FIN 2019-05-28 Item 2C - Public Safety Plan - Fire Station 52 Finances

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Allan Ekberg, Mayor Administrative Services Department- Rachel Bianchi, Deputy CityAdministrator INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: Finance Committee CC: Mayor Allan Ekberg FROM: Rachel Bianchi, Deputy City Administrator DATE: May 22, 2019 SUBJECT: Fire Station 52 Funding ISSUE Staff provided the Public Safety Committee with an update on the status of Fire Station 52, which will also be discussed at the May 28, 2018 Committee of the Whole meeting. The Schematic Design estimate shows that Fire Station 52 is over the revised budget. The Public Safety Committee agreed that the Finance Committee will look at options for funding Fire Station 52 and ultimately provide a recommendation to the full Council. Staff is seeking discussion and direction on the topic to bring back a proposal to the next Finance Committee meeting. BACKGROUND The new Fire Station 52 is to be located on the City Hall Campus just north of the 6300 Building in the upper parking lot. With Fire Station 51 moving further south, the FACETS study determined that it would be important for Fire Station 52 to move further south to maximize coverage and response times throughout the City. Fire Station 52 will become the new headquarters station and thus is a larger, more complex building than Fire Station 51. With the Schematic Design phase complete, the project team began estimating the project. In addition, the group used the bids received for the Fire Station 51 project, currently under construction, to inform the estimating process. Fire Station 52 is above the adjusted budget adopted by the Council in July of 2018. The project team spent considerable time and discussion identifying places to value engineer the project in order to ensure the best value for the City. The team identified nearly $670,000 in savings that would not affect the functionality of the building. However, it was determined that no additional savings could be found that would not significantly impact the building's usability and long- term functioning. The construction budget is estimated to be over budget by $4.23 million once construction costs, sales tax and contingency are accounted for. The full build out of the Administration space, which has been carried as an alternate since early on in the project, is expected to cost an additional $1.25 million, which would include construction, sales tax, contingency and furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E). While this percentage is higher than the overage on Fire Station 51, this project is significantly more complex. It is a two-story building requiring much more structural support and use of steel and has a significant earthwork component. The most volatile costs on this project are associated with earthwork. Because of the current market, the unknowns about what contractors would potentially bid on this project and the very real escalation Tukwila City Hall • 6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, WA 98188 • 206-433-1800 • Website: TukwilaWA.gov 79