Projected Timeline
September 2023
- Board of Regents approval
- Publish request for qualifications to design-build firms
November 2023: Publish request for proposals to design-build firms
February 2024: Receive proposals
March 2024: Design-build firm selected
Spring/Summer 2024
- Project kick-off celebration
- Site turned over to construction company
Summer 2026: Construction completion
Budget
- LeBaron Hall replacement: $39M
- Textile sciences wing: $4.5M (estimate)
- Student-operated Joan Bice Underwood Tearoom: $8.5M (estimate)
- Total Complex Estimated Cost: $52M