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Public Works director outlines $28 million facility plan, committee discusses phasing to cut cost to ~$19–20M
Summary
The Public Works director told the committee the full design of a consolidated Public Works facility would cost about $28 million; staff proposed four alternate phasing packages to reduce near-term cost to the $19–20 million range and recommended preserving flex space for future growth.
The Public Works director updated the Public Works Committee on plans for a consolidated Public Works facility, saying the full design package would cost about $28,000,000 and that the city lacks that funding now.
The director said staff and the project architects had prepared a criteria package and were ready to advertise for a design‑build general contractor. He described the current plan as built to serve the department for decades and recommended a phased approach so the city would not underbuild and face repeated retrofits later.
Why it matters: the building would centralize Public Works operations, equipment and some administrative functions (including Water and certain engineering functions), and the design…
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