Springfield council signals support to send Depot Building repairs to public hearing, considers design-build procurement

Springfield City Council at a work session heard from Ally Camp, the city’s economic development manager, about deferred exterior maintenance at the historic Depot Building and indicated informal support to bring a design-build contracting approach to a public hearing.

Camp told councilors the Depot Building and its adjacent rail car require exterior repairs including roof repair or replacement, gutter repair or replacement, siding repair or replacement, pressure washing and painting, deck and railing repair or replacement, rail car window and door replacement, exterior signage and lighting repairs, and miscellaneous exterior HVAC and plumbing work. “The historic Depot Building has deferred exterior maintenance,” Camp said, and presented the list of proposed scope items and procedural steps the city would need to follow.

Camp advise…