If everything goes according to plan, construction on the Oxford Park Commission’s new activity center could begin in December. Casey Rogers of Innovative Construction Management led an update at Wednesday’s OPC board meeting. Members of Pryor Morrow, the architects involved in the project to build the new $10 million facility, also helped present updated materials to the board.
Rogers and the architects told the board that current step in the process that was completed was the design and development stage. After that was finished, the construction documents would be issued or created. Those are the directions that the contractor will follow in order to complete the facility.
As the project relates to the design and development stage, the board was informed that they were “ahead of the ballgame.” The preliminary plans and elevations have been sent to the city, and the team was waiting on review comments. The schedule to finish the job revolved around when the comments returned to the team.
A base bid, as well as three alternates, were presented to the board. The base bid includes all the basketball, pickleball and volleyball courts as well as all the needed classroom space. The first alternate plan will include an elevated walking track inside the gym. The second alternate would include a build out geared for gymnastics. In the base bid, that area would serve as a covered porch, with the option to build out in the future when additional funds become available. A third alternate would include a pick-up/drop-off lane off Molly Barr Road that would be ideal for school bus parking.
The building will be a mixture of metal panels and brick veneer masonry as well as some concrete masonry down below. There will be glass openings up high around the track if that option is chosen, as well as at ground level to let in natural light.
The site plan has been submitted to the city’s planning department. Once the comments come back and the team can respond, it will be submitted to the planning commission and the board of aldermen for approval. If everything stays according to schedule, then the development team will advertise bids for the project in October. Vendors will submit bids into November and then construction could start in December.
“What’s going to drive that is how long it’s going to take to get the plan and review process and then the board of aldermen,” Rogers said, who added he felt comfortable about the base bid in relation to the cost. “We also feel comfortable about the walking track as well.”
Over the next two weeks, Rogers said he was going to work with Pryor Morrow to get as much of the details into the project and stay on budget.
“We’re going to look at items that can reduce cost that we can have more of a comfort level in order to be able to afford the gymnastics space,” Rogers said.
Courtesty of John Davis, Oxford Park Comission
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