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recommendations should accommodate Health Department space needs for the next 20 years. <br />C. COST FACTORS <br />1. The total cost of the project is estimated at $6 million provided that the entire <br />29,000 square feet referred to above is constructed. The cost of remodeling the health and <br />juvenile buildings is estimated to be $2 million. The $6 milion cost estimate includes both the <br />remodel of the existing juvenile and health buildings and the new construction. <br />2. New construction costs may be reduced, however, if additional space needs do not <br />grow as anticipated or if future operating revenues are not available. <br />3. The committee noted that the cost of this project in relation to the benefits received <br />by the large population served, makes this project one of the best values of all facility projects. <br />D. OPTIONS CONSIDERED <br />1. The committee considered the possibility that occupancy of the juvenile building <br />may not be permanent. This decision may affect the size of the new construction at the health <br />building. <br />E. RISKS AND LIABILITIES <br />1. Operating revenues may not be sufficient to support the new building space. The <br />county may need to consider the use of additional tax base revenues to support operational costs. <br />2. Increased traffic on Center Street and the adjacent neighborhoods must be <br />addressed by improving Center Street and construction of a new driveway south to State Street. <br />PAGE 13 <br />ksj/cd/Facilities.Int 04/07/95 <br />