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West Linn project team recommends mid‑cut for new operations center after value‑engineering; estimated cost $45M
Summary
City project team presented design and value‑engineering for a proposed operations center, reporting a market-based construction estimate of $47.2M and identifying roughly $12.2M in potential savings. The team recommended Development Scenario 2 (two buildings, stacked admin) with an estimated total cost of $45M and proposed funding splits that would increase annual debt service to about $3.2M.
City staff and their design and construction partners updated the West Linn City Council on design choices, cost estimates and funding options for a proposed operations center intended to consolidate public‑works divisions.
"The bulk of the cost was in the site," Kim Larson of Skanska told the council, reporting a 100% design development construction estimate that produced a construction cost of $47,200,000. The firm said site preparation — including access road and challenging soils — drove much of the budget.
Skanska and the design team described a focused value‑engineering exercise that produced about $12,200,000 of potential credits or savings when ideas were aggregated, though the team cautioned some ideas have interdependencies. The presenters offered three development scenarios: a light cut (Scenario 1) with a projected overall development cost near $50.2 million; a medium or "stacked" option (Scenario 2) that compresses the program into two buildings and reduces estimated development cost to about $45 million; and a deep cut (Scenario 3) that…
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