U20118 Undergraduate Library Redevelopment

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Undergraduate Library is being transformed into the Archives and Special Collections Building as part of a redevelopment project. The building will be dedicated to preserving rare books, manuscripts, archival collections, and University historic records in a secure and climate-controlled environment. The building's exterior will feature a glass curtainwall with varying levels of insulated glazing panels and its interior will include instructional spaces, event spaces, a reading room, exhibit gallery, recording studio, staff work space, and public restrooms and lactation facilities. The project also includes the modernization of the buildings mechanical systems and infrastructure, including the addition of elevators and a loading dock for better accessibility. Refer to Division 01 of the technical specifications for a complete, detailed breakdown of the base bids and alternates for this project. This project includes a Project Labor Agreement that will be executed between the lowest responsible/responsive bidder and the East Central Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council. A copy of the Project Labor Agreement is included at the end of Section 00 90 00. 1.4 Project Location: Property Address is: 1402 W Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801 - The building is situated at the intersection of two quad (Main and South) near the heart of campus, with prominent neighbors including the Observatory and the Morrow Plots, known as the oldest agricultural research field in the United States. The existing Undergraduate Library connects to the adjacent Main Library via an underground tunnel.

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Concrete, Cast-in-Place Concrete.