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Administrators outline wide range in cost estimates for public safety center; commissioners say project needs clearer priorities
Summary
City administration told the committee the public safety center renovation faces uncertain costs driven by code requirements, a possible curtain-wall retrofit and storm-shelter sizing; staff said a remaining, funded renovation estimate of $15.5 million for an initial phase could increase materially if hardening items are required.
City administration provided an update on the public safety center project and said final design work, building-code requirements and site-specific construction items have produced a range of cost estimates that need clarification before the city can finalize a phased move-out plan.
A city administration representative who led the presentation said the building, purchased by the city, was designed in the 1980s as an insurance call center and includes furniture and interior demountable partitions, but the design team and construction manager have found items that could substantially increase renovation costs if the project must meet current code and public-safety hardening standards.
Staff said the project is being planned in two phases because of constrained funding. The presenter said about…
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