Dr. Herbert anticipated making substantial progress by April with a 2-3 year plan in place by June. There is a letter of agreement with the Provost concerning medical and dental renovations and additions. The Dental Science Building plans will be going out to tender in May with the project to be complete in a year's time. Some of the additional funding will go to development of medical lab space in the Dental Sciences Addition. There is absolute assurance from the University that the amount of reinvestment that goes to capital will remain.
All plans are contingent on the amount of funding received.
There will be additional building at the Robarts which will have an impact on the amount of swing space that may be available, particularly at Siebens Drake, if sufficient funds are available. Dr. Herbert feels more positive about the position of the building issue now compared to where we were before the December break. Dr. Jack Bend will be the leader of the Project Management group from the Faculty and Dr. Stan Kogon will take the lead on the Dental Sciences Building in cooperation with Dr. Bend. Dr. Nils Peterson, Assistant VP, Research, who has been through this process in Chemistry has been very helpful in defining the resources required. There are plans to appoint a staff person to manage the renovation projects, to be determined by early February.