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Consultants present $11.2 million estimate for proposed Calaveras animal shelter; supervisors press for drawings
Summary
Architects and estimator LDA Partners updated the board on a proposed 10,800‑square‑foot replacement shelter, presenting a third‑party estimate of roughly $8.5 million in construction hard costs and a total project estimate of about $11.2 million; supervisors asked for a progress set of architectural and structural drawings to enable bidding.
Eric Wall, principal of LDA Partners, gave a detailed informational presentation to the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 28 outlining the program and a third‑party cost estimate for a proposed new animal shelter to replace the county’s existing facility.
LDA Partners’ program calls for roughly 10,800 square feet of buildings, including public areas, dog habitats, cat habitats and administrative spaces. “Our total buildings are roughly about, 10,800 square feet,” Wall said during the presentation. He told the board the consultant procured a third‑party estimator, indexed the cost against comparable California shelter projects and spoke with local contractors in active shelter work.
The estimate shown to the board breaks down as follows: roughly $1 million in site costs (grading, utility…
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