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O'Fallon projects $30M Public Works and Fleet facility; staff outline schedule and surplus-property plan
Summary
City staff briefed the committee on the $30 million Public Works & Fleet facility (ICS Construction Services contract ~ $28.3M), current construction progress, a target to be dried-in by winter, and plans to declare existing properties surplus to offset costs (combined prior appraisal about $2.5M).
Mister Bender updated the Public Works Advisory Committee on Sept. 17 about construction progress and financing for a new Public Works and Fleet facility that staff estimate at a $30,000,000 total budget.
"The whole project is a $30,000,000 budget. ICS Construction Services is under contract, for $28,300,000," Bender told the committee. He said structural steel and concrete slabs are in place for portions of the Public Works building and that slab pours are complete for about two-thirds of the fleet building.
Bender described the project program: two buildings (one Public Works building, one Fleet building), space for crews and training rooms, a salt dome and fuel island, approximately 124 employee/visitor parking spots and about 197 parking spaces for city vehicles and equipment. He said the facility will support the city's street, water and sewer operations and additional fleet maintenance activity.
On schedule, Bender said the goal is to have both buildings "dried in" (roof and exterior walls installed) before winter, allowing interior work through winter months, with a planned move-out and occupancy target around August'September next year. Bender said the city is opening the furniture and sign RFP Oct. 2 and that smaller equipment purchases (TVs, microwaves) will be procured separately.
To offset project costs, staff sent a resolution to City Council to declare the current properties surplus and to hire a real estate agent to market them. Bender said prior appraisals from two to three years earlier valued the combined properties at about $2,500,000 and staff hope to recover some of the project cost through sales proceeds.
Committee members thanked staff for the update and requested continued construction progress reports; Bender said the facility update will alternate with other utility project updates in future meetings. The committee approved routine monthly reports later in the meeting but took no separate formal vote specific to the facility beyond accepting the informational update.
