Portland firm has low bid on library work
By Colleen Pohllg
Orifffon Ointy £ met mi
A Portland firm bid (he lowest
price to renovate the original
Knight Library building and is
expected to begin soon.
S.D. Deacon Corp., in assoc io
tion with Dorman Construction
Inc. of Springfield, offered a bid
of $7,670,000 to completely ren
ovute tile existing 237,000
square-foot library, the second
and final phase of the library
project.
The bid. which competed
with six other offers, was about
4 percent below the pre-bid cost
estimates. This results in an
extra $340,000. which will bo
reverted into the contingency
fund to be used for unanticipat
ed construction costs.
Library officials said they
were pleased with the bid and
the firm.
"We've done some research
on the firm and are looking for
ward to a successful job,” Uni
versifv arr.hite* t Garry Fritz said
Under state law. the Universi
tv has to hire the lowest holder
for projects that use public
fu nds
All seven bids submitted,
which were comparatively
close, will be forwarded to the
Oregon State System of Higher
Education’s facilities division,
which reviews them to ensure
that project specification and
statutory requirements are met
by the apparent low bidder
Assistant University librarian
Andrew Bonnmici said he
believes the reason why the hid
was lower than expected was
the success of the plans the
Eugene architecture firm. TBG
Architects and Planners, pre
sented the bidders.
"I have nothing but praise for
our design team." Ronamici
said "The plans were very
i lear
The aim of the renovation.
Ronamici said, is to integrate the
old building — consisting of an
original core built in 1937 and
additions made in 1950 and
l<)tif> — with the 135,000
square-foot expansion complet
ed last December.
Kenovation will include mod
ernization of deteriorating fin
ishes, improved traffic patterns
and telecommunications cabling
to provide access to electronic
information.
Aesthetic improvements will
inc lude new carpeting, furniture
and some minor wall move
ments.
In addition, the heating, venti
lation and lighting systems will
be* upgraded. The old building
will also be made more wheel
chair accessible
The second phase which will
finish the entire projei t. is
expected to I"’ completed in the
full of 19ft4
At a total cost of SJ7 -t million
ill state and private funds, the
two-phase expansion and reno
vation project will have more
than double seating capacity
and m< reuse shelving spo< e bv
about n |H>ri ent
Planning for the library
expansion and renovation pro
je< t began in l‘M7 with 7HO.OOO
provided by the state Legisla
ture The 1988 Legislature
appropriated St’ * million, but
after passage of the property tax
limiting Measure 5. the state
Lxe< utive Department redui ed
the allot ation by $306,000
The University Foundation is
raising the $8.7 million balance
in gifts, grants and other private
sources
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hut people asking the same boring ques
tions. " she said. "Everyday I'm on campus at
least two people will ask ino what happened
to rnv hack I don't feel it's the most interest
ing thing about me.”
Because of a hat k problem. Meininger
must sometimes lav on the floor during ( lass
es and on benches while waiting for buses.
Fellow students are often curious when they
see her stretched out on a bench at the Uni
versity bus stop.
Meiniger said she believes an untreated
foot injury in led the cartilage in her
knees to become inflamed.
For several months when Meininger first
began having knee problems, she had Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome The disorder caused the
tendons in her hands to swell and press on
the nerves She was unable to hold a pencil.
Most professors have been responsive to
her needs. Meininger said. But she dropped
a few classes when she had Car pul Tunnel
Syndrome because teachers were unwilling
to make copies of their lecture notes for her.
"When you're trying to get a good grade
from someone, anti they sov. No' (to a
request), vou don't feel you can say. ‘Why
not?" she said.
Sherenn Meagher-Osteen, 42, is Ingalls
blind, having 22/100 vision An object 20
feet .isvos from Meagher-Osteen looks the
same to her as an obje< ! 200 fool away looks
to a person with perfect 20/20 vision
Meagher-Osteen was fiorn with normal
eyesight, hot when she was 28 her retinas
began deteriorating. At 11. her doctor told
her she was legally blind
Meagher-Osteen said she talks with pro
fessors f>efore a course begins and tells them
she is blind and may require some accom
modations. Some professors turn their back
on her when she approaches them in < lass
One teacher gave Meagher-Osteen a test to
take outside of class and then cut the lest by
a third during classtime The leat her knew
where she was but never t ailed her about the
test change, she said.
Some administrators have been unwilling
to hear her complaints about professors,
Meagher-Osteen said. She said she's been
t ailed a trouble-maker
In November 1002. she filed a grievance
with the Office of Affirmative Action against
an administrator for not accommodating her
and for sending a "scolding'' letter to her
when she went to another administrator The
grievance is under investigation.
"My greatest disability is the attitudes of
others." she said
Paul Triantafilos
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Hasi om said slit' w ns not
surprised at the results ami
tielieves tilt1 vote went "fairlv
well. considering there vs as
no i ampaign. mi group t anu*
forward to urge adoption of
till- tax."
Councilman Kaye Robi
nette agreed
"Ono of tlm problems we
had in |ust putting it in tlui
general fund was that thorn
was no natural t onstituum v
Kvervono benefited, so no
one had a real stake in it."
Robinette said.
"We were unable to give
the voters a sense of what
would happen if the restau
rant tax failed." he said
Robinette also said he was
disappointed, but not sur
prised at the out< ottll of the
vote, espisaallv in light of the
extensive anti tax i ampaign
"When the opposition
spends Sal).000. and we
spent $.0)0. vou re not sur
prised," Robinette said.
Robinette also said the
election results were in
a« i ordam e with the l ugelie
l)»h isions survev
"We had ‘10 percent who
saul they would vote tor it.
and they did. and we had to
peri ent who said they were
undei ided. and thev didn't
vote for it." Robinette said
Hast urn said another rev
enue measure of some sort is
planned as well as more cuts
and user lees.
Hast mil said she hopes to
have some kind of measure
on a tall hullnl. either in Sep
temtier or November
Robinette said he (relieved
the council may consider a
bond to fund maintenance
and identify areas in which
further cuts can lie made
It should l>e interesting to
see whether or not this coun
cil can ngns’ in what services
will he i ut — it won't he a
fun process," he said
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