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 

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

Architect of Records: TBD

Project Manager: John Erickson

General Contractor: TBD

Construction Manager: TBD

Program Management: MAAS Companies

Design Start: January 2025

Anticipated Design Completion: April 2026

New Horticulture/Lab School/STEM Lab - Project Site

Q3 2025 Project Update 

July 

There are no updates available for this period.

August

The State of California and California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office has authorized the college to initiate the Architect of Record selection. Funding from Proposition 2 has been allocated to support this process. The Campus Project Team is currently preparing the request for proposals (RFP), which will be issued in the coming months.

September

California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office authorized the project to initiate the Architect of Record selection. As such, Fullerton Campus opted to cancel the selection of the planning architect. All interested firms were notified in August of this change in direction.

The Campus Project Team prepared and released a requests for proposals (RFPs) on September 8, in coordination with MAAS Companies, Inc. The RFP was released on September 8 to the District’s existing pool of prequalified architectural firms. The Campus Project Team and MAAS held a pre-proposal meeting with approximately 15 firms interested in bidding the project. Requests for information (RFIs) are due by September 19; responses are expected to be provided within a week of their submission. All proposals by interested firms must be received by Friday, October 3 to be considered under this selection process.