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Waterford hears $33.3 million community center update; construction documents due for bidding
Summary
Project lead Robert Stimpson told trustees the community center project budget is $33.3 million, with bids and 90% construction documents expected next month. The board pressed for vendor vetting, environmental testing and a timeline for GMP recommendation before a contract award.
Robert Stimpson presented a detailed update on Waterford’s community center renovation and addition, saying the project budget is $33,300,000 and is organized into four main buckets: a roughly $26,600,000 cost of work, about $1,200,000 for fixtures, furnishings and equipment (FF&E), approximately $2,900,000 in professional fees, and an owner’s contingency for unforeseen costs.
Stimpson told trustees the team has hired environmental and geotechnical consultants and is proceeding through construction-document development. “We’ve hired an environmental consultant…that will go through the buildings, assess any asbestos-containing material…and come up with a plan for bidding out that work to abatement contractors,” he said. He also identified Intertek PSI as the selected environmental consultant and G2 as the low bidder for soil borings after vetting multiple firms.
Trustees probed whether the slides showing vendor tabulations represented firm bids or comparative vetting documents. Stimpson said the documents were used for vetting and that a 90% construction-document estimate is expected within the next month. After that milestone the construction manager will assemble bids, vet them and provide a guaranteed maximum price recommendation to the board for approval.
Why it matters: the board’s review commits the township to a multi‑million dollar capital project that will require formal contractor selection and a later vote on a GMP. Stimpson emphasized procurement and third‑party testing steps intended to reduce risk before demolition and construction begin.
The board did not take a formal vote on procurement tonight. Next steps spelled out by Stimpson include finalizing construction documents, issuing the project for bid at the end of next month and returning to the board with a GMP recommendation once bids are analyzed.
