plumbing and fire protection design for a diversity of projects, including laboratory, research, higher education, sports, corporate, healthcare, housing, industrial, and government facilities.

Since joining Shah Smith & Associates, Inc. in 1999, his expertise in new technology, such as water recycling and high-tech labs, has contributed to the innovation of awardwinning projects

MEP / Fire Protection

Relevant Projects: Texas A&M University Zachry Engineering Education Complex, College Station, Texas Texas A&M University, Liberal Arts, Arts and Humanities Building, College Station, Texas EXPERIENCE: 25 years EDUCATION Associate Degree in Applied Sciences Texas State Technical College at Waco 1984 REGISTRATION Certified Plumbing Designer CPD ID 1-28809

Security / IT

Doug Fisher, PE

Waterproofing

Code Compliance

FERGUSON CONSULTING

WISS, JANNEY, ELSTNER (WJE)

FISHER ENGINEERING

Lecette has proven knowledge and expertise in telecommunications industry standards, equipment, and design, including physical size, temperature, humidity, and distance limitations. Her experience includes the design of low voltage systems such as horizontal cabling, back-bone cabling, telecommunications closet and equipment room design, service entrances, CATV, CCTV, access control, FIDS, BIDS, fiber optic, Local Area Networks, and wireless and sound system design.

Jeff Garrison is experienced in the investigation and repair of roofing, waterproofing, and exterior cladding systems. His projects include modified bitumen, built-up roofing, single-ply membranes, architectural and structural metal panel systems, steep slope roofing systems, performance and diagnostic testing, contract administration, and quality assurance observations. Jeff’s below-grade waterproofing experience includes hot-fluid applied systems, single-ply membrane systems, and bentonite waterproofing.

Relevant Projects: Texas A&M University - Cain Hall Redevelopment - College Station, Texas University of Houston Downtown - Shea Street Academic Building, Houston, TX.

Relevant Projects: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center–Anderson Central Bates Freeman - Houston, TX M.D. Anderson Cancer Center–LeMaistre Clinic Houston, TX

EXPERIENCE: 26 years

EXPERIENCE: 18 years

EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1990

EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1998

REGISTRATION Registered Professional Engineer, Texas #81460

REGISTRATION Professional Engineer in TX Registered Roof Consultant Registered Waterproofing Consultant

Registered Communications Distribution Designer #99377

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Jeff Garrison, PE

Doug has extensive knowledge and expertise in the design, inspection/ analysis of fire protection systems; interpretation/ enforcement of fire codes; life safety/building code surveys; fire hazard analysis; computer fire modeling; fire loss investigations; and fire protection systems failure analysis. His expertise includes a wide range of facilities and his experience includes National Fire Protection Association codes, standards, and recommended practices, the International Code family, Factory Mutual and Industrial Risk Insurers guidelines and Underwriter’s Laboratory listings.

Relevant Projects: Texas A&M University - Cain Hall Redevelopment - College Station, Texas Northern Arizona University - Flagstaff, AZ. EXPERIENCE: 22 years EDUCATION M.B.A, Emory University, 2003 B.S., Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland, 1991 REGISTRATION Professional Engineer, Texas #110464 19

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William McCauley Cost Engineer

LEED Consulting

Vertical Transportation

John Gilbert

Nancy Monroe, CCS, SCIP

HALFORD BUSBY

YAX CONSULTING AND DESIGN

PERSOHN HAHN

SPIKER BALDWIN

Bill McCauley is an invaluable resource in the A/E industry for cost management data.

As Halford Busby’s senior estimator, he oversees estimate preparation and accuracy for each phase of design. Beginning with initial programming, he works directly with the clients to establish project budgets and maintain budget through final design.

Sergio Altamirano, LEED AP, BD+C, OD+C, O+M, is well-versed in sustainability design and construction in the private and public sectors, bond projects and on-call architectural contracts.

He develops assessments of existing conditions and provides cost-effective measures to resolve aesthetic and construction issues. He also develops sustainable strategies for projects looking to obtain LEED certification.

Since 2008, Sergio has managed over 50 LEED projects providing QA/QC and consultation to achieve LEED accreditation.

John’s over 40 years of experience in this field more than qualifies him. In managing this area of the project, John provides elevator analysis to determine the right number, capacity and speed for new buildings. He determines what equipment can be retained and reused and what equipment should be replaced when elevators are modernized on existing buildings. John reviews existing elevators to determine their current condition and prepares specifications for maintenance or repairs that are structured to encourage competitive bidding. He will also manage the field engineers during construction administration, field audits and final acceptance reviews.

Nancy has over 30 years experience preparing Project Manuals and Specifications for architects. Her responsibilities include the preparation of outline specifications, design development manuals and full project manuals. Prior to joining Spiker Baldwin. Nancy was head of the Specifications Department at Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates, Inc. (SRSS), a large architectural firm based in Atlanta, Georgia where she developed and maintained the firm’s office master specification and outline questionnaire.

Relevant Projects: Texas A&M University: - Evans Library Renovation - MSC and University Center Complex Renovations - New Agriculture Headquarters Building - Emerging Technologies & Economic Development Interdisciplinary Building (ETED) EXPERIENCE: 36 years EDUCATION Bachelor of Environmental Design, Texas A&M University, 1977 CERTIFICATIONS Micro Computer Aided Cost Engineering System (MCACES) MCACES/MII

Sergio Altamirano, NCARB

Relevant Projects: Texas Instruments, Sugar Land, Texas – Certified LEED Gold 9805 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas – Certified LEED Gold EXPERIENCE: 17 years EDUCATION Master of Architecture, University of Oklahoma, 2003 Bachelor of Architecture, Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, 1999 REGISTRATION Registered Architect, Texas #25523

Relevant Projects: Texas A&M University Cain Parking Garage - College Station, Texas Texas A&M University Hotel and Conference Center College Station, Texas EXPERIENCE: 44 years

Specifications

Relevant Projects: Texas State University Performing Arts Center. San Marcos, Texas San Jacinto College Center for Industrial Technology EXPERIENCE: 31 years EDUCATION Studies at Houston Community College and San Jacinto College

EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri/Rolla, 1970

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Andrew Konyha, PLA, ASLA Landscape Architect

Ferdinand Meyer V, SEGD Environmental Graphics

Cliff Maxwell, SEGD Environmental Graphics

CLARK CONDON

FMG DESIGN

FMG DESIGN

In our profession where the big idea is driven by constant observation, Scott is focused on the details and efficiency.

Since earning his Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Kansas State University more than 30 years ago, he’s honed his technical expertise in design, project management, construction administration, specifications writing and supervising teams. Scott’s professional expertise and depth of technical knowledge make him well-respected in the design community.

Andrew‘s love of landscape design is rooted in his passion for the outdoors. As a strong project manager, he keeps projects focused from start to finish. With a specialization in construction administration and management, Andrew is organized and committed to adhering to project schedules and budgets— guiding projects from design to successful completion. His reward is happy clients who repeatedly ask to work with him again.

Ferdinand Meyer V, co-founding principal, bases his foundation and core design beliefs on combining disciplines to create extraordinary environments. With a strong interest in both art and architecture, Ferdinand found environmental graphics, wayfinding and placemaking as a perfect discipline to create WOW! experiences in a sensory-rich world.

Cliff Maxwell has over 10 years of graphic design experience in the environmental graphic design field. Mr. Maxwell’s expertise is in project management, exhibit and interpretive design, recognition programs and illustration. Prior to joining FMG Design in 2007, Cliff worked as an exhibit graphics designer at The Houston Museum of Natural Sciences and had studied graphic design at the University of Houston.

Relevant Projects: Texas A&M University Former Students Building, College Station, TX

Texas A&M University Wellborne Grade Separation/ Underpass, College Station, TX

Texas A&M University Ross Street Improvements, College Station, Texas

Texas A&M University Ross Street Improvements, College Station, Texas

Texas A&M University Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, College Station, TX

University of Houston Cougar Place, Houston, TX

Scott Slagle, PLA, ASLA Landscape Architect CLARK CONDON

EXPERIENCE: 31 years EDUCATION Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Kansas State University, 1985 REGISTRATION Registered Landscape Architect, Texas #1549

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Relevant Projects: Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia Technology Square Research Building, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia EXPERIENCE: 36 years EDUCATION Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kansas City Art Institute, 1979

Relevant Projects: Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia Technology Square Research Building, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia EXPERIENCE: 18 years EDUCATION Graphic Design, University of Houston

EXPERIENCE: 15 years EDUCATION Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University, 2001 REGISTRATION Registered Landscape Architect, Texas #2856

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Prime Firm’s Ability to Provide Services

3.2.1 Is your company currently for sale or involved in any transaction to expand or to become acquired by another business entity? If yes, please explain the impact both in organizational and directional terms.

Huitt-Zollars is not currently for sale and is not being acquired by another business entity.

3.2.2 Provide any details of all past or pending litigation or claims filed against your company that would affect your company’s performance under a Contract with the Owner.

There is no pending or past litigation or claims to affect performance under this or any other proposed contract.

3.2.3 Is your company currently in default on any loan agreement or financing agreement with any bank, financial institution, or other entity? If yes, specify date(s), details, circumstances, and prospects for resolution.

Huitt-Zollars is not in default on any loan agreement or financing agreement with any bank, financial institution, or other entity.

3.2.4 Does any relationship exist by relative, business associate, capital funding agreement, or any other such kinship between your firm and any Owner employee, officer or Regent? If so, please explain.

None.

3.2.5 Provide a claims history under professional malpractice insurance for the past five (5) years for the Prime Firm and any team members proposed to provide professional architectural or engineering services.

Firm

Claims History

Huitt-Zollars

As with all companies performing a large volume of work, there have been several claims (demand for money or free services) and litigation made against our firm over this period. However, our claim history is outstanding and the rate we pay for professional liability is among the lowest in the country. To date, all claims have either been dismissed or settled through informal negotiations. More specific information, if required, can be obtained by contacting; Larry Rogers, P.E., Executive Vice President, Huitt-Zollars, Inc. 1717 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1400 | Dallas, TX 75202 | 214.871.3311

Little Diversified Architectural Consulting

No claims in the past five (5) years.

Martinez Moore Engineers

No claims in the past five (5) years.

Shah Smith

No claims in the past five (5) years.

Clark Condon

The Shalleck Collaborative Ferguson Consulting

Wiss, Janney, Elstner (WJE) Fisher Engineering, Inc.

No claims in the past five (5) years.

No claims in the past five (5) years.

No claims in the past five (5) years.

No claims in the past five (5) years.

One claim in last five years under our E&O policy.

Yax Consulting & Design

No claims in the past five (5) years.

Spiker Baldwin Associates, Inc.

No claims in the past five (5) years.

Persohn Hahn

Halford Busby FMG Design

No claims in the past five (5) years.

No claims in the past five (5) years.

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Information Technology Relocation | Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA

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Respondent’s Performance on Past Representative Projects

3.3.1 List a maximum of five (5) recent projects for which you have provided services that are most related to this project. List a maximum of three (3) projects for each named consultant at the beginning of this section. List the projects in order of priority, with the most relevant project listed first. For all consultants named in the response indicate the projects they also worked on.

Information Technology Building Relocation | Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA

Contract Delivery Method: Design -Bid - Build Description: The Information Technology relocation

project led to the design of an innovative building for Santa Monica College’s Pico Campus. The project included the relocation of the Information Technology Group offices and Data Center, including Network Services and Telecommunications, from Drescher Hall to the south end of the Library. The Building also houses the Media Center, including support services for reprographics, equipment, and training spaces for the College faculty and staff. The design included collaborative and flex spaces for training and educational programs. The IT Building has been designed to achieve a USGBC LEED Silver rating.

Sustainable strategies include the use of photovoltaic panels for renewable energy, natural ventilation, and rainwater on-site retention. Strategies for meeting an improved energy performance for the data center include virtualization and the use of a free cooling economizer.

Final Construction Cost, including C/O’s: $11,000,000 Final project size (GSF): 14,337 GSF - Addition

10,809 GSF - Renovation

Type of construction: New and Renovation Date completed: June 2014 Professional services Prime Firm provided for the project:

Architectural and Interior Design Project Project Project Project

Principal: Tim Felchin Manager: Tim Felchin Architect: Yuzo Yamaguchi Designer: Paul Kweton

Consultants:

Key firm strengths relevant to the Texas A&M 21st Century Classroom Building: Collaborative and flex space concepts Sustainable strategies Renewable energy generated by photovoltaic array LEED-NC Silver Certified

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Cost Estimating - Faithful + Gould Structural Engineer - KPFF Consulting Engineers, Landscape Architecture - Melendrez Civil Engineer - VCA Engineers MEP Engineer - Syska Hennessy Group Owner: Greg Brown, Director of Facilities Planning

Santa Monica College | 310.434.4203

Contractor: Bernards Construction | 818.822.6932

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Cain GarageArts Performing | Center Texas A&M | Texas University State University

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Performing Arts Center | Texas State University San Marcos

San Marcos, TX

Contract Delivery Method: Design Build CM@Risk Description: This 43,700 SF state-of-the-art facility houses

a 300-seat Music Recital Hall and a 400-seat Proscenium Theatre with an 80’ high fly tower and operable orchestra pit, is well-equipped for the ongoing needs of opera, chamber orchestra, mariachi, musical, drama, and dance seasons at the University. An expansive scene shop, three well-equipped rehearsal rooms, dressing and classrooms, green room, VIP suite, plus an impressive three-level public lobby comprise the rest of the facility. The design included studies and evaluations of large assembly halls to be used with both lectures and theatre productions.

With the University and design team’s ongoing sustainability goals in mind, the project has achieved a LEED Silver certification. Because of the working relationship between clients and design-build team, our firm work with the institution to provide a full time architect on site to expedite design implementation decisions during construction.

Final Construction Cost, including C/O’s: $56,500,000 Final project size (GSF): 43,700 GSF Type of construction: New Date completed: February 2011 Professional services Prime Firm provided for the project:

Comprehensive programming and architectural design services Project Project Project Project

Principal: Manager: Architect: Designer:

Dean Barnes Scott Watkins Ruth Plascencia Douglas Oliver

Consultants:

Key firm strengths relevant to the Texas A&M 21st Century Classroom Building: State-of-the-art large, multifunction spaces Successful collaborative project that was completed on time, on budget and no technical issues Successful integration of a prominent building into the campus architectural style LEED-NC Silver Certified

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Civil – Halff Associates Landscape – TBG Partners Technology – DataCom Cost Estimating – Project Cost Resources Theatre Designer – Jaffe Holden Owner: Mr. Rob Roy Parnell

Associate Vice President of Facilities Texas State University System 512.463.2257 Contractor: Hunt Construction Group | 972.788.1000

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Tracey F. Smith Hall of Nursing and Health Sciences | Campbell University Buies Creek, NC

Key firm strengths relevant to Texas A&M 21st Century Classroom Building: 21st Century Learning Environment Active Classrooms Collaborative Study Spaces Contract Delivery Method: CMAR Description: The new four-story, brick and metal building includes approximately 72,300 sf of space. The building is the home of Campbell’s Nursing and Physical Therapy programs. This project provides lecture space, classrooms, nursing labs with high fidelity simulation mannequins, objective structured clinical education (OSCE) suites with a control room, breakout spaces, study rooms and faculty offices that are required to support problem-based learning. Three hundred new parking spaces provide support to this new facility.

Final Construction Cost, including C/O’s: $21,600,000 Final project size (GSF): 72,300 GSF Type of construction: New Date completed: April 2016 Professional services Prime Firm provided for the project:

Architecture and Structural Engineering Project Project Project Project Project

Principal: Robert Bishop Manager: Rob Klinedinst Architect: Will Harrison Designer: Michael Coates Design Consultant: Thomas Carlson-Reddig

Consultants:

MEP Engineering: Optima Civil Engineering: Stewart Landscape Architecture: Surface 678 Owner: Campbell University

James O. Roberts, “Jim” 910-893-1240 roberts@campbell.edu0 Contractor: TA Loving

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David Philyaw 919-734-8400 | dphilyaw@taloving.com

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Founders Hall | University of South Carolina at Lancaster Lancaster, SC

Key firm strengths relevant to Texas A&M 21st Century Classroom Building: 21st Century Learning Environment Active Classrooms Collaborative Study Spaces Tiered Classroom Contract Delivery Method: Design-Bid-Build Description: Founders Hall provides new general

classrooms, faculty offices, and other essential teachingfocused and student support spaces. This project focused on active, collaborative learning spaces outside the classroom as a means to expand learning opportunities.

The three-story building provides a new courtyard area with outdoor seating and a tiered classroom. This building was designed to pursue LEED Silver Certification.

Final Construction Cost, including C/O’s: $5,870,300 Final project size (GSF): 40,522 GSF Type of construction: New Date completed: August 2014 Professional services Prime Firm provided for the project:

Architecture, Interior Design Project Project Project Project

Principal: Thomas Carlson-Reddig Manager: Bronald Johnson Architect: Ashley Spinks Designer: Tomas Eliaeson

Consultants:

MEP Engineering: Little Structural Engineering: Little Civil Engineering: Keck & Wood, Inc. Cost Estimating: Harris & Associates Owner: Chad Catledge | 803.286.9500 Contractor: Beam Construction

601 E. Main St. Cherryville, NC 28021 704.435.3206

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School of Osteopathic Medicine | Campbell University Buies Creek, NC

Key firm strengths relevant to Texas A&M 21st Century Classroom Building: 21st Century Learning Environment Active Classrooms Collaborative Study Spaces Tiered Classroom Contract Delivery Method: CMAR Description: Campbell asked Little to develop a masterplan for a medical campus that would allow for five buildings, including the 96,500 square foot, fourstory School of Osteopathic Medicine. The school offers an array of program space including: student group study rooms, multiple simulation and manipulative laboratories, mock clinical exam rooms, general purpose and lecture classrooms, a library/resource center, as well as administrative and faculty offices. The flexibility designed into these spaces allows the school to accommodate multiple modes of teaching.

Final Construction Cost, including C/O’s: $23,300,300 Final project size (GSF): 96,500 GSF Type of construction: New Date completed: April 2013 Professional services Prime Firm provided for the project:

Architecture, Interior Design, Structural Engineering and Environmental Graphics Project Principal: Robert Bishop Project Manager: Charles Todd Project Architect: Will Harrison Project Designer: Michael Coates Immersive Learning Expert: Tomas Eliaeson Consultants:

MEP: Optima Engineering Civil Engineering: Stewart Engineering Acoustical Engineering: Thorburn and Associates Simulation Lab Consultant: WakeMed Audio Visual: Kontek Systems, Inc. Owner: Campbell University

James O. Roberts, “Jim” 910-893-1240 | roberts@campbell.edu

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Martinez Moore Engineers Texas A&M University Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, College Station, Texas Provided all structural and civil engineering services for the new TAMU Physics Building and the Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy.

Contract Delivery Method: CMAR Final construction cost: $49M Final project size in GSF: 180,000 GSF Date project was completed: 2009

Halford Busby Lamar University Setzer Student Center, Beaumont, Texas Contract Delivery Method: N/A Final construction cost: $22.6M Final project size in GSF: 91,186 GSF Date project was completed: Est. January 2018

Description of professional services provided Clark Condon for the project: Cost Estimating Names of your key firm personnel assigned to Texas A&M University Mitchell the project: Bill McCauley Institute for Fundamental Physics Owner’s name and representative: Rob Roy

Description of professional services provided Parnell, Assoc. V.P., Facilities, Texas for the project: Structural Engineering Names of your key firm personnel assigned to State University | 512.463.2257 the project: Dennis Wittry Owner’s name and representative: Deborah

Hardt | 979.458.7048.

Shah Smith Texas A&M International University Student Success Center, Laredo, Texas Provided MEP services for the University’s new Student Success Center which houses classrooms and lecture halls, various administrative and faculty offices, and departmental offices.

Contract Delivery Method: CMAR Final construction cost: $22M Final project size in GSF: 80,000 GSF Date project was completed: 2010 Description of professional services provided for the project: MEP Engineering Names of your key firm personnel assigned to the project: Doug Garrison, PE, Jerry

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Yax Consulting and Design Greenhouse Office Park, Houston, Texas LEED Silver Certified, five-story, Class A, load-bearing core and shell building with adjacent 4-story, precast parking garage with focus on a healthy interior environment and aggressive water conservation measures.

Final construction cost: Confidential Final project size in GSF: 212,000 GSF Date project was completed: April 2014 Description of professional services provided for the project: LEED Consulting

services in partnership with Apollo BBC. Yax provided the main LEED consultant for the project

and Astronomy, College Station, Texas Certified LEED Silver, the Mitchell Physics Building is the first Texas A&M University building to have a rooftop garden. The 10,000 sf Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden above the three-section lecture hall is dedicated to the beauty of nature and is utilized for study breaks. It features native Texas plants chosen for their fragrance and color. Photos above illustrate how it has flourished since its opening.

Contract Delivery Method: N/A Final construction cost for Landscape Architecture: $750,000 Final project size in GSF: N/A for

Landscape Architecture

Date project was completed: 2009 Description of professional services provided for the project: Landscape Architecture

Design through Construction Administration

Names of your key firm personnel assigned to the project: Sheila Condon, FASLA;

Paul Weathers ASLA, LEED AP; Scott Slagle, ASLA; Mary Keilers, PLA, LEED AP Owner’s name and representative: Sheridan Mitchell Lorenz | 512.658.0233

Names of your key firm personnel assigned to the project: Sergio Altamirano Owner’s name and representative:

Phoebe Gregg, Property Manager | 832.974.4046

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Fisher Engineering Aloft Hotel, Greenville, SC Contract Delivery Method: N/A Final construction cost: Unknown Final project size in GSF: 307,635 GSF Date project was completed: May 2016

FMG Design Georgia Institute of Technology’s Technology Square, Atlanta, Georgia Contract Delivery Method: N/A Final construction cost for Signage: $1M Final project size in GSF: 200,000 GSF Date project was completed: 2003 Description of professional services provided for the project: FMG developed a

comprehensive exterior and interior wayfinding and placemaking program for the campus.

Description of professional services provided for the project: Fire protection

engineering design and construction administration services

Names of your key firm personnel assigned to the project: Douglas W. Fisher, PE,

FSFPE, Katie Pothier PE.

Owner’s name and representative: Erik

Rowan | 770.530.8013

Names of your key firm personnel assigned to the project: Ferdinand Meyer, David Hay Owner’s name and representative: Jones

Lang LaSalle | 404.995.6300

Ferguson Consulting Houston Community College North Forest Campus, Houston, Texas 97,000 SF of classrooms, labs, shops and student support services consisting of: 1) new 20,691 SF Persohn Hahn Academic Building, 2) new 35,000 SF Texas A&M University Cain Garage, Automotive Technology Building; and College Station, Texas 3) 25, 615 SF renovation of workforce Contract Delivery Method: P3 training facility.

Final construction cost: $34.7M Contract Delivery Method: N/A Final project size in GSF: 490,200 GSF Final construction cost: $44M Date project was completed: September Final project size in GSF: 90,000 GSF 2016 Date project was completed: Est. 3/2018 Description of professional services provided for the project: Vertical transportation

Description of professional services provided for the project: Telecommunications &

Names of your key firm personnel assigned to the project: John Gilbert Owner’s name and representative: Peter

Names of your key firm personnel assigned to the project: Lecette Ferguson, Robert

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W. Lange, TAMUS Transportation Services | 979.845.9700

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Ferguson Consulting Texas A&M University Cain Garage, College Station, Texas Cain Garage is the most technologically advanced garage on campus and is equipped with a state-of-the-art parking management system, equipment and software for garage access, payment processing at different locations, and monitors which display available parking in real-time. Its Operation Center enables TAMU’s Transportation Services to visually monitor all five university parking garages.

Contract Delivery Method: Public Private Partnership (P3) Final construction cost: $34.7M Final project size in GSF: 490,200 GSF Date project was completed: September 2016 Description of professional services provided for the project: Telecommunications and

Security System Engineering

Names of your key firm personnel assigned to the project: Lecette Ferguson, Robert

Ferguson

Owner’s name and representative: Peter

W. Lange, TAMUS Transportation Services | 979.845.9700

Security System Engineering

Ferguson

Owner’s name and representative: Kleve K.

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Respondent’s Performance on A&M System Projects

3.4.1 Identify and describe the Prime Firm’s past experience on Texas A&M University System projects, up to a maximum of five (5) projects within the last five (5) years. For all consultants named in the response, indicate the projects they also worked on. Projects may repeat with Section 3.3 above. If the Prime Firm has not previously provided services for The Texas A&M University System, then identify and describe the Prime Firm’s past performance on projects for “major” institutions of higher education (or similar) within the last five (5) years.

Hotel and Conference Center* | Texas A&M University Cain Hall Site Redevelopment / College Station, TX

Key firm strengths relevant to the Texas A&M 21st Century Classroom Building: University construction standards Designed to work within university context Meeting, conference and open collaborative spaces design Contract Delivery Method: Public Private Partnership (P3) Description: Full-service, 4-star, 250-room hotel and world-class conference center for faculty, visiting lecturers, student organizations, corporate recruitment, former students and all university-related organizations. this project allowed for the design and outfitting of meeting rooms, conference facilities and public areas.

Final Construction Cost: Under construction Final project size (GSF): 250,000 GSF Type of construction: New Date completed: Est. 9/2018 Professional services Prime Firm provided for the project:

Architectural Design, Interior Design, Schematic Design documentation, Design Development documentation, Construction Documents, Construction Administration Project Project Project Project

Principal: Manager: Architect: Designer:

Gary Altergott Nathaniel (Nate) Berger Scott Watkins Douglas Oliver

Consultants:

Ensight Haynes Whaley, LLC – Structural Engineer Blum Consulting Engineers – MEP & Fire Protection Huitt-Zollars, Inc. – Civil Engineering Office of James Burnett – Landscape Architect Owner: Andrew Schatte

Stonehenge Gilbane, LLC

713.491.4841 | aschatte@americusholding.com *This project is under contract under the name Morris Architects prior to our Huitt-Zollars name change.

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Cain Garage* | Texas A&M University Cain Hall Site Redevelopment / College Station, TX

Key firm strengths relevant to the Texas A&M 21st Century Classroom Building: University construction standards Accelerated schedule Design to work within university context Central campus location with challenging access Contract Delivery Method: Public Private Partnership (P3) Description: Cain Garage is the most technologically advanced garage on campus. It is equipped with a stateof-the-art parking management system, equipment and software for garage access, payment processing at different locations, and monitors which display available parking in real-time. Its Operation Center enables TAMU’s Transportation Services to visually monitor all 5 of the university’s massive parking garages.

Final Construction Cost, including C/O’s: $34,740,000 Final project size (GSF): 490,200 GSF Type of construction: New Date completed: September 2016 Professional services Prime Firm provided for the project:

Architectural Design, Interior Design, Schematic Design documentation, Design Development documentation, Construction Documents, Construction Administration Project Project Project Project

Principal: Gary Altergott Manager: Nathaniel (Nate) Berger Architect: Carlos Hernandez Designer: Douglas Oliver

Consultants:

Ensight Haynes Whaley, LLC – Structural Engineer Blum Consulting Engineers – Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing & Fire Protection Office of James Burnett – Landscape Architect Fisher Engineering - Life Safety / Fire Code Compliance Owner: Peter W. Lange, Assoc. Vice President

TAMUS Transportation Services plange@tamu.edu | 979.845.9700

Contractor: Gilbane | 713.209-1873

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Energy and Manufacturing Institute (EMI)* | Lone Star College

Houston, TX

AIA Houston Architecture Design Award | 2014

Key firm strengths relevant to the Texas A&M 21st Century Classroom Building: Classroom building with a strong focus on technology in teaching spaces Integration of new building to campus master plan Collaborative design process that led to a successful project meeting the clients expectations Contract Delivery Method: Design - Bid / Tiltwall Description: This workforce training facility for the energy

industry includes 27 classroom / laboratory spaces for engineering technology, automated manufacturing and corporate college programs. The project also includes two simulation labs for drilling and crane operation, a high bay manufacturing area, machine shops, a quality control lab and an administrative / faculty suite. Classrooms are designed to be flexible and adaptable to various teaching scenarios depending on class and faculty needs.

Final Construction Cost, including C/O’s: $11,000,000 Final project size (GSF): 70,000 GSF Type of construction: New Date completed: April 2012 Professional services Prime Firm provided for the project:

Architectural Design, Interior Design, Schematic Design documentation, Design Development documentation, Construction Documents, Construction Administration Project Project Project Project

Principal: Manager: Architect: Designer:

Dean Barnes Andy MacPhillimy Luis Alvarez William Truitt

Consultants:

*This project was completed under the name Morris Architects prior to our Huitt-Zollars name change.

Programming – Facility Programming & Consulting Specification Consultants – Spiker Baldwin Structural & Civil Engineer – Walter P. Moore MEP Engineer – Shah Smith Structural Engineer – Rogers Moore Associate Architects – AT3 and AutoARCH Acoustics, AV, IT, Security – Jaffe Holden Landscape Architect – Clark Condon Owner: Mr. Barry A. Parks, AIA, Sr. Project Director

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Transportation Center* | San Jacinto College Houston, TX

Key firm strengths relevant to the Texas A&M 21st Century Classroom Building: LEED NC Silver Certified Integration of lecture and lab teaching environments Contract Delivery Method: CMAR Description: The 84,600 GSF center includes high-bay

manufacturer labs (four 6-bay labs, two 4-bay labs, and a 4-bay motorcycle lab, each with classroom, offices and storage rooms); a 10-bay all-purpose lab; and instructional areas (six small classrooms, two engine repair classrooms, engine performance (fuels) classroom, and electrical classroom); an academic administration office suite; 100seat multi-purpose room (with prep room, catering kitchen and furniture storage space); a student break room; and building support areas. The Automotive Tech Center is programmed to meet the NATEF (National Automotive Technical Education Foundation) accreditation requirements, and designed to LEED-NC Silver.

Final Construction Cost, including C/O’s: $13,400,000 Final project size (GSF): 84,600 GSF Type of construction: New

Date completed: July 2011

Professional services Prime Firm provided for the project:

Architectural Design, Interior Design, Schematic Design documentation, Design Development documentation, Construction Documents, Construction Administration Project Project Project Project

Principal: Dean Barnes Manager: Mandi Chapa Architect: Antonio Puerto Designer: Paul Kweton

Consultants:

MEP Engineer - JSE Consulting Engineers Structural Engineer - Rogers Moore Civil Engineer - Brooks and Sparks Owner: Mr. Larry Logsdon, Director of Construction

San Jacinto College 4624 Fairmont Parkway

Contractor: David Rowe, Durotech, 281.558.6892 *This project was completed under the name Morris Architects prior to our Huitt-Zollars name change.

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Center for Industrial Technology* | San Jacinto College Houston, TX

Key firm strengths relevant to Texas A&M 21st Century Classroom Building: Integration of lecture, classroom and lab teaching environments Built-in spatial flexibility to expand and reconfigure spaces Design includes sustainable strategies Contract Delivery Method: CMAR Description: New 92,000 SF vocational building on San

Jacinto College’s North Campus. Technical programs include welding technology, pipe fitting fabrication, diesel technology, logistics, electrical technology, and heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR). Other non-credit Continuing and Professional Development technical courses will also be housed at the new technology center, such as sheet metal, machining, and millwright training.

Final Construction Cost, including C/O’s: $35,512,577 Final project size (GSF): 114,000 GSF Type of construction: New Date completed: April 2017 Professional services Prime Firm provided for the project:

Architectural Design, Interior Design, Schematic Design documentation, Design Development documentation, Construction Documents, Construction Administration Project Project Project Project

Principal: Dean Barnes Manager: Marcy Newman Architect: Qeturah Williams Designer: Marsha Bowden

Consultants:

*This project was completed under the name Morris Architects prior to our Huitt-Zollars name change.

Structural Engineering - Henderson Rogers MEP Engineering - ACR Engineering, Inc. Civil Engineering - Brooks & Sparks Landscape Architect - M2L Programming - Facility Programming and Consulting Owner: Bryan D. Jones, PE

Associate Vice Chancellor - Facilities Services, 4264 Fairmont Pkwy., Ste. A1.213 Pasadena, TX 77504 bryan.jones@sjcd.edu | 281.998.6343

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team and our third party cost estimator. Values on this budget are based on actual and on-time construction cost provided by both industry leaders and also in consultation with the general contractor community. In the event of a Whether your project is institutionally or privately funded, CM@R delivery system, we will be relying on their input as well for these budgets. This effort will be repeated Huitt-Zollars’ distinctive wealth of project management several times during the various phases of design in experience – regardless of size or complexity - makes us a valued partner for the Texas A&M University System. We order to refine and have more accurate costs in order to meet the expected construction budget. With each new have the know-how regarding how to better understand budget study, the team will begin to replace allowances your project needs and working within your budget and assumptions with more realistic costs and more clear expectations. construction methods. Rendering a more Cost estimating for any given project is about precise and specific cost model, that allows understanding the scope and quality expectations, the team to make the most appropriate and being able to assign the appropriate value for design adjustments and refinements in construction required to complete the project. With accordance to the overall budget target. that said, we prefer to begin cost management with an Our independent cost estimator works with understanding of the client’s expectations, the project us at each step of the process, developing a scope, building type, construction market challenges, possible estimate of probable at the end of and expected operational needs.

Schematic Design, Design Development, Understanding these components and an estimate at the 50% completion allows our team, both for design and of Construction Documents phase. The construction, to better define the number and stage of these budgets are based quality required by the project, the most on our agreement with the owner at the affordable facility size, and the overall start of the project. If we foresee a steep time sequence required to build the inflation cycle in the construction industry, we will request building within budget parameters. another cost estimate at 90% completion of CD’s to help guide the team in establishing bid alternates and bidding Our budgets are then broken down and generated at methods to gain more certainty that a bid proposal can be different stages with increasing detail and complexity obtained at or below the budget. beginning at the onset of the project when the scope is still fluid to the point where it is near finalization when Successful cost control and constructability reviews are an our budgets are based on historical and industry standard integral part of our design process as a means to manage data for the type, size and operational needs of the the budget on any given project. The overall stewardship proposed facility. These construction values are developed of the documents and budgets are the responsibility of by utilizing national and regional construction databases, our designated Project Manager. He will monitor and including recent experiences by our firm, that can provide review the project progress at regular intervals to ensure our team with a realistic cost overview and benchmarks. that our budgets are on track at all times. To be effective 3.5.1 Describe your cost estimating methods for the design and construction phase. How do you develop cost estimates and how often are they updated? For any combination of three (3) projects listed in response to Criteria 3.3 and 3.4, provide examples of how these techniques were used and what degree of accuracy was achieved.

Once the program and scope have been developed and building systems are more defined, our team will be responsible for developing a more detailed conceptual / schematic design budget. The budget then begins to take into account actual proposed building systems, general overall finishes, structural needs, site improvement including more specific elements and components of the design. At this stage the budget is being developed by two parties simultaneously, the architectural design

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in avoiding disruptive surprises later in the project, adequate time must be allowed for estimating, evaluation, and addressing the value discrepancies at the end of each phase. A diminishing cost contingency will be maintained during this process as the documents are developing. We work with our cost consultant and contractors to receive detailed estimates and keeping up with market trends in order to avoid sudden surprises.

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Texas State University Performing Arts Center (Sec. 3.3) A CMAR contractor was selected early in the process and served as our cost estimator. We worked closely with them to estimate components of the project during SD and DD phases. We made adjustments at the end of CD’s to bring the project back in line with the contractor’s updated pricing. Due to favorable bidding conditions, the bids came in lower than expected and a few features deleted earlier were added back to the project seamlessly.

The entire project was completed within their originally established budgets.

Texas A&M University Cain Garage (Sec. 3.4) Huitt-Zollars worked closely with the Developer and later the Builder to deliver a Public-Private-Partnership (P3) project. We were able to identify cost drivers and inflation factors that impact overall construction cost and budget With the Builder on the team and a established budget, our team was charged to deliver this project at the established budget and within the designated time.

Critical to the success of constructing this 1,436 parking space garage in nine (9) months was attention given to the systems and technologies deployed for the first time on campus. Our team worked closely with Transportation Services investigating various manufacturers’ systems and their initial cost and long-term operating cost to maximize the project budget, yet meet the stakeholders’ needs. Our project team met bi-weekly to assess design progress and analyze cost drivers for compliance with the budget.

When necessary, adjustments to various components and/ or systems were identified and their associated costs were analyzed and balanced to maintain compliance to the overall budget without sacrificing quality.

Texas A&M University Hotel and Conference Center (Sec. 3.4) Huitt-Zollars, under the direction of the development partnership of Stonehenge Gilbane, LLC, is delivering the hotel and conference center as a fasttrack, design-build project. Currently under construction, our team conducted value engineering analysis of various components and systems bi-weekly to determine compliance with desired quality levels, functionality, and cost compliance. This included meeting with various subcontractors to discuss optimizing their components and/ or systems identified budgets and installation methods with the goal of maintaining university-desired quality levels. Our team continues to meet, analyze, and explore opportunities to balance cost, time and quality bi-weekly.

The entire project is scheduled to be complete September 2018 and within their established budget.

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3.5.2 Describe the project team’s experience in sustainable design and designing a LEED certifiable facility.

Huitt-Zollars is a strong promoter of designing sustainable environments. Our firm has over 65 LEED accredited professionals (AP) on staff and we have completed over 100 LEED Certified buildings of various certification levels. Our commitment to reducing energy consumption and the management of our worlds limited natural resources is embedded in our firm culture, design practices, and firm-wide core values. As a firm, we believe architecture that is sensitive to environmental concerns begins with the pre-planning of the project and remains integral throughout site selection, program definition, design phases, and construction. Even more than this, we believe it is crucial during the day-to-day operations of the buildings. We believe a building can and should be designed to benefit the environment during its expected lifespan. This takes commitment from each and every project team member as well as dedication from the Owner throughout the life of the facility.

When it comes to attaining LEED certification for academic facilities, it has been our experience that academic systems have two distinct strategies. Some institutions require their building be designed to be LEED Silver / Gold certifiable. This allows the institution to design the buildings to meet all required criterion and pre-requisites without having to go through review and certification by USGBC/GBCI. Other institutions are willing to complete the certification process from the onset of the project. The choice of a specific track to follow has a lot to do with how existing campus facilities operate; the annual ongoing financial commitment to maintain, operate, and re-calibrate the facilities on a regular schedule; and/or specific System policies concerning sustainability and funding sources.

It has been our firm’s experience that incorporating simple and common sustainable strategies into projects adds no significant cost to the overall construction budget. Simple solutions such as considering the site, issues regarding water management, type of landscape, expected air quality and basic energy conservation strategies for a high population building are easy to incorporate and thus create no burden to the project. Integrating “smart building technologies” into the mechanical systems helps minimize and reduce waste and consumption. The key to making the right selections in materials and systems is to ask better questions and the Huitt-Zollars + Little design team will use their wide

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range of experiences and skills to work with the University to ensure their LEED certification goals and expectations are met.

We have a group of LEED professionals with the experience and expertise to manage a sustainable project from start to commissioning. Whether it is during the initial goal-setting charrette, counseling the design team on their ideas and directions, or just providing oversight during the documentation process, utilizing our in-house resources as internal consultants, our team will bring every aspect of sustainable design practices to bear on your project.

A recent example of Huitt-Zollars sustainable design is the Santa Monica College Information and Technology Building where solar and wind power improve its energy performance 24/7.

Glass fritting on the building’s façade provides a visual screen whose opacity changes in response to programmatic needs.

The building itself utilizes a narrow cross section to Certified LEED Silver, Huitt-Zollars’ design includes achieve filtered natural light and natural ventilation for the use of photovoltaic panels for renewable energy, virtualization, and the use of a free cooling economizer for the majority of all interior spaces. improved energy performance.

The concrete roof design accelerates and funnels wind into turbines to subsidize the building’s power need while simultaneously functioning as a sunscreen. It also functions as an on-site rainwater retention system.

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Respondent’s Ability to Identify and Resolve Critical Issues for this Project

3.6.1 What do you perceive are the critical issues for this project?

A complex question for an intricate project.

One can dwell on the classic issues of budget, schedule, site, contextual language, and decision making as key drivers in the design of this 21st Century Classroom, but in our opinion there are other concerns that are more critical for the success of this project. Some of these concerns, while not being strictly architectural, nevertheless directly impact the architecture that houses them.

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How to define the pedagogical construct for teaching students. In recent times, we have been reminded by the key phrase “evidencebased design” that in our efforts to design these spaces, we should be driven by evidence of and any existing research on the many issues that impact of our buildings on their users. We begin our process by evaluating evidence presented as either key promoters or inhibitors of teaching and learning. Is a small 30seat lecture room as effective as a large 400-seat lecture space? Are our student’s best outcomes coming solely from purely collaborative space or hybrid spaces? We can go so far as to ask - what is the impact of a teacher’s physical placement within the teaching space influencing the learning process? In today’s academic world, this and others are fundamental issues impacting how teachers are defining and shaping their teaching methodology. We, as architects, must design spaces that are flexible and offer easy adaptability to accommodate various teaching styles. We must look beyond the antediluvian ‘one-sizefits-all’ approach and design a facility where any space, notch, and ‘in-between areas’ can become collaborative space or an environment where teaching can occur. Better yet, perhaps this proposed 21st Century Classroom Building project team’s efforts would yield better results if we look beyond solving today’s challenges and begin to ask what new challenges we can be facing in 30, 50, or 70 years from now. The evolution in teaching pedagogy has moved at such a fast pace in the last decade that we would do well to begin now to identify potential changes this building could face in its life cycle and design an environment with corresponding adaptability. To help us solve that dilemma, we added Dr. Phillip Long, nationally recognized learning spaces consultant, Chief Innovation Officer, and Associate Provost for Learning

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Sciences in Austin, Texas, to our team. He continually advises faculties and departments across our country who are seeking to improve student learning and curriculum enhancements. He has published and spoken about the impact of new emerging teaching technologies at the university level and is a proponent of new means to improve student learning and learning environments.

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Technology and its impact on learning. When it comes to technology, issues become more fluid, since the days of overhead projectors are long gone. We now are teaching a generation of students that are technologically savvy. Most of their life has been spent online on the Internet, reading e-books for textbooks, and using Blackboard for tests and grades. But even these tools are continuing to evolve. Laptops, tablets, smartphones and fast wi-fi supplying access to the internet are the norm as more and more information is available 24/7-365. Technology evolves quickly - making this one of the most difficult elements to manage in a classroom facility. However, institutions’ maintenance budgets are not as robust as one would like them to be. Yet, rooms still must be wired for wireless connectivity and capable of handling thousands of devices at once without slowing the datastream. Smartphones, tablets, and laptops with shelf lives of only two to three years still must be enhanced, upgraded, or replaced. And in five (5) years’ time, a building’s technological infrastructure is quickly approaching obsolescence. The only response to this dilemma is to design a facility that has a robust and yet flexible backbone that can be enhance and modified with the least amount of financial impact and at a moment’s notice.

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Spatial flexibility and adaptability. This new building must be as nimble as possible and yet have enough structure to define and provide the necessary space for the learning modality.

How do you maximize a 400-seat lecture hall-in-theround that must also convert into two or four smaller 100-seat spaces? How do you integrate the mechanical system to provide a robust operating system with the necessary flexibility? Inside this adaptability notion comes the challenge of furniture: are we designing around preexisting furniture standards or are we creating a new one? The answers to these questions and many others will guide the design team as it redefines what spaces are, how they are assembled as academic environments, and, 49

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even more challenging is how they will conform to the Texas Higher Coordinating Board Space Audits, a key benchmark in academic space utilization.

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Expected life cycle of this facility. Academic buildings are generally thought to have a life expectancy of 60+ years or even more. Unlike the private sector, funding for capital improvement of institutions of higher learning is always a challenge.

The 21st Century Classroom is a facility at the threshold of several key intersecting technologies, operations, and usage. With the intended large population, the possibility of 24/7 usage, the increased demand for power, this project’s life expectancy and life cycle is paramount to its success - a true opportunity for the inclusion of new technologies and innovations in facility operations and to determine how well it will serve the student population of Texas A&M University.

3.6.2 For any three (3) of the projects listed in response to Criteria 3.3 and 3.4, describe any conflicts with the Owner, Consultants, Contractor, or Subcontractor, and describe the methods your firm used to resolve those conflicts.

Every project faces a wide range of challenges, whether they are driven by scope changes, cost, scheduling, or just simply adjustments to the overall expectations of the project. Regardless of the issue or who is responsible, our team and our Project Manager confront the issues as soon as they are identified and work collaboratively to resolve the conflict quickly to prevent negative impact on schedules and budgets. Our firm culture is to advance design, which requires us to be problem solvers. The following examples provide a small glimpse into some of our more challenging projects and how they were resolved.

Santa Monica College IT Building (Sec. 3.3) This project presented our team with two critical challenges, first had to do with scheduling and approvals and the second dealt with managing the budget. First, during the Schematic Design Phase reaching user consensus was difficult to obtain and our ability to schedule a joint session for approvals has begun to add to the difficulty and challenge our deadlines. Under the leadership of our project manager, our team began to make extraordinary accommodations and adjustment to the schedules to ensure that the users input and approvals were incorporated. After some adjustment to the original schedule and after an intense work session, consensus was finally reached and the project was able to move forward and get back on track. The Second challenge arose from the desire of the users to have a raised floor throughout 50

the entire facility. This caused the budget to be exceed the target, and after several work session between the design team, users, and contractor the team was able to adjust other elements of the project and incorporated the raise floor on the project.

Texas A&M University Cain Parking Garage (Sec. 3.4) Our team was charged with demolishing the existing Cain Hall building and upgrading utilities to support three new structures to be built in phases starting November 16, 2015. TAMU required the garage to be the first building available for occupancy September 3, 2016. The aggressive schedule required demolition and construction to begin prior to completion of all contract documents. To meet the schedule, our team developed a number of document packages. This included accounting for document reviews by the AHJ and the contractor.

A conflict arose involving the builder’s subcontractor working from preliminary documents which later revealed construction coordination issues. The Design Team met with the contractor, identified areas of construction requiring adjustment to future design documentation to accommodate field conditions without sacrificing program requirements or design quality. To assist the building team a construction document log was introduced enabling the tracking of the various document releases.

Texas A&M University Cain Hall Site Redevelopment (Sec. 3.4) Our Project team, as part of the overall 3-building project, was charged with relocating and/or upgrading utilities to support the new facilities planned to be placed on this 10.88 acre parcel. Another conflict arose regarding what was the correct TAMU Facility Design Standards our team was to follow. As previously mentioned, construction began with the demolition of Cain Hall in November 2015. We started development of contract documents based on TAMU November 2011 Facility Design Standards. Of particular concern was the transition of the standards update. Our team began documentation of the project using one set of standards which changed during submission of Contract Documents for permitting. The Builder, in accordance with the Contract Documents, installed underground piping which was not in accordance with TAMU Utilities & Energy Services standards published in early 2016. However, the newly installed piping was in compliance with the previous TAMU Facility Design Standards published in November 2011. Communication corroboration between the Design Team, Builder Utilities & Energy Services greatly assisted our ability to deliver the garage as scheduled.

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Signed Execution of Offer

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CRITERIA SIX: RESPONDENT’S ABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE CRITICAL ISSUES FOR THIS PROJECT.

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What do you perceive are the critical issues for this project?

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For any three (3) of the projects listed in response to Criteria 3.3 and 3.4, describe any conflicts with the Owner, Consultants, Contractor, or subcontractors, and describe the Execution of Offer methods your firm used to resolve those conflicts.

CRITERIA SEVEN: EXECUTION OF OFFER NOTE TO RESPONDENTS: SUBMIT ENTIRE SECTION WITH RESPONSE. This execution of offer must be completed, signed, and returned with the respondent's qualifications. Failure to complete, sign and return this execution of offer with the qualifications may result in rejection of the qualifications.

Signing a false statement may void the submitted qualifications or any agreements or other contractual arrangements, which may result from the submission of respondent’s qualifications. A false certification shall be deemed a material breach of contract and, at owner's option, may result in termination of any resulting contract or purchase order.

Addenda Acknowledgment Receipt is hereby acknowledged of the following addenda to this RFP by entering yes or no in space provided and indicating date acquired. Enter “0" if none received.

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Representations

By signing below, Respondent represents and warrants that: (i) the Qualifications and all statements and information prepared and submitted in response to this RFQ are current, complete, true and correct; (ii) it is not given, nor intends to give at any time hereafter, any economic opportunity, future employment, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount trip, favor or service to a public servant in connection with the submitted Qualifications or any subsequent proposal. Failure to sign below, or signing a false statement, may void the Response or any resulting contracts at the Owner’s option, and the Respondent may be removed from all future proposal lists at this state agency;

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(iii) the individual signing this document and the documents made part of the RFQ is authorized to sign such documents on behalf of the Respondent and to bind the Respondent under any contract which may result from the submission of the Response; (iv) no relationship, whether as a relative, business associate, by capital funding agreement or by any other such kinship exists between Respondent and an employee of The Texas A&M University System; (v) Respondent has not been an employee of The Texas A&M University System within the immediate twelve (12) months prior to the RFQ response; (vi) no compensation has been received for participation in the preparation of this RFQ (ref. Section 2155.004 Texas Government Code); (vii) all services to be provided in response to this RFQ will meet or exceed the safety standards established and promulgated under the Federal Occupational Safety and Health law (Public Law 91-596) and its regulations in effect as of the date of this solicitation; (viii) Respondent complies with all federal laws and regulations pertaining to Equal Employment Opportunities and Affirmative Action; (ix) to the best of its knowledge, no member of the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System, or the Executive Officers of The Texas A&M University System or its member institutions or agencies, has a financial interest, directly or indirectly, in the Project; and (x) each individual or business entity proposed by Respondent as a member of its team that will engage in the practice of engineering or architecture will be selected based on demonstrated competence and qualifications only.

By signing below, the Respondent hereby certifies as follows, and acknowledges that such certifications will be included in any resulting contract: If the Respondent is subject to the Texas franchise tax, it is not currently delinquent in the payment of any franchise tax due under Chapter 171, Texas Tax Code, or is exempt from the payment of such taxes. A false certification may result in the Respondent’s disqualification.

Under Section 231.006, Family Code, the vendor or applicant certifies that the individual or business entity named in this contract, bid, or application is not ineligible to receive the specified grant, loan, or payment and acknowledges that this contract may be terminated and payment may be withheld if this certification is inaccurate.

Under Section 2155.004, Government Code, the vendor certifies that the individual or business entity named in this bid or contract is not ineligible to receive the specified contract and acknowledges that this contract may be terminated and payment withheld if this certification is inaccurate.

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Submitted by:

Huitt-Zollars, Inc.

(Company Name)

(Authorized Signature)

Gary Altergott, Vice President

(Printed Name/Title)

March 29, 2017

(Date)

galtergott@huitt-zollars.com

(Email)

1001 Fannin, Suite 4040

(Street Address)

same

(Mailing Address)

Houston, TX 77002

(City, State, Zip Code)

713.622.1180

(Telephone Number)

713.622.7021

(Facsimile Number)

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