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Molalla police station project remains on schedule and largely on budget, owner’s rep says
Summary
Project manager Joshua Dodson reported the Molalla Police Department facility is on schedule and within a $22 million budget; construction GMP is $16.8 million, $6.5 million spent to date, and only $122,000 of a $903,000 construction contingency used. Dodson flagged high water table and utility work as site challenges and said internal auditing could produce summer savings.
Joshua Dodson, the project manager for the Molalla police facility, told council on May 14 that the project remains on schedule and is tracking to the adopted budget.
Dodson said the overall project budget is $22 million. Through March the project had spent about $6.5 million (roughly 38% of the construction budget) and the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for construction is $16.8 million. Within the construction GMP there is a contingency of approximately $903,000; Dodson reported about $122,000 of that contingency has been used so far and he expects cost containment measures and collaboration with the contractor could produce net savings.
He walked council through schedule charts showing the project’s milestones (carport/steel erection completed; interior work now under way) and a payment‑application tracking tool that owners’ staff use to monitor contractor cash flow and detect schedule risk. Dodson described an ongoing challenge with groundwater (pumping) at below‑grade work and noted heavy utility congestion on Grange Avenue near the site, which has required careful coordination.
Asked about site storage, Dodson said the project procured used shipping containers for staging and low‑cost storage; the containers will be painted to match the facility and are intended to be a cost‑effective solution for equipment and recovered bicycles. He confirmed there have been zero change orders to date and described the contingency spending as intra‑contract contingency rather than change orders; in a GMP reconciliation at the end of the job the city expects any unused allowance to be returned.
City staff and the owner’s rep said they plan a detailed internal audit of line items during the summer to quantify potential project savings and that the contractor relationship and regular monitoring give the city confidence in the approach. Councilors thanked staff for the update and for keeping the project controlled.
