Projects

 

Blue sky; person standing in crane working on roof trimYellow crane tearing down bricks from high-rise buildingPoured concrete handicap ramp with bricksNew furniture placed in writing centerRectangular plywood covering near tall high-rise buildingsVR equipment in labByrnes gathering ceiling framingJohnson columns and scaffoldingNew columns under a porch roof in Kinard HallFramed in drywall for ticket booth in Byrnes lobbyNew black and white patterned carpet in Kinard HallTwo people standing on top of residence hall roofFire department trucks with crane in front of high rise residence hallCranes leading up to Lee Wicker roofWhite ceiling in windowed lobbyEmpty floor leading up to doors of Barnes

 

Current Projects

    Project Scope: Will begin with full abatement followed by demolition.

    Estimated Project Cost: $3.6 million/building (State Funding)

    Construction Started: Fall 2023 with installation of site fence. First phase of demolition to begin at the end of September (estimated), with the utility disconnection/relocation overlapping. 

    Update 9/9/24: About halfway at the elevator core. For Richardson, demolished the bump-out classroom on the Cherry Road side.

    Visit the website created to say goodbye to the high-rises!

    Project Scope: Will replace the university’s main substation of its 50-year-old electric distribution system.

    Project Cost: $2 million (EDA Grant & Capital Reserve Fund)

    Construction Started: Fall 2023

    Expected Completion Date: Spring 2024

    Update 7/29/24: Project substantially complete. Working on close out paperwork.

    Project Scope: Will provide accessibility improvements including an exterior ramp, elevator, restrooms, and seating. 

    Project Cost: $3.7 million (Capital Reserve Fund)

    Construction Started: Fall 2023

    Expected Completion Date: August 2024

    Project Cost: $4.9 million (Capital Reserve Fund)

    Construction Started: Fall 2023

    Expected Completion Date: August 2024

    Update 9/9/24: In the wrap-up detail phase and starting initial clean-up. Organ removal and cleaning to start next week. 

    Project Scope: All over campus

    Update 8/26/24: New furniture in West Center 210, 219, and 219. Installed new AV equipment in McLaurin 349 & 359 design classrooms, following new furniture installation earlier in the summer.

    Estimated Project Cost: $2 million (Capital Reserve Fund & Aux. Net Position)

    Expected Installation and Completion Date: Design and installation is ongoing. Includes new wiring and access points in Kinard. 

    Additional funds will be employed to upgrade Roddey. Work continues on Kinard, Margaret Nance and Thomson.

    Update 7/24/24: WiFi wiring upgrade in Barnes, Johnson and McLaurin.

    Ongoing

    Update 9/9/24: Nearly finished with the standing seam metal roof panels on the Oakland Avenue wing, with some work begun on the Cherry Road wing. Crews setting some of the new dormer curbs. Working gutter details. Brick tuckpointing ongoing across the front of Joynes. Started the new mortar work on the Phelps end. Roofing demo to start in a few weeks, with slate delivery in late October.

    Estimated Project Cost: $1.2 million (Capital Reserve Fund)

 

Investing in Winthrop

June 2024 Project Update (PDF - 5MB)

January 2024 Project Update (PDF - 1.5 MB)

September 1, 2023 Project Update (PDF - 3.9 MB)

June 1, 2023 Project Update (PDF - 3.5 MB)

 

Upcoming Capital Renewal & Major Maintenance

    Update 5/30/24: Held kick-off meeting.

    Estimated Project Cost: $1.2 million (Capital Reserve Fund)

    Update 2/9/24: Design plans ready for review at the end of February.

    Estimated Project Cost: $1.6 million (State Fund)

    Expected Construction Starting Date: Summer 2025

    Estimated Project Cost: $1.2 million (Capital Reserve Fund)

    Estimated Project Cost: $1.6 million

    Estimated Project Cost: $4.1 million (Capital Reserve Fund)

 

Future Capital Renewal & Major Maintenance

The Comprehensive Permanent Improvement Plan (CPIP) is a tool that informs decision-makers of the anticipated permanent improvement projects an agency plans to initiate over a five-year period. It promotes awareness of funding needs for permanent improvement projects and informs the Joint Bond Review Committee and State Fiscal Accountability Authority of the projects that will be forthcoming through the approval processes.

2020 Comprehensive Permanent Improvement Plan (For plan years 2020-2024; see pages 1121-1145)  

E&G Deferred Maintenance Master Plan 2019-2030

Auxiliary Deferred Maintenance Master Plan 2019-2030

 

Past Completed Projects

    Project Scope: Improve accessibility and modernize dated facilities on all floors of the building.

    Project Cost: $1.1 million

    Construction Started: Summer 2023

    Expected Completion Date: Fall 2023. 

     

    Johnson Hall

    Project Cost: $560,000 (Capital Reserve Fund)

    Expected Completion Date: Fall 2023

    McBryde Hall

    Project Cost: $250,000 (Capital Reserve Fund)

    Expected Completion Date: Fall 2023

    Thurmond Building

    Project Cost: $250,000 (Capital Reserve Fund)

    Expected Completion Date: December 2023

    Bancroft Hall

    Project Cost: $250,000 (Capital Reserve Fund)

    Expected Completion Date: Fall 2023

    Project Scope: Winthrop funded refreshing most residence hall lobbies, including Margaret Nance, Lee Wicker, Phelps and Thomson, with new flooring, new furniture, lighting, and painting.

    Other residence hall-related work has included new furniture in West Thomson, repainted stairwells in Lee Wicker, and new flooring in several Courtyard hallways.

    Project Scope: Sound system repairs, new LED lights for seating, court lighting.
    State-funded.

    Work Started: Summer 2023

    COMPLETED

    Project Scope: Replace select aging fan coil HVAC units.

    Expected Construction Starting Date: Fall 2023

    Expected Completion: Early 2024

    COMPLETED

    Dacus Library COMPLETED

    Project Scope: This project will address accessibility campus wide and improvements will be ongoing.

    Estimated Project Cost: $50,000 per phase

    Accessible Route Upgrades Phase II Expected completion: August 2023

    Accessible Route Upgrades Phase I Completed: September 2022

    Project Scope: Fundraising efforts currently underway will replace the existing fountain. Click here for additional information about the history of the fountain and the proposed replacement design.

    Project Cost: $500,000 (gift)

    COMPLETED November 2023

    Project Scope: Both sides of this major thoroughfare will soon convey a more consistent and welcoming look.

    Construction Started: September 2023

    Project Overview: Project replaced the tile at the plaza between the West Center and Campus Center as well as tile plaza overlooking the Campus Green. 

    Project Cost: $480,000 (ICPF Funds)

    COMPLETED December 2022

    Project Scope: Project involved removing pergolas and installing group seating options. 

    Project Cost: $50,000 (ICPF Funds)

    Construction Started: May 2023

    COMPLETED August 2023

    Project Cost: $2 million (Capital Reserve Funds)

    COMPLETED December 2022

    Project Cost: $50,000 (ICPF Funds)

    COMPLETED December 2022