Allen Community College trustees were given about $28 million worth of potential maintenance and construction projects to chew on Tuesday.
On hand were Josh Vogel of Simpson Construction Services, Michael Wilbert of Basis Consulting Engineers and Emily D.A. Koenig of Architect One, hired by the college to conduct a top-to-bottom facilities study over the summer.
The crews inspected every inch and every crevice of every ACC building in Iola.
And as one would expect with a 55-year-old facility, and plenty of examples of deferred maintenance, several components have reached the end of their expected age, particularly climate control systems.
The lion’s share of engineers’ focus was on the main campus building — which has a combined price tage of $9.2 million for “immediate” and “moderate” needs.
Of that, more than $5.6 million would be focused on replacing the climate control systems — pegged at about $5.3 million — as well as repairs to the gym and library, which could cost as much as $1.2 million; and replacing other infrastructure within the facility at an expected cost of $1.6 million.
Immediate needs were described as those already past their usable lifespans, or will be so within three or so years, Vogel explained, while moderate needs are ones expected to be past their usable lifespans within the next five to 10 years.
Vogel and Wilbert described the priciest items within the main campus building as immediate needs.
The two oldest student dorms, Horton and Winter Halls, would require upgrades of $2.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Again, the building infrastructure at Horton would warrant the biggest price tag, estimated at $2.3 million. Winter Hall differed in that its most costly projects were considered moderate, with such items as restroom repairs and interior finishes necessary in the next half decade or so, at a combined price of $1.1 million.
The other ACC facilities — all substantially newer than the other three structures — have lower price tags.
The Activities building building would require about $52,000 worth of upgrades, most of which involve replacing the climate control system in seven years or so.
The Ballard House could use about $107,000 worth of repairs, including crawl space water mitigation, and repairs to the steel railings and eventual replacement of the climate control system.
Herynk Hall should have its steel stairs replaced soon, at a price of $155,000, with another $123,000 dedicated for eventual climate control system replacement and repairs.
Masterson Hall needs about $297,000 in immediate upgrades, particularly the structure’s mechanical units. Another $85,000 for such things as tuckpointing, drywall repair and sidewalk regrading also may be coming down the pike.
The Red Devil duplexes need about $237,000 to replace their HVAC units and to repair the foundation to one of the rooms, with another $36,000 for such things as masonry and tuckpointing.
The Theater and Ag building should have its climate control system replaced soon, at a cost of about $112,000.
