<p>KAI Design &amp; Build is providing construction administration services, as a subconsultant to Jacobs Engineering Inc., on a project to build a new residence hall at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO.The new hall is expected to be ready for occupancy by the fall of 2009.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>The $24.6 million residence hall is under construction adjacent to Myers Hall and Vandiver Hall near the campus&rsquo; main entrance at Broadway and Henderson streets. Designs for the new 82,000-square-foot, L-shaped hall include double occupancy student rooms connected by shared bathrooms, multiple small living rooms throughout, and large game and laundry rooms.</p>
<p>Each of the structure&rsquo;s three upper floors will have a study lounge, and a dining facility will be located on the first floor. The hall is expected to house 306 beds.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Part of the new hall&rsquo;s ground level will open to Houck Field and be used as a locker room for the university&rsquo;s football and soccer programs. An outdoor eating area and a series of paved courtyards are planned for the open area between the new residence hall and Vandiver Hall.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Jacobs Engineering Group, in partnership with Treanor Architects, is providing architectural services on the project. Kiefner Brothers Inc. is the main building package contractor.</p>