Executive Summary
ii
Introduction
1
Mission Statement
2
Program Elements
2
Educational
2
Outreach
2
Research
3
Maritime History/Nautical Archaeology
3
Coastal Processes
4
Estuarine Ecology
5
Tourism and Coastal Management
6
Program Initiation
8
Facility Requirements
8
Personnel
8
Space
9
Main Building
9
Garage/Shop/Prep Work Space/Storage
10
Dormitory
11
Equipment/Instrumentation
11
Vehicles
12
Boats
12
Administrative Structure
12
External Funding Opportunities
14
Budget
14
Phase I: Facility Design, Acquisitions and Program Development
15
Phase II: Construction, Major Equipment and Program Operation
15
Appendices
18
A)
Task Force on Marine Sciences in Northeastern North Carolina,
University of North Carolina
19
B)
DARE COUNTY TASK FORCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
20
C)
Report of the Task Force on Marine Sciences in Northeastern North
Carolina (9/21/99 – DRAFT)
21
D)
PRELIMINARY PLANNING FOR A UNC COASTAL STUDIES CENTER ON ROANOKE
ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA
49
E)
Preliminary Planning Advisory Committee
54
F)
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Environmental Program
55
G)
Letter, from NCSU Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Management
57
H)
Visits to Mystic, Connecticut, and Newport, Oregon
59
I)
Maritime History/Nautical Archaeology Workshop
79
J)
Focus Area Reviews
80
K)
UNC Marine Sciences Board
83
Administrative
Offices:
Square Footage
Director
300
Administrative Assistant
100
Secretary/Receptionist
300
Associate Director for Instructional Programs
200
Associate Director for Program Development
200
Conference Room
300
Technician Offices (4; 80 sq. ft. each)
320
Supply Room
200
Instructional/Outreach
Auditorium (150 seat) (50’ x 40’)
2,000
Classrooms (3; 50 seats each)
1,125
Seminar Room (24 seats)
300
Seminar Room (2; 16 seats each)
600
Distance Learning Equipment Room
100
Teaching Labs (3; 24 seats each)
900
Lab Prep Room (10’ x 15’)
165
Wet Lab
600
Dry Lab/Assembly Room
600
Sea Grant Offices (3)
500
Study Hall for Students
800
Research
Common Space
Library (40’ x 40’)
1,600
Computer Lab (20’ x 30’)
600
Spatial Data Analysis Laboratory
1,000
Offices for Visiting Scientists (8; 80 sq. ft. each)
640
Maritime History/Underwater Archaeology
Wet Lab
400
Multipurpose
1,100
Archaeology Lab
1,200
Artifact Analysis/Conservation
2,000
Permanent Archaeologists Lab (2; 300 sq. ft. each)
600
Office (2)
260
Storage Supply Room
300
Coastal Processes
Wet Lab
1,200
Multipurpose
1,200
Sediment and Geochemistry
1,200
Dry Lab
1,200
Permanent Scientist Lab
600
Office
130
Storage/Supply Room
300
Estuarine Ecology
Wet Lab
1,200
Multipurpose
1,200
Chemistry
800
Microbial/Molecular
600
Instrument Room
300
Permanent Scientist Lab
600
Office
130
Storage/Supply Room
300
Tourism/Coastal Management
Survey Lab
1,000
Permanent Scientist Lab
600
Office
130
Garage (3 bays; middle bay a drive-through) (30’ x 60’)
1,800
Shop (30’ x 40’)
1,200
Storage (percentage of "second floor")
Maritime Archaeology Space for Pretreatment of Artifacts
5,000
Coastal Processes
1,000
Estuarine Ecology
1,000
Visiting Faculty Apartments (5; 400 sq. ft. each)
2,000
Student Rooms (25; 150 sq. ft. each)
3,750
Men’s Shower
300
Women’s Shower
300
Hall Space, Stairways, etc. (15% of Total Space)
1,120
Facility Design and Acquisitions
Planning and Design of the New Facility (Estimate based on 6% of
Construction Cost Assumed to be $9.3 million)
$558,000
Land Acquisition for the New Facility
500,000
Acquisition of Temporary Facilities (Renovation and Furnishing of
Offices and Laboratories)
200,000
Total
1,258,000
Program Development
Support Staff (Director, Administrative Assistant, Technical Support
Staff Positions): Salaries and Fringe Benefits
250,000
Student Support (e.g., Research Assistantships, Undergraduate
Fellowship Programs, Student Housing Costs)
50,000
Leasing of Temporary Facilities (a building of about 10,000 sq. ft. is
now being sought)
100,000
Other Operating Costs (Maintenance, Supplies, Communications,
Travel
100,000
Funding of Research, Education and Outreach Projects
200,000
Support for Staging Area (Laboratory, Dock Access and Storage Space)
100,000
Total
800,000
Research, Education and Outreach Building (40,000 sq. ft. @ $200 per
sq. ft.)
8,000,000
Garage/Shop/Prep Work Space/Storage (10,000 sq. ft. @ $70 per sq. ft.)
700,000
Dormitory (7,500 sq. ft. @ $80 per sq. ft.)
600,000
Design and Construction Contingencies (estimate based upon 5% of
465,000
construction assumed to be $9.3 million)
Communication, Information Technology and Distance Education
550,000
Infrastructure
Laboratory and Office Equipment
1,000,000
Total
11,315,000
Major Equipment
Vehicles
Car (4-door sedan)
20,000
Truck
28,000
Van (2; $25,000 each)
50,000
ATV (6-wheel)
15,000
ATV (4-wheel)
12,000
Forklift
10,000
Total
135,000
Boats
25-ft. runabout
35,000
20-ft. low-draft
15,000
14-ft. johnboat
7,000
Surf-launchable inflatable (2)
6,000
Total
63,000
Program Operations
Salaries and Wages
Senior Personnel
Director
125,000
Associate Director for Program Development
75,000
Associate Director for Instructional Programs
75,000
Administrative Assistant
30,000
Secretary/Receptionist
25,000
Librarian
30,000
Technicians:
Electronics
40,000
Mechanical
30,000
Computer/Networks
45,000
GIS/Remote Sensing
40,000
Boats/Field
30,000
Diving
30,000
Maintenance (2)
50,000
Subtotal
625,000
Fringe Benefits (18.48%) plus $1.88 per employee month for medical
Insurance
147,084
Operations and Maintenance ($8/sq. ft./year)
460,000
Visiting Scientists
100,000
Student Stipends
100,000
Permanent Equipment
100,000
Travel
20,000
Communications
10,000
Lecture/Seminar/Workshop Series
20,000
Total
1,582,084
A)
Task Force on Marine Sciences in Northeastern North Carolina,
University of North Carolina
19
B)
DARE COUNTY TASK FORCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
20
C)
Report of the Task Force on Marine Sciences in Northeastern North
Carolina (9/21/99 – DRAFT)
21
D)
PRELIMINARY PLANNING FOR A UNC COASTAL STUDIES CENTER ON ROANOKE
ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA
49
E)
Preliminary Planning Advisory Committee
54
F)
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Environmental Program
55
G)
Letter, from NCSU Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Management
57
H)
Visits to Mystic, Connecticut, and Newport, Oregon
59
I)
Maritime History/Nautical Archaeology Workshop
79
J)
Focus Area Reviews
80
K)
UNC Marine Sciences Board
83
