NICHE
Project Timeline
The development of a major facility under NSF guidelines is a time-intensive process, broken into multiple phases with gates that the facility concept must navigate to receive approval to continue to the next stage of the design and eventual construction process.
MsRI Phase (Current Award)
MREFC Phase (Future Award)
2023
Initial concept design
Initial construction estimate​
2024
PDT experiments
Data analysis
Requirements and design parameters definition
2025
WOPDT experiments
Revised concept models
High-level value engineering (constructability trades)
2026
Development and refinement of preliminary design
Preliminary design document package preparation
Revised construction estimates​
2027
Bring in A&E firm to start development of construction documents
Interview construction firms
2028
MREFC Award
Issue construction documents
2029
Commence construction
2033
Facility commissioning