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The bar-shaped option provides a more compact design to more efficiently accommodate each department's facility needs, he said. The team considered three potential general design schemes for the new fire/police/administrative building, and is recommending a "Goodbar" design, Erdy said. That still represents about a 77% increase from the 19,540 square feet of space provided at the current municipal building at the top of the Grandview Avenue hill, he said. Other firms comprising the team are MCL Studio, MKSK Studio, AEC, Korda, Mull & Weithman Architects, Harris Architects and Elford, Inc. The revised plan reduces the proposed square footage for the new municipal complex from 39,424 as recommended in January to a recommendation of about 34,400 square feet in the final report, said Scott Erdy, design principal with Erdy McHenry Architects and a member of the consulting team.Įrdy McHenry was awarded a contract was for $179,690 plus up to $10,000 for reimbursable expenses.
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The revised cost estimated "is closer to the higher end than the lower end" of the budget for the project, but still meets the threshold without sacrificing any important component for the new facilities, Koelker said. "That's led to about a 30% increase in construction costs over the past year." "We came to understand the impact of COVID and the disruptions to the market that have happened in the construction industry," she said. Since then, the team has met with department representatives and council members to determine where reductions could be made without sacrificing any necessary components, Koelker said. to be part of the adjacent Wyman Woods park – was $39.3 million, she said. and returning the current site of the city's fire, police and municipal building at 1016 Grandview Ave. The final recommended cost represents a reduction from the estimate the consulting team offered in its initial report in January 2022, Koelker said.Īt that time, the estimated cost for the project – which includes the new municipal complex construction of a replacement Grandview Center building to be located at McKinley Field Park at 1661 Goodale Blvd. Voter approval of the bond issue would be needed for the project. The city plans to use cash reserves accumulated through various cost savings over the past decade to make up the difference.