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Tumwater committee recommends council accept completed water‑resources office at SPSCC
Summary
The City of Tumwater Public Works Committee voted to recommend that the City Council accept completion of tenant improvements for the city’s water‑resources office at South Puget Sound Community College and place the acceptance on the April 1 consent calendar, with authorization to release the performance bond as state law allows.
The City of Tumwater Public Works Committee voted March 20 to recommend that the City Council accept as complete the tenant improvements for the city’s water‑resources office at South Puget Sound Community College and place the item on the April 1 consent calendar, with a recommendation to authorize release of the performance bond when Washington state law permits.
The improvements created approximately 2,450 square feet of office, classroom and field‑work support space for the city’s water resources program and were presented to the committee by Dan (staff member). Dan said the project was “really a fun project to work on from the beginning,” and described the space as a “living lab” because a creek runs adjacent to the building and the location offers opportunities for student internships and hands‑on education.
The committee was told the city originally approved an overall project budget of $500,000. The presenter said the project finished about $85,000 under that budget and that the total full‑cost project was $415,000. The construction element including tax was reported as $299,738.77; planning, design and permitting were listed at $40,000 and furnishings at $100,000.
Staff said the space provides closer access to the local watershed for field work, supports the city’s stream team and regional environmental‑education partnerships, and creates classroom and internship opportunities coordinated with Tumwater and area school programs. Grant Gilmore (staff) and other team members are developing high‑school and college pathways tied to the facility’s curricula, staff said.
Committee members asked questions about the cost and the educational benefits. One council member said they were “100% behind it” and cited workforce development and internship opportunities as a key benefit; another member praised the finished office and the project management team. The presenter acknowledged project management support from Bonnie (project manager) and consultant Jay Morris and noted reuse of sustainable materials supplied by Windfall Design.
The committee approved the recommended action by voice vote and forwarded the acceptance request to the City Council consent calendar for April 1, 2025.
