The LSU Real Estate and Facilities Foundation, an affiliate of the LSU Foundation, has selected a joint venture of Brailsford & Dunlavey and CSRS as the project manager for the University Lakes Project.
The selection was made through the University Lakes Project Management Committee today following in-person presentations delivered this morning by the two finalists: a joint venture of Brailsford & Dunlavey and CSRS and a joint venture of Stantec and KPMG LLP. The Project Management Committee includes representatives from the LSU REFF, the agencies providing the project funding and the community.
Following the finalization of a contract with Brailsford & Dunlavey and CSRS to serve as project adviser, the committee anticipates selecting a designer this spring and having construction and dredging begin by January 2021.
Among the project manager’s key responsibilities: providing financial analysis; helping to solicit and select a design firm, contractor and other vendors; and assisting with compliance with the restrictions attached to the anticipated funding sources for the project, which is estimated to cost at least $50 million.
Details of the submitted proposals were withheld until the committee made its selection. Both the RFP, memorandum of understanding and proposals are now available on the project web page. Read LSU’s announcement.
