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Escondido library renovation moves to permitting and bidding stage; relocation options narrowed
Summary
City staff and project managers told trustees plans for the Escondido library are in building‑department review after a 100% plans submittal. Staff said the project’s engineer’s estimate is about $8.7 million, noted a running deficit against the $10 million grant, and outlined two short‑term relocation options for services.
City staff told the Escondido Public Library Board Jan. 8 that the renovation project has advanced to formal plan review and is on a path toward bidding, while staff work to arrange interim library services as construction begins.
Ed Vasquez, identified in the meeting as the project manager, said the project’s 100% plans submittal was filed Dec. 16 and the city is in the formal multi‑department review period through Jan. 17. "We've already received first initial set of comments from the fire department, the building department, engineering, and planning," Vasquez said. He said the project had roughly 50 discrete review comments across a 100‑sheet set of drawings and that consultants were already working on revisions.
Vasquez presented a construction cost estimate he called an engineer’s estimate of about $8,700,000 but warned that actual bids would likely be higher; he also…
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