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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Kent State to Pay Ohio Firm $2.5 Million for Construction Consultation

Sharon Center, OH, firm The Ruhlin Company to oversee $150 million in renovations

An Ohio construction firm will be paid $2.5 million by Kent State University in consultation fees to oversee about $150 million in construction projects on the Kent campus. University officials signed off this month on a contract between Kent State and Sharon Center, OH, firm The Ruhlin Company to manage four of the largest construction projects in the university's "Foundations of Excellence, Building the Future” initiative. The major projects to be managed by the firm are: the new College of Architecture and Environmental Design building; a new facility for the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology; a new multi-disciplinary research facility via renovations to several existing buildings; and construction and …

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New Kent State Architecture Building to Stand on Esplanade, Kent State Hires Firm to Manage $150 Million in Construction, and Kent State Previews $170 Million in Campus Renovations

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1:32 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Glad to see they are using a local company for this.   more ›

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Construction Reform Could Save Kent State Millions

University architects support change in Ohio's century-old public construction process

Changing the way public universities manage construction projects could save Kent State — and Ohio's other public universities — millions each year. Architects at all of Ohio's public universities are watching closely as the discussion about reforming Ohio's 133-year-old public construction management process takes place in Columbus among legislators. That means people like Tom Euclide, Kent State University's associate vice president for facilities planning and operation, are waiting to hear the outcome of that discussion. "No other state uses the form of management that we’re forced to use in the state of Ohio," Euclide said. "(Reform) would really allow us to do our construction more efficiently and without as much conflict as we have …

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