De Anza College Physical Education Complex Renovation Project

This project at De Anza College will renovate the existing Physical Education (PE) Complex to enhance student success by creating modern and code compliant learning environments for kinesiology and physical education programs. The renovation will cover approximately 76,354 gross square feet (GSF), including 1,100 assignable square feet (ASF) of lecture space, 54,360 ASF of PE space, and 3,711 ASF of office space. Renovations will include at minimum a seismic upgrade to all PE Complex buildings along with site improvements that support accessible paths of travel and utility upgrades. The project will not increase or decrease the student enrollment or campus occupant capacity. The project will replace or rehabilitate building systems that have reached the end of their service life. These systems include but are not limited to HVAC systems, water heaters, plumbing and condensate systems, fire protection and detection systems, electrical infrastructure, roofing, exterior wall systems, windows, doors, and elevators. Interior renovations will address restrooms, locker rooms, physical education classrooms including gymnasiums, adapted physical education classrooms, and office spaces. The project will also resolve code compliance and accessibility issues such as the absence of ADA compliant routes and facilities, inadequate locker room layouts, limited gender-neutral facilities, and undersized instructional and storage spaces. Regulatory Compliance: To ensure compliance with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, FHDA and its contractors will remove vegetation outside of the bird nesting season (February 1 to September 30) when feasible and/or retain a qualified biologist to conduct a preconstruction nesting survey if construction would begin during the nesting season. If this occurs, FHDA and its contractors will ensure that the survey occurs no sooner than 7 days prior to construction and upon the direction of the qualified biologist, construction activities proximate to any active nests are postponed until young have fledged. To ensure compliance with California Fish and Game Code Section 4150 regarding roosting or overwintering bats, FHDA and its contractors will schedule work outside the bat roosting period (generally from March through September) when feasible and/or retain a qualified biologist to conduct a preconstruction bat roosting survey of trees and buildings when site activity would begin during the roosting season. If this occurs, FHDA and its contractors will ensure that the survey occurs no more than 90 days and no less than 30 days prior to the commencement of activities within the project site. If trees or buildings with potential roosting habitat and/or bat sign are identified, the biologist will also conduct an evening visual emergence survey of the roosts from 0.5 hours before to 1-2 hours after sunset for a minimum of two nights, using full-spectrum acoustic detectors to assist in species identification. If evening surveys confirm the presence of an active bat maternity roost, that roost will remain undisturbed with a buffer as determined by the biologist until August 31 or until the biologist has determined that the roost is no longer active.