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Preliminary plan and $11.5M budget proposed for MAPS crisis center; architects recommend base bid plus alternates
Summary
Architects presented a 27,415 sq. ft. mental-health crisis center site plan at 1200 NE 13th St., proposing a $11.456 million program with a 24‑bed base plan and alternates for full kitchen, additional beds and parking work; staff recommended approval of the preliminary report and a fall 2025 construction start.
City staff and SA Studio presented a preliminary program and budget for a MAPS-funded mental health crisis center on the east edge of the OU Medical campus at 1200 Northeast 13th Street during the council meeting.
The proposed building footprint is about 27,415 square feet on a roughly 3‑acre site and would include: a secure entry area with separate walk‑in and law‑enforcement vestibules; a screening and processing area; an urgent recovery area with up to 25 observation stations; two 16‑bed stabilized inpatient units (organized as two independent 16‑bed units in the full program); staff and vendor support spaces; and administrative offices for roughly 27 staff.
Architect Crystal Denker of SA Studio said the program exceeds the preliminary budget of $11,456,100, so the team is recommending a base bid with four alternates: (1) add eight more beds to reach the program target (approximately +$600,000); (2) replace a warming kitchen with a full commercial kitchen (+$675,000); (3) add administrative spaces such as records storage (+$173,000); and (4) replace and reconfigure the existing parking lot (+$455,000). SA Studio said the base bid would provide a warming kitchen and a 24‑bed crisis stabilization unit; alternates 1 and 2 are program priorities.
The schedule shown at the presentation called for final construction documents by June 2025, bids and contract award by September 2025, construction start in October 2025 and building completion in May 2027. Denker said the team is pursuing potential private fundraising as a way to capture alternates but could not guarantee private funds.
Council members asked for clarification on bed counts and whether law‑enforcement entry would allow ambulances and other emergency responders. Denker confirmed the secure entry is intended for law enforcement and other authorized emergency transports and that the team was working to make treatment and intake spaces less institutional in appearance.
City staff recommended approval of the preliminary report, including the base bid and alternates, and asked council to approve proceeding to final documents and bidding. The council did not take a separate final vote on the design in that moment, but staff indicated next steps toward procurement if the project moves forward.
