UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
Funds are to renovate approximately 23,400 (gross) square feet of research space in the Lederle Graduate Research Center (LGRC), Towers A and C, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The space to be renovated is presently shared between the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) and Chemistry. The LGRC, a 350,000 square foot complex of research labs, classrooms and offices designed in the late 1960s, is inefficient in terms of space utilization and does not promote interactions between research groups or sharing of equipment. The proposed renovation will remove non-load-bearing walls to increase the total amount of available space and to promote intergroup interactions by placing multiple research groups in shared space. Interactions will also be enhanced by creation and improvement of shared instrumentation space and a centrally located seminar room. The scientific goal of this project is to enhance and expand research efforts at the interface between the biological and physical sciences, which is a high priority for BMB and Chemistry as well as the Department of Physics. The University also views this research collaboration as a high priority (see letter from Chancellor John Lombardi). An existing NIH predoctoral training grant, the Chemistry/Biology Interface (CBI) Program, supports Ph.D. students in three of the laboratories that will be affected by the renovation. The renovated space will provide space for five existing faculty laboratories, which encompass both sides of the CBI Program, as well as space for two new faculty laboratories. Additionally, nearby space vacated by two of the faculty laboratories slated to move into renovated space will accommodate two additional faculty members. Each of these new faculty laboratories will add research strength to the life science/physical science interface group.
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| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
1C06RR020603-01 |
Funding Agency |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| Total Award Amount |
$7,091,800 |
Project Location - City |
AMHERST |
| Award Date |
09/14/2009 |
Project Location - State |
MA |
| Project Status |
Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
01003-9242
|
| Jobs Reported |
7.60 |
Congressional District |
01 |
| Project Location - Country |
US |
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Recipient Information
(Grants)
| Recipient Information (Grants) |
|
Recipient Name
|
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
153926712
|
| Recipient Address |
70 BUTTERFIELD TERRACE |
| Recipient City |
AMHERST |
| Recipient State |
Massachusetts |
| Recipient Zip |
01003-9242 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
01 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
Extramural Research Facilities Construction |
| Project Status |
Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
Yes |
| Project Activities Description |
None of the above, unknown or unclassified |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
The activities this quarter included the continuation of the on-site construction on-site commissioning activities. Some of the on-site construction activities include the majority of the finishes, such as flooring, painting, soffits, ceilings, lab casework, and MEP/FP finishes. As a result of some delays in the lab casework deliveries, the project is now slated to be complete and ready for the first occupants in early January 2013 on the 7th floor with the other remaining floors to follow as quickly thereafter as possible with hopes to have all spaces ready by the end of January 2013. While the overall project is not quite yet 100% complete, this quarter did see the project fully complete & expense the grant funding on the project. All remaining work is being paid out of the non-grant funding that the University has provided. The overall project budget was updated again and remains on target. The ARRA funded portion of the project has been completed. |
| Jobs Created |
7.60 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
5 Plumbing, 5 Electrical, 3 Mechanical, 6 Glass, 2 Sheet Metal, 2 Fire, 3 Insulation, 2 RM Techs, 6 Floor, 1 Drywall, 3 Painting, 5 Installers, 3 Welders, 7 General, 2 Waterproofing. |
Purchaser Information
(Grants)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
75-0847 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
09/14/2009 |
| Award Number |
1C06RR020603-01 |
| Order Number |
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| Award Type |
Grants |
| Funding Agency ID |
75 |
| Funding Agency Name |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
75 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| Amount of Award |
$7,091,800 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$7,091,800 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$7,091,800 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$7,091,800 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
The infrastructure purpose and rationale of this project contributes to the purpose # 3 - To provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spuring technological advances in science and health. The scientific goal of this project is to enhance and expand research efforts at the interface of the biological and physical sciences, a high priority for BMB, Chemistry, and the Department of Physics. The renovated space will most significantly benefit NIH-funded faculty laboratories in the major departments participating in the CBI Program, as well as provide space for two new faculty groups. The new faculty laboratories will add research strength to the life science/physical science interface group. |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
Balzano |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
jbalzano@facil.umass.edu |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
4135452179 |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
Facilities Planning Division 360 Campus Way |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Amherst |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
MA |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
01003-9248 |
Product or Service Information
(Grants)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
Z99 |
| Activity Description |
None of the above, unknown or unclassified |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
0 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$0 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
0 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$0 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
22 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$11,600,793 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
Webber & Grinnell Insurance - Award Number 1C06RR020603-01 - Webber & Grinnell Insurance
| Award Number |
1C06RR020603-01 |
| Sub-Award Number |
N/A |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
Not reported |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
01060-0000 |
| Vendor Name |
Webber & Grinnell Insurance |
| Product and Service Description |
Bonding Insurance Agent |
| Payment Amount |
$56,814 |
West Floor Covering, Inc - Award Number 1C06RR020603-01 - West Floor Covering, Inc
| Award Number |
1C06RR020603-01 |
| Sub-Award Number |
N/A |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
Not reported |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
02359-0000 |
| Vendor Name |
West Floor Covering, Inc |
| Product and Service Description |
Carpet |
| Payment Amount |
$110,152 |
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| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
42º 23' 28",
-72º 31' 27" |
| Congressional District |
01 |
| Address 1 |
70 BUTTERFIELD TERRACE |
| Address 2 |
OFFICE OF GRANTS AND CONTRACTS |
| City |
AMHERST |
| County |
Hampshire |
| State |
MA |
| Zip |
01003-9242 |
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