GARY — Plans are moving forward as scheduled for the new Arts & Sciences building to be constructed at the corner of Broadway and 35th Street beginning in the latter part of 2015.
Indiana University received approval in July 2013 by the Indiana State Budget Committee to build a three-story, 133,500-square-foot building to be shared with Ivy Tech Community College on the IU Northwest campus. Half of the $45 million building will house IU Northwest’s fine and performing arts programs, as well as academic and administration space for the College of Arts and Sciences. Thirty percent of the building will be occupied by Ivy Tech science programs and a “one-stop shop” for enrollment and admission services. The remainder of the building will include classrooms and informal study spaces to be shared by both campuses.
The building plans, initially approved by the IU Board of Trustees last year, have been further refined, with construction documents drawn up over the past year. The “Notice to Bidders” for construction of the building has been issued and can be found at the top of the IU Northwest’s Office of Administration’s website, at www.iun.edu/administration. Additional information about building projects throughout Indiana University is available at the Vice President for Capital Planning and Facilities’ website, at http://www.iu.edu/~vpcpf/consultant-contractor/bidding.shtml.
