College of Engineering Building

Project Description:

This building will be 190,000 square feet and will house seven engineering programs: biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, industrial and systems, and mechanical engineering. The ground floor will house 3 active learning classrooms, vibration-proof core laboratories, and a cleanroom. The building will also offer a student shop, a cafe, computer labs, and electronic student centers. The goal is to achieve the LEED “Silver” certification.

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Brookside Apartments

Project Description:

This facility will hold 500 beds, a cafe and will be roughly 203,000 square feet. The facility will include an outdoor seating area that will run along a restored brook. The buildings will feature apartment suites of six and four bedrooms; they will have a full kitchen, 2 bathrooms, and be fully furnished. The facility will also have a demonstration/teaching kitchen, a presentation room, and a multi-purpose room. Their target is to achieve LEED “Silver” certification.

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Meade Stadium Turf & Lighting

Project Description:

This project will involve the installation of synthetic turf and stadium lighting to support evening events. The renovations will provide a durable field and create a variety of options for the school and community during various events. Synthetic turf provides a strong surface; which will allow repetitive use, as well as immediate use after harsh weather conditions.

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Bike Path Connector

Project Description:

This bike path will run from the O’Neill Bike Path along the western border of Peckham Farm, across Rte 138 and through campus to the new Brookside Apartment complex. This new bike path is a key element to the University’s Campus Master Plan, which calls for enhanced pedestrian and improved bicycle access around campus, including bike lanes on campus roads and additional bike racks.

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Fine Arts Center – Phase 1

Project Description:

This project is to make improvements to the 120,720 square foot facility; to continue to house the Music, theatre, visual and graphic arts programs.

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Fraternity Circle Infrastructure

Project Description:

This project will be used to redesign the fraternity circle site and utilities.

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Chafee Broadcast Studio Renovations

Project Description:

This project will renovate the current studio into a first of its kind video/sound recording and broadcast center across the state. These changes will include a fully robotic camera, updated audio board, new cameras, new lights, and a new news set. The new studio will give students a better learning curriculum and better opportunities for job placement.

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NBC Pier Reconstruction

Project Description:

This renovated pier will be home to the new Regional Class Research Vessel, Resolution.  This project will include removal of the existing wood pier and addition of steel-encased concrete piles and decking. The pier needs to be long enough to house a crane and high enough to counter the threat of rising sea levels.

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Re-paving and Road Construction of Upper/Lower College Rd

Project Description:

This project is to improve existing roads and parking lots. Roads and parking lots included in renovations are Lower College Rd, E. Alumni Ave & Powerhouse Rd, Upper College Rd, Green Hall parking lot, W. Alumni Ave, campus sidewalks, 210 Flagg Rd lot, etc.

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Robert J Higgins Welcome Center

Project Description:

This facility will help to welcome visitors to the Kingston Campus. The building will be the starting point for people who visit campus on their own as well as planned tours of campus. It will also offer space for admissions staff which includes office space, presentation rooms, conference rooms, and digital screens.

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Beaupre Center for Chemical & Forensic Sciences

Project Description:

This building is  134,623 square feet and houses the Department of Chemistry and the Center of Excellence for Explosives Detection, Mitigation and Response. It has 14 teaching laboratories, 18 faculty research labs, 2 lecture halls, classrooms, and the Teknor Apex Instrumentation Lab. The building also achieved LEED “Gold” certification.

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Smaller or Upcoming Projects

5 Generator Project (completed) – $657,000

Buterfield Rd & Hope Drainage Improvements (TBD) – $780,000

Campus Fire Escape Repairs (TBD) – TBD Carothers Library Renovations (underway) – $839,000

CAS Dean’s Suite Renovations (completed) – $464,000

CHS Dean’s Suite Renovations (completed) – $630,800

Coastal Institute Renovations of Electrical Rooms (upcoming) – TBD

Complex Road Utilities (TBD) – $756,000

Davis Hall Exterior Renovations (underway) – $1,562,000

DCAMM Fuel Depot (TBD) – $700,000

Farmhouse Rd & Hammerschlag Mall Steam (TBD) – $2,200,000

Fayerweather & Gorham Mechanical Room (underway) – $715,000

Golf Training Facility (TBD) – $961,500

Grad Village Stairs (underway) – $360,000

Green Hall Parking Lot (underway) – $575,000

Heathman Hall Student Lounge Renovation (underway) – $1,525,000

Heathman Hall Masonry Repairs (underway) – $1,614,000

HRL Roofs – Aldrich, Burnside, Adams (underway) – $1,528,000

HRL Roofs – Coddington, Dorr, Ellery, Hopkins (underway) – $2,543,000

HRL Security Camera Project (TBD) – $1,985,000

HRL Warehouse (completed) – $1,500,000

Keaney-ROTC classrooms (completed) – $289,000

Kirk Hall Electrical Improvements (underway) – $85,000

Kirk Hall HVAC Improvements (underway) – $183,000

Lower College Rd Improvements (completed) – $1,700,000

Mackal Flooring (completed) – $183,000

Mosby Center (completed) – $475,200

Pharmacy GMP (TBD) – $90,000

Police Station – Lobby Renovations (TBD) – TBD

Rodman Exterior Improvements (underway) – $1,142,000

Roger Williams Complex Generator Project (underway) – $4,900,000

Ryan Center Fire Protection Renovations (underway) – $583,000

Sycamore Lodge Roof – W. Alton Jones (TBD)– TBD

Tootell Aquatics Center (underway) – TBD

Tootell Pool Resurface and Repair (underway) – $608,000

URI Water Tank Painting (TBD) – $1,900,000

URI Well Development – Well #3 (underway) $798,000

Watson House Roof (underway) – $140,000

White Hall HVAC Upgrades (TBD) – $2,5000,000