Two Project Advisor Finalists Invited to Present Proposals for University Lakes Project

LSU Lakes01/08/2020
BATON ROUGE – The LSU Real Estate and Facilities Foundation, an affiliate of the LSU Foundation, has invited two project advisor finalists to deliver in-person presentations to the University Lakes Project evaluation team. The finalists are a joint venture of Brailsford & Dunlavey and CSRS and a joint venture of Stantec and KPMG LLP.

The University Lakes Project Management Committee will select a project advisor immediately following the presentations, to be held Jan. 21. Subsequently, the committee anticipates engaging a designer in spring 2020 and engaging a contractor for dredging and construction by January 2021.

As was announced Jan. 6, the LSU REFF received six proposals from highly qualified local and national firms in response to its request for proposals issued Dec. 9, 2019. Other responders to the RFP were a joint venture of Ankura Consulting Group LLC, Commonwealth James LLC, Sherman Strategies LLC and Miles Granderson LLC; Bob Jacobsen PE LLC; Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Inc.; and a joint venture of Partners in Energy LLC and Providence Engineering and Environmental Group LLC.

Full responses are being kept confidential at this time to preserve the integrity of the competitive bid process, but they will be posted online at lsufoundation.org/reffprojects following the committee’s final selection. Both the RFP and a memorandum of understanding, detailing the project structure and the entities involved, are available on the project web page.

The project advisor’s responsibilities will extend through the duration of the project, focused on assisting with rehabilitation and improvement of the six lakes adjacent to the LSU campus and City-Brooks Community Park. Responsibilities will include providing financial analysis; assisting with solicitation and selection of a design firm, a contractor and other vendors for design and performance of dredging, excavation and other improvements to the lakes; and assisting with compliance with the restrictions attached to the anticipated funding sources for the project.

 

 

 

Contact Ernie Ballard
LSU Media Relations
225-578-5685
eballa1@lsu.edu  

or

Sara Whittaker
LSU Foundation
225-578-8164
swhittaker@lsufoundation.org 

 

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