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- " Memorandum, New City Hall Report . Page Two August 31, 1998 Facilities Design/Revised Project Costs Once the space needs study was completed, the architect began working on a preliminary design that was presented to the City Council in late 1997, and presented to the community as part of the 1998 Town Hall meeting, The design was well received by the public and City Council. At the same time, the schematic plans were being drafted, the architect prepared an initial project cost estimate for the construction of the facility, In March, 1998, this was as follows: . Main Floor 9,283 square feet . Second Floor 2,538 square feet (wlfinished) . Basement 4,284 square feet (unfinished) Total Square Feet 16,105 The estimated cost of construction at this time was as follows: . Cost of Construction $2, I 00, 13 5 plus alternates/fixtures Beginning with the 1998 Retreat, the City Council discussed thc design layout and budget on several occasions, As a result of the internal reorganization of staff, the internal layout design . was the only significant change made to the program, These revised plans were last reviewed by the City Council at its June 15, 1998 Worksession, and no significant changes were made to the plan, With the additional adjustments to the internal layout, the size of the facility has been revised as follows: . Main Floor 8,712 square feet . Second Floor 2,180 square feet (finished) . Basement 4,210 square feet (unfinished) Total Square Feet 15,102 The construction budget is essentially the same as in March at $2,151,913, Other expenditures that are not included in these estimates are: . Stone Exterior (alternate) $ 51,802 . F urni ture/F ixtures 325,000 . Cable System 125,000 . Phone System 70,000 . Additional Landscaping 37.000 Total Estimated Project Cost $2,760,715 Clearly, total proposed project cost has increased significantly ($990,715; 56%) over the 1996 RFP not to exceed cap of$I,770,000, Council may wish to provide staff with direction on the . level of current proposed project cost.