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City spending plan includes new DPW complex; council to consider possible 444 Westminster purchase
Summary
Staff outlined a $57 million DPW complex under construction and flagged a potential real estate acquisition (444 Westminster) that could address archive and staff space needs; purchase would return to council for approval and require additional funding if pursued.
Providence officials told the council on July 16 that construction on a new Department of Public Works complex is starting this fall and that the city is also reviewing a possible real estate acquisition to address staff and archives space.
The DPW complex: design complete, construction to start Public works staff said design for the new DPW complex is complete and a construction manager contract has been awarded. The project budget shown in the CIP is about $57 million for the currently funded phase; staff described a possible future phase 2 in fiscal 2030 with an estimated cost of roughly $44.8…
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