To facilitate an aggressive schedule, the planning committee will use an innovative project delivery strategy, Design Build. It is a method of project delivery in which the design and construction phases of a project are combined into one contract, usually awarded on a bid/best value basis. This strategy is aimed at minimizing costs, and it also allows quicker project deliverability.

	February, March, April: Design/Programming
	March 10: Submit revised Financial Plan to UM System Office
	March 13: Subcommittee Presentations to Planning Committee
	April 3&4: Board of Curators approves project at 38.4M and $13.75 per credit hour
	April 9: Town Hall meeting, 7pm University Center, Room 106
	April 10: Planning Committee Meeting: Sustainability presentation by Joe Waters, Director of Johnson County Facilities Management Department and Subcommittee Reports
	April 16: Town Hall meeting, Hospital Hill, Medical School, Theatre B, 12-1 pm
	May 9: Logo survey
	May: RFQ Out (By UMKC—back, Tuesday, May 20)
	May 15: SU Planning Committee—RFP Process
	May 27, Student Union Website for Committee Review
	May 27 – 29: RFQ Evaluation/Selection by SU Steering Committee
	May 30: RFP Distributed to Teams
	June 2 – 6: Mandatory Site Visit with Teams & Committee
	June 6: Tour of Sunset Drive Office Building (meet N. Entrance Lobby, 1181 Sunset Drive, Olathe Kansas 66061 (RSVP, Karen Lavendusky, x1356) Johnson County Sunset Drive website link Johnson County Sunset Drive press release
	June 7: Website Public
	June 7: Student Union Newsletter
	June 7: Student Union – volunteer and/or visit our table at Roo Fair!
	June 24 -25: Mandatory Work Sessions with Teams
	July 15: Final RFP Responses Due
	July 17: RFP Open House, Oak Street Classroom Update: Click here to watch the recorded RFP Open House.
	July 22 – 23: RFP Interviews. Update: Congratulations McCown Gordon/Gould Evans! The RFP selection committee will be recommending their proposal to the Board of Curators.(Presentation, Report and Images)
	July 28 – August 1: Negotiations
	July 1 – September 30: Schematic Design
	August 21: 50% Schematic Design to UM System UA Office for BoC
	September 4-5: Board of Curators schematic design review
	September 15: Student Union Town Hall, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Fine Arts Building, Room 305
	October 3 : Ground Breaking Ceremony at 4:00 p.m., University way/51st & Cherry street
	October, 2008-April 2009: Design Build Documents
	February 2009-May 2011: Construction
	June, July 2011: Commissioning
	August 2011: Grand Opening!