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Council approves construction-manager-at-risk contract process for new police station
Summary
Council adopted Resolution 2025-69 to authorize an RFQ and enter a qualifications-based CMAR (construction manager at risk) procurement for a new police station at Siker Road; the council suspended the three-reading rule and approved final passage by roll call with one dissenting vote.
The Mount Vernon City Council voted to adopt Resolution 2025-69, authorizing the safety/service director to advertise for bids and to enter into a qualifications-based construction manager at risk (CMAR) contract for a proposed new police station at 71 Siker Road.
Councilman Ruckman moved to suspend the three-reading rule and to take the resolution to final reading; the motion was seconded and the council then voted to adopt the resolution. Ruckman explained the measure will allow the city to select a CMAR to manage construction delivery and limit the city's exposure to cost overruns.
Council discussion focused on how the city will pay for multiple concurrent capital projects. Mayor and administration staff described a multi-fund financing approach, the use of an owner's representative, and municipal-bond options. The mayor said the city has $2 million in state project funds available to start design work and that municipal finance advisers and bond counsel are developing a financing plan to spread obligations across funds and potentially structure debt over 30 to 40 years.
The resolution passed on final reading; council recorded one negative vote. Roll call recorded the following positions: Hill (yes), Seabolt (yes), Severns (yes), Mahan (yes), Woods (no), Ruckman (yes), Keener (yes), Hager (yes). The mayor and administration said work on design (BKV) has already started and that the goal of the CMAR procurement is to lock in delivery partners and control costs during construction.
Why it matters: Selecting a CMAR is intended to reduce construction risk and provide a defined procurement path as the city proceeds with a planned new police station — part of a larger series of municipal building projects the administration is sequencing to manage cost and debt exposure.
What’s next: Administration will issue an RFQ for a CMAR and an owner's representative; further contract authorizations will return to council for approval.
