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Riviera Beach council clears financing steps and construction contract for new police headquarters
Summary
After months of debate over location and cost, the Riviera Beach City Council approved a reimbursement bond resolution and unanimously authorized a design‑build guaranteed maximum price with Core Construction to deliver a new police headquarters, while setting aside other capital allocations for later review.
The Riviera Beach City Council on March 4 approved initial financing steps and a design‑build contract intended to advance construction of a new police headquarters at 1621 West Blue Heron Boulevard.
Council approved a reimbursement bond resolution authorizing staff to pursue up to $60 million in public‑improvement revenue bonds to cover the police headquarters shortfall and related projects. The council then unanimously approved a comprehensive agreement with Core Construction and a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) within the contract to move into construction planning.
The vote followed a lengthy debate about how much of the proposed borrowing to assign to specific projects. Mayor Douglas Lawson and a majority of council members argued the city needed to secure funding now to…
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