Project Costs

During the May 2023 election, COM successfully passed its $250 million general obligation bond.

This bond will allow the College to complete phase two of its long-range facilities master plan, which seeks to update and/or replace a significant percentage of the 57+ year old, aging facilities at the Main Campus.

The long-range master facilities plan directly addresses the region's immense growth, and ensuing education and workforce training needs through the development of new programs, new buildings and new opportunities for student success.

On a quarterly basis, COM will provide the BOT and community with projects associated with the COM 2023 bond.

COM 2023 Bond Projects

Bond Project Manager

Lockwood, Andrews, and Newnam, Inc.
Industrial Education Building renovation

Joiner Architects for Architectural Services
Welding Building addition/renovation

Joiner Architects for Architectural Services
Public Service Center Building

RDLR Architects for Architectural Services
Library Classroom Building

Cannon Design, Inc., for Architectural Services
Corporate & Continuing Ed Center (CCEC)

Kirksey Architecture for Architectural Services

COM 2023 Bond Timeline

Oct. 2022

COM 2023 Bond Advisory Committee formed.

Jan. 2023

On Monday, Jan. 23 with a 7-0 vote, the COM Board of Trustees unanimously approved calling for a $250 million May bond election.

May 2023

On May 6, voters approved the $250 million bond.

July 2023

During the July 24 BOT meeting, the College Administration provided a presentation of the closed-bid process that occurred by the College to identify architects to assign to bond projects.

Aug. 2023

At the Aug. 28 Regular BOT Meeting, trustees approved awarding architectural design services for the Welding and Industrial Education Buildings to Joiner Architects, the Public Services Center to RDLR Architects and the Library Classroom Building (LCB) to Cannon Design.

Sep. 2023

At the Sept. 25 Regular BOT Meeting, trustees approved awarding Architectural design services for the Corporate and Continuing Education Center to Kirksey Architecture. The trustees also approved the Schematic Design for the Welding and Industrial Education Projects.

Oct. 2023

Demolition of the Technical Vocational Building began on Oct. 16

During the Oct. 23 Regular BOT Meeting, trustees approved:

Design development submission for the Welding and Industrial Education Buildings
Pogue Construction as the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for Welding and Industrial Education Building projects
Durotech, Inc. as the CMAR for Public Service Center building project
Consolidation of the programming needs for the Academic Classroom Building into the LCB resulting in one larger more efficient building

Nov. 2023

Design work continues on the LCB, Public Service, Welding and Industrial Education Building projects.

As design milestones are reached, presentations will be made to the trustees and community at upcoming BOT Meetings.

Latest Updates

Dec. 15, 2023

Following the May 2023 election and passage of the $250 million general obligation bond, the COM administration immediately went to work.

July 2023
During the July 24 BOT meeting, the College Administration provided a presentation of the closed-bid process that occurred by the College to identify architects to assign to bond projects.

August 2023
At the Aug. 28, 2023, regular Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting, trustees approved awarding architectural design services for the Welding and Industrial Education Buildings to Joiner Architects, the Public Services Center to RLDR Architects and the Library Classroom Building (LCB) to Cannon Design.

In 2018, COM successfully passed a $162.5 million general obligation bond, in which every project has been completed on time and under budget.