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Raytown OKs ARPA funding and construction contracts for police evidence annex
Summary
The Raytown board approved ARPA funding and awarded demolition/construction and oversight contracts for a new Police Department evidence annex, including a Royal Construction award (not to exceed $549,980) and a Navigate Building Solutions oversight agreement (not to exceed $40,150); staff said ARPA contribution was about $603,000 and the new annex will expand evidence storage and add an animal-control area.
Raytown aldermen on Dec. 3 approved use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and awarded related construction and oversight contracts to build a Police Department annex intended to provide climate-controlled evidence storage and temporary animal-control capability.
Staff showed photographs of existing evidence storage they described as deteriorating and water-damaged and presented a concept design with a processing area, rolling shelving for compact storage, and a separate secured area for ammunition and other flammables. The design partners named in the discussion included Navigate Building Solutions, GBA and SFS Architects.
Staff said the ARPA portion of the project funding was about $603,000 and that the lowest construction bid received from Royal Construction was approximately $543,000; the contract resolution authorized Royal Construction Services for demolition and construction in an amount not to exceed $549,980. The board also approved a professional services agreement with Navigate Building Solutions for construction oversight not to exceed $40,150.
Board members raised security and safety questions (alarms, fire protection and segregation of evidence and flammables). Staff said the evidence area will be climate controlled, access-controlled with badge integration and will include humidification and rolling shelving to increase capacity. "This is almost quadrupling the size of the evidence storage building that we currently have with the rolling shelves," a staff presenter said. Alderman Myers noted concern for animals stored in the facility and said, "As long as the pets are safe, I'm good."
Staff also described interim measures: the city will rent a storage container to hold evidence during construction (container to be placed the week of Dec. 9), and projected a construction start around Jan. 6. A staff figure in the packet and discussion gave the annex footprint at about 1,200 square feet.
The corresponding resolutions and contracts passed by roll-call vote during the meeting. Staff said air-monitoring and security measures are included in the project budget and that ongoing evidence storage responsibilities will remain with the police department.
