The Gorgas Library Phase III project (“Project”), located at 711 Capstone Drive and being considered with this submittal, will consist of partial renovations to floor one, and complete renovations to floors five, six and seven, totaling approximately 61,880 gross square feet.

The Project involves renovations to the first floor for a new Digital Scholarship Zone, generously funded through the Wray and Joan Pearce Library Support Fund and Henry Dean Wray Digital Scholarship Zone gift, and a Graduate and Faculty Commons on the sixth floor. The entire fifth floor will receive upgrades to accommodate Library staff. Approximately 12,000 LF of Collections will be relocated to offsite storage, providing valuable space in the library to modernize teaching and study locations for undergraduate and graduate students.

The relocation of SLIS from the Gorgas 7th floor to McLure Library will allow the 7th floor of Gorgas to be renovated for the new Library Business Administration offices and Graduate Student Commons.

The sprinkler system will be extended and installed throughout the renovated portions of this phase to meets current code requirements.

The work will be broken into two phases, Construction Package A – Selective Demolition and Construction Package B – Interior Renovation. Package A – Selective Demolition will be executed over the summer months so as to minimize the disturbance to Gorgas Library operations.

It is also proposed as part of the Project to execute design for Phase IV through Preliminary Design (30%) to ensure coordination, necessary logistical planning and scope and transition areas between Phase III and IV.