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Board approves schematic design and a $460,425 design contract for Penn Lake Library renovation

6441409 · September 17, 2025
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Hennepin County approved schematic approval and a contract with Rohr Schmidt Architect LLC for architectural and engineering services for the Penn Lake Library refurbishment, including a 15-month closure during construction and investments in envelope, mechanical systems and site stormwater management.

Hennepin County commissioners approved schematic design and authorized a contract with Rohr Schmidt Architect LLC for architectural and engineering services for the Penn Lake Library renovation in Bloomington. Facility Services staff described the 1969 building (about 15,000 gross square feet on a 2.17-acre site) as showing age-related deterioration in its envelope, steel windows, roofing and some interior systems. The project scope described to commissioners includes a roof replacement (requiring redesign…

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