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Palm Desert council authorizes Parkview demolition as library design validation shows steep cost increase
Summary
After a contractor’s validation estimate nearly doubled the city’s $30 million library budget, the City Council authorized demolition of the Parkview building and directed staff to reissue a revised design-build RFP and pursue grants while prioritizing value engineering and cost controls.
The Palm Desert City Council on March 26 authorized demolition of the Parkview office complex and directed staff to reissue a progressive design-build request for proposals after a contractor’s validation placed costs for the proposed new library far above the city’s $30 million budget.
The council’s decision follows a validation report from progressive design-builder Tilden Coil that returned an early-stage construction estimate “just over $49 million,” according to Ryan Lamb, senior project manager. Lamb and Jess Colepepper, director of Capital Projects, told the council that interpretation differences at the schematic-design stage, conservative early-phase estimating and conflicting benchmarking data drove the variance.
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