The BETF is taking a brief pause in our design task while our architect Elizabeth Boone and our contractor, Nunn, put some hard numbers to the most recent site plan we have developed to date. This is planned to take several weeks. By mid-September, we hope to be able to present the next set of … Continue reading Pricing Pause

About 35 people attended the Building Engagement Task Force after the service on the 26th. You can review the presentation (slides, speaker notes, Q&A responses) here. The building Engagement Task Force welcomes your thoughts either in person or by entering them in the Questions or Comments section to the left of this post.

We got a revised cost estimate from our builder (Nunn). Their review of our initial concept design generated some savings from the initial architect estimate, which allows us some more flexibility in what we can build. Given the increasing complexity and detail we need to consider in moving to the next level of design, the … Continue reading Clarity is emerging on site location and budget

The BETF is transitioning from conceptual planning to disciplined project execution. We continue to emphasize that the Fellowship Hall project remains financially achievable while preserving the highest-value program elements. We are narrowing the site and floor plan designs with our architect, Elizabeth Boone while our contractor Nunn is actively developing realistic site costs that are … Continue reading BETF design progress and schedule update

The Building Engagement Task Force, in collaboration with Nunn construction’s value engineering team and Elizabeth Boone, our architect, began working on a new campus design this week. The meeting focused on the new Fellowship Hall, lobby, parking layout, Bowman ADA entrance, Columbine building access, and budget realities. The design team presented a revised north-south fellowship … Continue reading Siting solutions emerging

A lot has happened in the last month. The Building Engagement Task Force (BETF) and the Board received the timely and comprehensive Bowman Hall Task Force’s (BHTF) response to the Board’s charge to analyze options for the future use of Bowman Hall. The BHTF comprehensively analyzed the potential costs associated with four different scenarios for Bowman: The … Continue reading Clarifying Decisions

The Building Engagement Task Force (BETF), after conducting a methodical evaluation of three large construction companies chose Nunn Construction to partner with in building our fellowship hall. This process included establishing 22 UUFD priorities, requesting proposals from each company, developing a comparison spreadsheet to evaluate those proposals, and consulting with an outside professional. Our heaviest weighted … Continue reading Design/Development Contractor selected and next steps

We have received three proposals from regional contractors to work with us and Reynolds/Ash + Associates (RA&A) on the pre-construction phase of the Fellowship Hall project. The Building Engagement Task Force Building Engagement Task Force (BETF) is currently evaluating them and conducting reference checks.  We expect to do another interview and to make a selection … Continue reading Contractor RFP, funding sources and Next Steps

President Tim Miller announced that a majority of pledge forms are now in hand and signal that we likely have the funds to move ahead with a fellowship hall, lobby, and possibly some additional campus improvements. We have currently received capital pledges in excess of $2.34 million and hope to achieve at least $2.5 million in … Continue reading Celebration Sunday