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Boise State University last week unveiled plans for two student housing projects - a residence hall and an apartment complex - that will total around $30 million in cost and are slated for completion in mid-2004.
Larry Blake, BSU director of Facilities Administration, said the 340room residence hall, planned on a 1.3-acre site between Morrison and Driscoll halls, is to be built with Construction Management Co. Inc., Boise, as construction manager.
The $14.2 million structure is to be designed by a team composed of Hummel Architects, Boise, and Anderson Mason Dale Architects, Denver, which were among firms that submitted competitive team proposals, Blake said. A tentative schedule calls for putting the project out for bid in May 2003.
The height of the building depends on whether the site is expanded toward the BSU Pavilion, which is under consideration. "If we're limited to the current site, it may be five stories," Blake said. "If we can add some, we may be able to keep it down to three levels."
While the design is yet to be drawn,...