The existing Dispatch and Emergency Operation Center (EOC) is in the current Police and Courts Building on the Public Safety Campus. The existing Police and Courts Building is insufficient to accommodate the ultimate department size required by the City at the planned ultimate population of the City. In addition, the existing Police and Courts Building is not a hardened structure. The current Public Safety Campus site is comprised of approximately 13 acres; it is planned to accommodate the renovation of the Police Department, future separate Municipal Courts Building, and a new Dispatch and EOC Facility.

The new EOC/Dispatch facility will include an approximately 18,000 square-foot building space, including the Emergency Operation Center, Dispatch, I.T. support areas, sleeping areas, parking, fencing, and related site work. On October 17th, 2023, the City Council approved the contract with PGAL Architects to provide design services for the project.

The City primarily utilizes three types of construction delivery methods. These include: design-bid-build (qualified low bid), competitive sealed proposal, and construction manager-at-risk (CMAR). The Engineering Department and the design team PGAL recommend CMAR as the construction delivery system for this project. Key benefits of utilizing CMAR for this project include the following:

• Early involvement of the contractor with the design team to provide preconstruction services, such as constructability and value engineering, resulting in the best product for the price;
• Early knowledge of cost control options;
• CMAR assumes some of the risks and responsibilities, providing the City a partner who shares the goal of completing the project within the agreed budget and schedule;
• Streamlined project delivery;
• Flexibility to change design early in the design process;
• Reduce number of claims; and
• Opportunity for collaboration among the design team, contractor and stake-holders.

Utilizing the CMAR project delivery method for a project such as the EOC/Dispatch building, which possesses a high level of structural hardening and technology, will provide the best value for the City. The selection process will include a request for qualifications (RFQ), scoring of RFQ's, short-list to three qualified construction managers, interview and final selection. The CMAR contract will be issued in two phases: pre-construction services followed by overall construction.

The Engineering Department requests that the City Council approve Resolution No. 23-39, determining that utilization of the construction manager-at-risk project delivery method will provide the best value for the construction of the new CMU2301 Emergency Operations & Dispatch Center building.