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 Outdoor Recreation Fields located adjacent to the competition soccer field and competition swimming pool. The fields border Scholars Lane on the north and have the ability to be combined for large campus events.