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Commissioners approve Phase 1 of unhoused support center and extend construction manager contract; project scoped at $17 million
Summary
Cumberland County accepted Phase 1 deliverables for a proposed unhoused support center on Aug. 11 and approved a one‑year contract extension for construction manager Barr & Barr. The project team presented a 24,000-square-foot conceptual building with an estimated total project cost of $17 million and design options for roughly 100 beds.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 11 voted 5–1 to accept Phase 1 deliverables for a planned unhoused support center and to extend the county’s contract with construction manager Barr & Barr for one year.
Assistant County Manager Heather Skeens introduced the project team and the Phase 1 presentation by LS3P (architects) and Barr & Barr (construction manager at risk). Bob Presley, LS3P project manager, said the team had completed programming and conceptual visioning and presented a high-level budget and site considerations. Presley described the project as “very early in the process” and emphasized that design details will evolve in Phase 2 (schematic design, design development and construction drawings).
The project team presented a total project cost the county directed them to assume of…
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