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Goldsboro council authorizes $180,000 design contract for new public safety complex
Summary
The City Council approved using a state-directed grant to pay $180,000 for design work on a proposed combined police and fire public safety complex; staff said the full grant totals about $1.6 million and can also be used for interim repairs and land purchase.
Goldsboro City Council voted April 21 to approve a contract to produce design and cost estimates for a proposed new public safety complex, using a state-directed grant to cover a $180,000 first-phase contract.
Jamie Stanley, a public works staff member leading the design effort, told the council the city already concluded it would be more expensive and less effective to retrofit the existing facility to meet current codes and operational needs. He said the design contract will identify requirements, costs and potential sites and that the city has about $1,600,000 from a state-directed grant to apply to the project.
Stanley said the existing bulk of the facility is roughly 50 years old and that bringing all systems — power, plumbing and communications — to current standards would cost “tens of millions” if the city tried to remodel. He described the contract as the initial phase to identify what the city needs and what it will cost, with later phases to address land acquisition and construction planning.
Council members asked about lessons learned from previous projects: how foundation and site-preparation problems had developed on earlier buildings and how the city would avoid repeating mistakes. Stanley said the selected team includes architects and engineers with specialty experience in police and fire facilities and noted the contract’s design-build structure would place warranty and responsibility with the selected builder.
The council approved the resolution to authorize the contract and to proceed with the design phase. No detailed roll-call tally for the motion was recorded in the meeting transcript.
The design and site-selection work is expected to guide later decisions on land purchase and construction funding. Staff said they would schedule a presentation, likely in July, giving cost projections and answering further questions to guide council choices.
Community members and councilors will get additional updates as staff completes the design phase and refines cost estimates.
