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Engineer: Warrenton C Dock construction estimated at about $2.2 million (construction only)
Summary
At a joint meeting, city engineers presented a marina redesign for Warrenton and said construction of the C (CDOC) dock alone is roughly $2.2 million, not including engineering, permitting or construction management costs.
City staff and outside engineers presented a preliminary redesign for the Warrenton Marina and provided order-of-magnitude cost estimates for major components, saying construction of the C Dock (CDOC) would cost roughly $2.2 million for construction alone.
John Forrester, the project engineer, told the commission the $2.2 million figure is an empirical construction estimate derived from similar projects and does not include engineering or construction management: “That that takes care of the dock, the finger piers, all the electrical revisions, and the water systems,” he said. Forrester and staff stressed the figure is preliminary and subject to change with market fluctuations and permitting requirements.
Commissioners questioned whether the number accounted for permitting and engineering; Forrester confirmed those items are additional and estimated engineering might add on the order of 10–15% relative to construction. Staff noted materials and contractor pricing have recently risen several percent during the three-month period they used to build the budget worksheet.
The commission requested more detailed line-item pricing before committing CIP or seeking grant matches. Forrester recommended calculating fairways and clearance spacing first, because fairway geometry constrains how many larger (30-foot) slips the marina can accommodate and therefore affects revenue projections and final budget needs.
