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Council backs moving ahead with CBC police remodel; staff recommends $15M COPs and line of credit for contingency
Summary
City staff reported phase 1 asbestos abatement complete and recommended awarding phase 2 construction for core mechanical/electrical systems; staff proposed funding a shortfall with $15 million of certificates of participation and a line of credit for contingency, and council signaled support to proceed and to pursue the financing steps.
City staff told the Casper City Council they completed phase 1 demolition and asbestos abatement at the Casper Business Center and recommended proceeding with phase 2 — the building’s core mechanical, electrical and fire-suppression infrastructure — while continuing design for a later phase to finish police department spaces.
Tom (staff) said phase 1 came in under budget at about $4.925 million and that subcontractor bids for phase 2 were under review. He described phase 2 as the vertical infrastructure — boilers, chillers, fire risers, primary electrical risers and new windows — and said phase 3 would be primarily the horizontal work (interior walls, finishes, fixtures) needed to finish police department floors.
Why it matters: staff and council framed the project as a way to consolidate police dispatch and some…
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