Winter weather has not slowed the construction pace on the $10.4 million addition to the Cambridge Campus of Anoka-Ramsey Community College. The warmer than average temperatures have allowed construction to continue through most of the winter.

If the building project continues to stay on schedule, the new 34,000-square-foot addition to the Campus Center building will be ready for use in Fall 2007.

While the timeline for the new additionís construction may seem long to some, the result will be a high-quality structure. This outcome is ensured because the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system sets its own standards for design and construction, which go beyond those required by Minnesota state building codes.

ìMnSCUís standards are high. They tend to make the total cost a bit higher and the construction time a bit longer, but theyíre designed to make a building thatís going to last a long time,î said Roger Freeman, facilities director for Anoka-Ramsey Community College.

MnSCU assigns an owner representative to the building site to ensure the projectís quality and costs stay on track throughout the construction period. That representative is a partnership of Stanley Consultants and a local firm, Steve Knight of Knight Inspection Services. This arrangement allows Knight to be on site daily. In addition, Knight and Freeman hold project progress meetings with the projectís architect, DLR Group, the primary contractor, Donlar Construction, and various subcontractors every two weeks to review construction issues.

ìThe work is moving ahead smoothly, and weíre confident that weíre on track with the schedule and the costs,î Knight said.

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