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Acton officials review smaller DPW building plan, estimate under $38 million and flag tariff risk
Summary
A DPW building design presented to the Finance Committee was reduced in square footage and scope; preliminary project cost estimates are under $38 million, and members raised concerns about tariffs, construction contingencies and options to stage or downsize the heated storage to reduce cost.
David Martin presented updated plans for a proposed Department of Public Works building and described scope reductions made to lower cost and square footage.
Martin said the design previously described at about 47,000 square feet was reduced to roughly 43,000 square feet and then cut further by about 8% in the most recent building‑committee meeting. He said the garage will store the majority of rolling stock — “capacity to store 49 of our 56 vehicles” — and noted the wash bay was removed in the latest reductions. The design team, Weston & Sampson, reconfigured offices, workshop space and the mezzanine storage to shrink net area while preserving core functions.
Martin told the committee the project’s total cost is being finalized but is “probably under $38,000,000” and that an estimate of…
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