KSU Center for Performing Arts E112 Renovations Project Address: 1325 Theatre Dr in Kent, Ohio 44242 Base Bid Estimate: $419,000.00 Alternate 1 Estimate: $43,300.00 Alternate 2 Estimate: $29,100.00 Alternate 3 Estimate: $24,500.00 Alternate 4 Estimate: $61,200.00 Project Scope: Interior renovation of CPA Room E112 including demolition, new acoustical treatments, flooring, paint and AV. Contractor Pre Bid Walkthrough: Monday, September 29th, 2025 at 10:00 am. Room 102 Harbourt Hall, 615 Loop Road followed by building tour at Center for Performing Arts E112. Milestone dates are based on an assumed Notice to Proceed of November 21, 2025. Milestone 1, Start of on-site work, is calculated to be May 11, 2026. The duration for on-site construction (May 11, 2026 - August 7, 2026) is 89 Consecutive days.

Airport AIR New Fuel Farm The Kent State University Airport was established in 1917 and is located within the lite residential and commercial properties of Stow Ohio. This facility functions as an airport for local individuals/businesses as well as a training facility for KSU students. ODOT has recently announced a supplemental funding program for Fiscal Year 2026. This project will provide the design for a new fuel farm to serve the airport. The selected AE team will prepare preliminary design concepts for the grant application. Upon grant award and acceptance, the AE team will complete the bid documents. This design shall conform to all applicable FAA requirements and codes. All investigative work must be scheduled with the owner and coordinated with airport operations. Any disruption of airport operations or services must be scheduled with the airport in advance to allow permit proper notifications to be issued. Kent State is currently in the process of selecting an AE team that will further develop the ALP (Airport Layout Plan) into a master siteplan. The selected fuel farm AE team will need to coordinate with this overall masterplan with regards to grading and site layout. Interested parties may attend a pre-proposal meeting at the Kent State Airport Tuesday September 23, 2025,10am in room 117 Fedex Aeronautics Academic Center 4020 Kent Road, Stow Ohio 44224. COPY Pre-Proposal Meeting Info from RFQ

Science Mall Energy Valve Improvements Kent State University, Kent Ohio Portage County Base Bid Estimate: $690,000.00 Alternate #1 Estimate:$88,000.00 Alternate #2 Estimate: $145,000.00 Alternate #3 Estimate: $60,000.00 All bidders are encouraged to attend the Prebid meeting on Tuesday August 19, 2025 at 10:00am in Harbourt Hall Room 102. 615 Loop Road, Kent, Ohio 44242 This project is subject to Controlling Board Approval.

Advanced Aviation Maintenance Training Center and Site Design Vision Statement: The Advanced Air Mobility, Manufacturing, Maintenance and Technology Innovation Hub at Kent State University is a transformative infrastructure initiative that will position Kent State University and Ohio as a national leader in advanced air mobility (AAM). This project integrates three interconnected construction efforts—each essential to the development, deployment, and sustainment of next-generation air mobility systems. Together, these facilities will serve as a national model for how maintenance, manufacturing, training, and innovation come together to advance safety, workforce readiness, and technological leadership in aviation. The first facility is a Maintenance Operations Hangar, purpose-built to house and service electric and hybrid aircraft used in AAM systems. It will be Ohio’s first dedicated facility focused on setting maintenance certification standards for AAM vehicles, supporting both research and applied service environments. The hangar must accommodate flexible aircraft configurations, integrated testing protocols, and space for demonstrating new maintenance procedures derived from advanced manufacturing and digital design principles. The second major component is an Advanced Aviation Maintenance Training Center, which will prepare technicians to maintain the unique systems that define AAM vehicles—from electric propulsion and battery systems to automation, sensors, and lightweight materials. This facility will combine hands-on instructional space with immersive training environments, incorporating simulation technologies, modular training bays, and smart infrastructure that aligns with evolving FAA Part 147 standards and anticipated regulatory shifts. The third facility is the Center for Advanced Air Mobility (CAAM)—a flexible innovation and collaboration space featuring advanced manufacturing labs, hoteling space for industry partners, and zones for testing and prototyping emerging AAM technologies. The CAAM must be highly adaptive, supporting public-private partnerships, rapid technology transitions, and policy experimentation. The space should foster dynamic interaction between academic researchers, aviation firms, regulators, and entrepreneurs. All three facilities will be underpinned by cutting-edge technologies, including digital twin modeling, smart factory systems, and simulation-based design. As such, the architectural design should anticipate infrastructure that enables seamless data integration, real-time monitoring, and hands-on experimentation. The entire Innovation Hub must convey a forward-leaning vision—blending industrial functionality with a high-tech aesthetic that reflects the university’s and state’s leadership in aerospace innovation. The Kent State Airport has recently updated their ALP (Airport Layout Plan) with the FAA to include the buildings described in the Vision Statement. This project will further develop the ALP based on constructability and funding phases to a master site plan with grading and stormwater considerations for the entire redevelopment. The site plan must adequately provide for a fuel farm that can be accomplished as a stand-alone separate project. The existing tee hangar will be replaced with a new tee hangar before the existing tee hangar can be demolished to create the site footprint for the Maintenance Operations Hangar and the Advanced Aviation Maintenance Training Center (AAMTC.) The AAMTC building design, tee hangar and overall site will be designed and engineered through the Construction Documents Phase –targeting 75% sets-- for construction estimating. The construction estimate delivery is key for the University for pursuing funding opportunities to construct this project. The lead firm should be an experienced consultant with first-hand experience working with the FAA and developing airport site and facility designs. Relevant experience with site design and pavement design that meet FAA requirements and standards are critical. Interested parties may attend a pre-proposal meeting at the Kent State Airport Tuesday July 29, 2pm in room 145 Fedex Aeronautics Academic Center 4020 Kent Road, Stow Ohio 44224.

DeWeese Second Floor Renovation for CAPS DeWeese Health Center was designed in 1969 originally as an inpatient care facility serving the campus population with limited overnight medical care. Renovations to the facility have not kept up with modern health care space utilization rate standards and the change to ambulatory care services as the facility no longer supports overnight patient care. Previously housed in DeWeese, the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) program was reviewed in the 2017 Gateway Campus Masterplan. Reported results of the master plan indicated that the existing design and layout of the clinical space in the DeWeese Health Center are not ideal for maximum space utilization and functionality. At the time of the master plan review, the exam rooms in the mental health clinic (CAPS) on the second floor were almost double the necessary size to deliver care due to the original inpatient use of the building. Since the 2017 master plan, CAPS was relocated to Van Campen Hall in the summer of 2020 to provide additional clinical space due to the growing emergent need for providers and additional CAPS programming for students during the pandemic. The proposed relocation of CAPS back to DeWeese mitigates the challenges not anticipated in the move to Van Campen incurred by both the medical and psychological departments; allows for shared operations services for patient care; supports better crisis intervention and addresses current ventilation and accessibility issues in VanCampen. A 2023 study by Hasenstab Architects, Inc reviewed the space and program needs at the DeWeese Health Center Second Floor for CAPS. The Office of the University Architect has since reviewed CAPS programmatic needs while utilizing existing inpatient room spaces and keeping walls in place with the intent of reducing construction costs. While this does not right size clinician room sizes noted in the masterplan and subsequent reviews, the proposed project goal is to achieve important patient care and functionality. The project will be focused on the second floor of DeWeese. The central core will reworked to create a CAPS reception area. It is desired to sever the second floor mechanical system from the first floor. During schematic designs options for a rooftop unit along with roof replacement will be studied against carving space for a mechanical room on the second floor to house dedicated equipment. Most of the remaining scope will be fit-out and finishes work. Furniture will be relocated from Van Campen to DeWeese. Floor abatement work will be required under this project. Interested parties may attend a pre-proposal meeting at June 17, 2025 at 11am in Room 102 Harbourt Hall, 615 Loop Road, Kent, Ohio 44242.