Why not just construct a new south side entrance with a new elevator accessing all floors in the current buildings and do additional expansion in the future?
It is not feasible to phase in this project primarily due to the estimated high cost of doing the elevator element alone which would likely be the first phase of any expansion project. The Committee also carefully examined the idea of constructing just a new south entrance including a new full-sized elevator and relocated stairways as a first step in a phased building program. This was deemed not to be a good investment based on several shortcomings. The first would be the cost. On a per square foot cost basis, the elevator and related stairway relocation is the highest cost element of the proposed building expansion. A preliminary cost estimate to do the elevator/stairway portion of the project alone ranges between $1.0-$1.5 million. The high cost is primarily due to the extensive reconstruction that would need to be done within the existing buildings as well as the need to relocate all electric service and other potential utility relocation located below ground. The second would be l
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