ACC Elgin will be a three-story brick-and-curtain wall building with a capacity of 1,500 students. Illustration courtesy of O'Connell Robertson.
On August 1, the design team completed the design development drawings and specifications. The campus will feature a three-story brick-and-curtain wall structure of approximately 65,000 gross square feet. This first phase of the campus is expected to accommodate 1,200 students upon opening, with capacity for 1,500 students.
Skanska is currently bidding the project to subcontractors in order to establish a guaranteed maximum price (GMP). The final GMP is expected mid-September.
Meanwhile, O’Connell Robertson is moving forward with finalizing the Construction Documents later this fall. A civil site package will be completed early in order to obtain a site development permit. (The Elgin City Council unanimously approved a zoning change from R-1 to C-3 in June.)
Skanska anticipates mobilizing on site and breaking ground in early to mid-November. A building permit is expected to follow in January 2012. Construction is scheduled for completion in time for a fall 2013 opening.
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By Adam B. August 9, 2011 - 10:10 pm
Will the bricks used in the construction of the ACC campus come from one of the three Elgin brick factories?
Elgin is a large producer of bricks and it would be a shame if the bricks came from anywhere else other than Elgin.
By mreyes August 10, 2011 - 11:36 am
Hi Adam,
Great thought, Adam. I’ll pass your thoughts to the project manager.