CC Regents award contract for new dorm

The Clarendon College Board of Regents awarded a $1.8 million contract to Reynosa Construction to build a new residence hall last Thursday.

Meeting in a special session, the regents accepted Renosa’s low bid and approved three alternate additions to the project to allow for installing cable television wiring, installing a veneer plaster system, and installing abuse-resistant ceiling tiles instead of regular commercial tiles.

The cost of the project is being financed by revenue bonds, which are paid for by student fees. No local tax dollars are being spent on the new building.

The new hall will consist of two separate wings housing 40 students each and will be built similar to Southwest Hall with the rooms opening to the outside to accommodate both male and female students. The facility will be located west of Southwest Hall along Clarendon Avenue.

Groundbreaking for the new facility will be held on November 14 at 11 a.m.

In other college business, it was reported that CC has received a $5,000 challenge grant to pay for a scoreboard to be installed at Bulldog Field. The scoreboard is expected to cost between $15,000 and $20,000.

CC President Myles Shelton gave an update on the plans for the Equine Center, the price tag of which has been reduced from $1.25 million to about $750,000. The lower price does not include much of the equipment, such as stalls and other items, needed to make the facility fully functional.

Regent Jim Blackerby voiced his concerns regarding the high cost of the project and its benefits to the college. He asked for the administration to present some numbers to demonstrate how the Equine Center will help the college and its students.

“We can do that,” President Shelton said.