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Now Open

Updates on the Pagoda Union Building (PUB) at Shoreline Community College

The northwest corner and west side of the PUB as it appeared on March 4, 2008. Opening has happened on Wednesday, April 2nd. The new building has 52,000 square feet and costs roughly $20 million.

Click here to see photographs of the demolition and construction progress

Current status of activity in the PUB:

• After a long construction process, we are happy to announce the PUB is now open.  Please feel free to come and check out what the long wait has produced.  Note the hours of operation below and enjoy the food from Chartwells.

• Initial building hours for the PUB will be:
       7:00am to 5:30pm Mon-Thursday and 7am to 4:30pm on Friday.
  
  Building open hours will be adjusted as offices, the deli/espresso and the bookstore become operational

• The cafeteria will be open**
       7:30am to 5:30pm Mon-Thursday and 7:30am to 4:30pm on Friday**
  
  **Once the deli/espresso is operational (scheduled for the end of April) hours will be as follows:
  cafeteria -  7:30am to 2:30pm Mon-Friday and the
  deli/espresso - 7:30am to 7:30pm Mon-Thursday and 7:00 to 4:00pm Friday

• "Murphy's Tent" (In honor of Murphy's Law) will operate on Monday, March 31st and Tuesday April 1st from 7:00 am to 1:30 pm.  The tent will be located in the main courtyard.  Chartwells is providing limited menu offerings at the tent until the PUB opens.  Murphy's Menu

• The building number of the PUB will change from 900 to 9000 in order to accommodate the three working floors of the building.  The numbering system will be 9100, 9200, and 9300 respectively.

• Almost all furniture has been received and assembled, with a few pieces on backorder which will be delivered on Monday, March 31.

• Fire and Building Inspections are being conducted March 27th and 28th.  Assuming a successful completion of the inspections, building keys will be turned over to Safety & Security after the completion of required paperwork with the City of Shoreline.  The general opening projected at this time is Wednesday, April 2nd

• Bookstore fixtures is nearing completion.  The bookstore will be moving later in April

• Matt Johnson of Chartwells, the on-campus dining services manger, can be reached at extension #6918, his email is mjohnson4@shoreline.edu

• Chartwells, the food service vendor (a division of Compass Group PLC), is planning installation of the espresso-deli area, expected in three to four weeks (after the building is open).  We are anticipating the installation completion to happen by the end of April, but please stay tuned

• The new catering menu has been distributed to campus secretaries and is available here (Adobe Acrobat .pdf file)

• Moving of student government and other offices is being coordinated through Bob Roehl.  Depending on schedules the moves will most likely begin the 2nd or 3rd week of the Quarter

• Interior temporary signage has been designed and is being fabricated, with installation expected late in the week of March 24

Future activity of general interest:

• The wooden rails along the ramp to the FOSS building are temporary.  The permanent rails to match the rest of the building will be installed as soon as possible. FOSS ramp opening soon (date to be determined)

• Exterior light poles will be repainted at tops to conform to design specifications

• South staff parking lot will be cleaned and entirely re-striped

As of this writing, general opening should be Wednesday, April 2nd.

Grand opening festivities will be announced at a later date.

A note about access to the building prior to formal occupancy:
Until the building is formally turned over to the college, the contractor retains responsibility and controls access to the space and the fenced perimeter. Our contractor has been very cooperative in allowing the college access for essential needs (e.g., telecommunications work, delivery and assembly of furniture, work with our food service vendor in the kitchen). Without such access, the college would have been required to wait until after the contractor was completely finished with the building to undertake these tasks. Prior to formal turnover (expected late in the week of March 24), however, the college cannot grant general access except to specific employees for specific necessary purposes. Requests for such access should be addressed to Sharon Wines in the Office of Administrative Services, extension 7859. Even with a request, it may not be possible to allow access on certain days due to anticipated testing, inspections, or other activities that would be compromised by excess traffic. We appreciate your cooperation and are confident that college staff, faculty, and students will find that the building is well worth the wait.

Room numbers (for selected rooms):

Shoreline Community College Pagoda Union Building (PUB) Project Team

Owner
Shoreline Community College District No. 7
16101 Greenwood Avenue North
Shoreline, Washington  98133-5696
(206) 546-4101; www.shoreline.edu
contact: Stuart A.T. Trippel, cpa, Acting Vice President for Administrative Services

Owner's Project Manager
Washington State Department of General Administration
Division of Engineering and Architectural Services
General Administration Building
210 Eleventh Avenue Southwest, Room 206
Post Office Box 41012
Olympia, Washington  98504-1012
(360) 902-7272; www.ga.wa.gov
contact: Jonathan B. Martin, Engineer, Project Manager

Architect
Opsis Architecture llp
920 Northwest 17th Avenue
Portland, Oregon  97209-2318
(503) 525-9511; www.opsisarch.com
contact: Jim Kalvelage, aia, Principal

General Contractor
Berschauer Phillips Construction Company
1736 Fourth Avenue South
Seattle, Washington  98134-1512
(206) 626-0256; www.bp-construction.com
contact: Jim Phillips, Project Manager

This page was updated 2008-03-27 (Thursday) at 19:03 by Sharon Wines