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Geothermal project sees lawsuit, fund issue Ball State looks for $33.1 M to complete Phase 2 by 2016 |
EMMA KATE FITTES CHIEF REPORTER emfittes@bsu.edu
Ball State’s multi-million dollar geothermal projects has encountered complications recently, including running out of funds in its final phase and a lawsuit involving a subtractor. A lawsuit between two contractors of the project will not
affect the construction, leaving the ideal date for its completion in Spring 2016, said Jim Lowe, director of engineering and construction operations. That completion date depends on receiving funding within the next month. “Phase 2 of the geothermal conversion was always a question in terms of completion because we knew when we ventured into the project that we had enough money to do slightly over half the project,” Lowe said. “At that time, we would have hoped that we would then be able to have the remainder
of the money in place [when phase one was completed].” The Indiana General Assembly will decide at the end of the month if it will grant the university another $33.1 million for Phase 2. Eight years ago, the assembly gave $44.9 million in bonds for Phase 1. The contract with Messer Construction is projected to be completed by the end of the month, although the university will continue to be involved in a lawsuit between subcontractor EnLink Geoenergy Service Inc. and Messer Construction. Lowe said Ball State has the
funds to complete its agreement with the general contractor Messer Construction.
GEOTHERMAL PHASES PHASE ONE: “NORTH DISTRICT ENERGY STATION”
THE LAWSUIT
Under the two softball fields on the north end of campus 1,800 boreholes were drilled. The boreholes send water through piping to an energy station that separates cold water from hot. The cold water then flows to 47 buildings on campus while the hot water goes to 22. Air hailing units in the buildings use the water to change the air temperature.
EnLink Geoenergy said Messer Construction owed it more than $1.3 million in its complaint, filed through the district clerk on March 11. According to the complaint, Messer Construction stopped paying EnLink for its service and goods after July 15, 2012, making EnLink “the most recent victim” of the project’s bore fields of Ball State.
See GEOTHERMAL, page 5
SINKIN’ SHIPS
Skiing and Wakeboard club wins against 6 teams in Battleship competition
PHASE TWO: “SOUTH DISTRICT ENERGY STATION”
An additional 1,800 boreholes and energy station will be added on the south side of the campus. This will add heating to the additional 25 buildings on campus not covered by the northern energy stations. So far, 780 boreholes have been drilled. The site will be finished off as a soccer field when weather permits. Construction will remain at a standstill until additional funds are secured.
Frog Baby to return by graduation
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COREY OHLENKAMP ASST. PHOTO EDITOR photo@bsudailynews.com
When #TeamDunkers entered Recreational Service’s intramural Battleship tournament against predominantly greek teams, they didn’t expect to win. #TeamDunkers, made up of Skiing and Wakeboarding Club members, managed to surpass their expectations on Wednesday night at Lewellen Pool when they snatched away the victory in the final moments of the seventh heat against two fraternity teams. “I thought we were going to get creamed,” said Saige Driver, a freshman telecommunications news major and #TeamDunkers members. Other teams thought the same thing as fraternity-based teams dominated the tournament’s roster with four out of six teams based in greek life. “We noticed part way through that the two teams were side by side and not splashing each other; that was the clue,” said Abby Haugh, an aquatics junior, after they were double-teamed during an earlier heat. It was a sport that her team “Lee’s Groupies” all agreed was a challenge. “It isn’t like soccer or basketball because you start off without the basics. Even if you canoed before it wouldn’t help, too much is happening out on the water,” Haugh said. The “Battleship” event takes place three times a year. Recreational Services Intramural Sports hosts a game in August, October, and the one during the Spring Semester.
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DN PHOTO COREY OHLENKAMP
#TeamDunkers are led by Hannah Sheets into battle during the intermural sport “Battleship.” #TeamDunker’s team were made up of members of the Ball State Water Skiing and Wakeboarding club. The team took first in the tournament after defeating Phi Gamma Delta and Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Sam Pfeifer, a Phi Gamma Delta member, rows his team’s canoe through Lewellen Pool during a game of Battleship on Wednesday with the intent to sink one of three Sigma Phi Epsilon ships. FIJI and Sigma Phi Epsilon were two of four groups that participated in the game.
DN FILE PHOTO TAYLOR IRBY
Frog Baby was removed shortly after being vandalized on Dec. 12, 2012. Frog Baby will return to her place in the fountain in time for Spring Commencement.
Founder won’t know exact cost of damage until work complete MICHAEL BOEHNLEIN AND DEVAN FILCHAK | news@bsudailynews.com With graduation a month away, some students have feared that Ball State’s iconic Frog Baby statue wouldn’t return in time for that final picture. Venus Bronze Works, a sculpture restoration firm in Detroit, began work on the figure Monday. After an initial survey of the damages, Giorgio Gikas, owner of Venus Bronze Works, assured that the statue will return to its place before Spring Commencement. Initial estimates for removing the paint along with the extra corrosion from Frog Baby were anywhere between $3,000 to 5,000, said Jim Lowe, director of Engineering and Construction Operations, in February. Gikas said the final cost won’t be known until the restoration is complete. He said the restoration will be a two week process and two men will work on it. Frog Baby was vandalized on Dec. 12, 2012. The statue was painted gold, along with nine other locations on campus including sidewalks, light poles and a push button at the Scramble Light. Hannah Leath and Hannah Mellott were charged with criminal mischief, a class B misdemeanor. Lowe said in February that officers investigated spray paint marks, one of which included Leath’s initials, and used the security camera footage of Frog Baby that night.
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