New Horticulture/Lab School/STEM Lab

Consolidate all STEM programs into a two-floor building with updated laboratories and associated infrastructure, greenhouse spaces, tailored classrooms, tutoring spaces, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements.

Status: Design - Schematic Design 

Project Costs: Measure J=$25,167,636, State Capital Outlay Funds =$27,014,000

Architect of Records: M. Arthur  Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc.

Project Manager: John Erickson

General Contractor: TBD

Construction Manager: TBD

Program Management: MAAS Companies

Design Start: December 2025

Anticipated Design Completion: November 2026

New Horticulture/Lab School/STEM Lab - Project Site

Q1 2026 Project Update 

January

Selected Architect of Record (AOR), Gensler, kicked off the Design Phase on December 12, 2025 with all involved parties. Since then, the firm began holding meetings with the Building User Group to identify departmental needs. In January, the AOR met individually with each department; all findings were later collated and presented to the larger group. Design Development drawings are anticipated to be presented to the State Chancellor’s Office on April 30, 2026 for its consideration and approval prior to proceeding with the Construction Documents.