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City staff propose $8 million Shop 3 to modernize dated Streets & Maintenance Campus, project pitched to funders
Summary
Public Works staff proposed a phased redevelopment of the Streets & Maintenance Campus, starting with a $8 million, 16-bay Shop 3 to cut outsourced repair costs, add capacity and improve working conditions; staff estimate a roughly six-year payback from reduced outsourcing and lower lifecycle costs.
Rapid City Public Works staff proposed a phased redevelopment of the Streets & Maintenance Campus during the Aug. 12 Public Works Committee meeting, presenting a plan that begins with a $8 million, 16-bay maintenance building (Shop 3) intended to house heavy and medium equipment and reduce outsourcing costs.
Gerard Kemmer, maintenance superintendent, and Alex Cushman, public works engineer, told the committee the existing campus has buildings dating to 1952 and 1981 that lack adequate bay size, lifting equipment and updated electrical capacity. Staff said mechanics serviced large equipment outdoors and that…
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