In an update on the 2019-21 Capital Budget, Associate Vice President Alex Roe told Regents that despite several project not being approved, the overall capital budget was “fabulous.” She said it was a “full court press” effort at the Capitol involving Chancellors from every institution as well as other staff at the institutional and System level that produced the largely successful budget.
The Regents also approved the following projects:
- UW Madison: Approved request for authority to execute the remainder of the design contract and construct the UW-managed Red Gym Renovation project for $2 million Gift/Grant funds. All work on the building, which was constructed in 1894 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, will be coordinated with the Wisconsin Historical Society;
- UW-Madison: Approved request to enter into a lease of space for the Division of Information Technology that will provide office space for a unit of DoIT that does not need to be physically located on-campus. The move would create critical office space for new Computer Sciences staff who are expected to start work next fall;
- UW System: Approved request to construct two 2017-19 Classroom Renovation/Instructional Technology Improvement Program projects for an estimated total cost of $1.7 million, one at UW-Oshkosh and one at UW-Stevens Point. The funding will be utilized to update existing general assignment classroom and laboratory instructional environments including associated furnishings and equipment to improve instructional technology;
- UW System: Approved request for authority to construct four All Agency Maintenance and Repair projects at an estimated cost of $5.6 million. Projects include UW-River Falls’ University Center entry and terrace renovation; UW-Stout’s Price Commons kitchen hood replacement; and heating plant fuel reliability upgrades at both UW-La Crosse and UW-Oshkosh;
- UW System: Approved request to rescind and remove Regent Policy Document 19-7, “Development of Facilities in the University of Wisconsin Colleges,” because the policy is obsolete due to the recent restructuring of UW System; and
- UW Oshkosh: Approved request for authority to rename its campuses: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Fond du Lac campus; University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Fox Cities campus; and University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh campus.
July 11, 2019 Capital Planning and Budget Committee Materials