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Cost estimates show Riverside Hospital retrofit for Regional Forensic Science Center would far exceed current CIP; commission keeps current campus option
Summary
Sedgwick County staff reported preliminary estimates that converting Riverside Hospital into a Regional Forensic Science Center would cost roughly $84 million, significantly higher than the $20 million RFSC CIP for the current campus.
County staff presented preliminary cost estimates for converting Riverside Hospital into a Regional Forensic Science Center (RFSC) and discussed tradeoffs with keeping the RFSC on its existing campus.
Staff cautioned the cost figures are estimates and do not include a test fit (a detailed layout study) to confirm how RFSC space would be arranged in the Riverside building. Staff said Schaeffer, Johnson, Cox & Frey — the firm that prepared a 2021 building assessment and is working on the county’s CIP — provided the estimates.
The line items staff reported included: a $5 million building purchase price; roughly $4 million for exterior work (windows, building envelope); about $19 million to modernize mechanical,…
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