Project Description

Client:

University of California, Merced

Contract Value:

$1.3 Billion

Contract Term / Payment Mechanism:

35 Years /Availability-Based

SPV Lead:

Plenary Properties Merced (PPM)

DB Contractor:

Webcor Builders (Webcor)

FM Contractor:

Johnson Controls (JCI)

As one of the largest, most complex social infrastructure projects undertaken in the US to date, The UCM 2020 project saw the Merced campus expand to support a significant increase in student intake including; enhancements to academic, administrative, research, recreational, student residence and student services buildings, utilities and infrastructure, outdoor recreation and open space areas, and associated roadways, parking and landscaping.

The WT Team has been engaged from Developer Proposals through to Operational Handover across the campus expansion, including the development of the Arts & Computational Sciences Laboratory, showcasing an active program clustered around activity nodes and interconnected outdoor spaces. These features ease wayfinding and foster impromptu meetings and collaboration for students, faculty and staff. Exterior circulation articulates the pedestrian experience at the ground and upper levels facing the Academic Quad. This allows all levels of the building to participate in the campus experience, and helps the building display its function. Balconies and exterior gathering spaces denote major pedestrian pathways.