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Project has received fire marshal and planning board approvals. Final GMP expected week of 06/08. Mobilization during week of 06/08 based on early release package. Grant expires two weeks before completion. (Working on that)

Early estimate is that construction is currently $100,000 over budget. Evaluating value engineering opportunities. Another $50,000 may be available through additional donor funding. UMaine has a $136,000 contingency as well.

Working through BABA issues. Also, FM Global is asking for the generator to be located 50 feet farther away than code requires. That would involve additional foundation, cabling, trenching expenses.

Marine Culture Lab Renovation

Construction Drawings

Fire Marshal Approval

Planning Board Approval

Final GMP Expected

Mobilization

Construction

Grant Expiration

Turnover to DMC

Richard Beaulieu

richard.beaulieu@maine.edu

207-458-2102

Darling Marine Center

Harriman Associates

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6/4/2026

Consigli

Conceptual

03/21/2026

05/15/2026

06/01/2026

06/05/2026

06/10/2026

09/30/2026

10/14/2026

Through a partnership between commercial kelp farmers, UMaine would develop a comprehensive kelp pilot program at the Darling Marine Center focused on de-risking, optimization at scale, and cost reduction and a commercially relevant scale kelp farm in Penobscot Bay to trial innovative farm designs, develop automated seeding and harvest methods, and validate kelp growth assumptions across a wide range of husbandry methods. Funding of $1 million is through FY24 Congressional Directed Spending secured by U.S. Sens. Collins and King at the request of UMS. Project grant requirements are being finalized. Selection of a design firm is anticipated to be completed in spring of this year.