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County advances $4.2 million design-build start for Virgil E. Brown rehabilitation with $45 million cap
Summary
Cuyahoga County’s Public Works Committee advanced a $4.2 million initial design-build award to Whiting-Turner for the Virgil E. Brown rehabilitation, with a guaranteed maximum price cap of $45 million for the full renovation and an estimated net annual savings of about $2 million after consolidation of HHS space.
Cuyahoga County’s Public Works Procurement and Contracting Committee advanced a resolution to begin design and early construction work at the Virgil E. Brown building at 1641 Superior Avenue, authorizing an initial award not to exceed $4,200,000 to Whiting-Turner for preconstruction and early demolition work.
Public Works staff told the committee the project is part of a long-running 15-year strategy to consolidate and modernize county facilities. The county says Health and Human Services now occupies roughly 615,000 square feet across multiple leased and owned sites but needs about 375,000 square feet; consolidation into modernized county-owned buildings would reduce excess space, cut lease costs and improve service delivery.
The director of Public Works presented a phased plan that places some HHS functions temporarily in…
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