The City of Sequim will host an Open House for the public to review the design proposals for the new Police Station/City Hall on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Sequim Transit Center, 190 W. Cedar Street.
Sequim residents will have the opportunity to view visuals of the proposed designs, meet and talk with the design teams, and provide input to the City Council and the project evaluation committee through comment cards. The project evaluation committee is comprised of Mayor Ken Hays, Councilor Laura DuBois, Councilor Erik Erichsen, City Manager Steve Burkett, Police Chief Bill Dickinson, and Public Works Director Paul Haines.
The City of Sequim has contracted with three design/build teams to propose design concepts for the new facility. Each team will be presenting their proposal to the project evaluation committee throughout the day on December 3, 2013. The presentations will be at 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. at the Sequim Transit Center. These meetings are also open to the public.
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at 9:30 a.m., the project evaluation committee will meet in an executive session to evaluate the performance of the current contract which requires design-build proposals based on pre-established criteria. The contracts’ scoring criterion includes plans for project management, project schedule, building design and aesthetics, and building cost and value. The evaluation committee may return to regular session and take action at this meeting. They may determine the committee’s scores and a recommendation to be made to the Sequim City Manager for consideration in his recommendation to the City Council. The City Manager will make his recommendation, and it is anticipated that the City Council will make a decision, on the design/build team at the regular council meeting on Monday, December 9, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at the Sequim Transit Center.