Why would DOE consider keeping the old facilities located in the 300 Area?
• In December 2005, DOE approved proceeding with the design phase of the federally funded PSF and established a target cost of $224 million. This was a target, with a cost and schedule baseline expected to be established in May 2007. • As PNNL progressed from conceptual to preliminary design, it became clear that meeting the target cost and schedule established would be very difficult. This is caused, in part, by projected escalation of construction costs raised to 17.5% by the midpoint of the project in 2009, due principally to higher transportation and materials costs impacting this country as well as world-wide. Subsequently, PNNL commenced with evaluation of options to ensure that PNNL not only would have the best possible laboratory space but would make wise use of taxpayers’ dollars.
