New regional policing facility
Background
The current station on Main Street was built in the 1970’s when Moncton had a much smaller-scale police force.
Fast forward to the 1990’s, when the local police force was converted to a tri-community force, offered by what is now known as the Codiac Regional RCMP (serving Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview).
As the area’s population grew, so did the needs of the community and, by extension, the number of officers and civilian staff.
Around 2010, discussions began on the topic of renovating/expanding the existing facility, or building a new one.
Chronology
The process was initiated in 2012, when a firm was hired to conduct a feasibility study. Since then, there have been many checkpoints and milestones with Moncton City Council – in fact, elected officials were consulted or informed of progress multiple times since 2013.
Some highlights, as well as next steps, are outlined in the timeline document found in the ‘Resources’ section to the right.
Project Cost
Clearly, a new policing facility isn’t a regular construction project. Beyond stringent security guidelines to follow, the work that will happen here is specialized, therefore has unique needs. Some examples include the construction materials that must be used in certain areas of the building, and the technical nature of some products. This type of specialty construction can be much different than typical commercial construction.
Budgeted components
$46,000,000 = total project cost
- Land acquisition
- Site remediation and preparation
- Professional services (i.e. architectural/engineering firms, project management, testing and geotechnical services)
- Construction costs and appropriate contingencies
- Furniture and fixtures
- Information technology systems
- Security System components
- Legal Fees
- Public Art component
- HST costs
All companies hired to execute work were selected through public procurement processes.
Current status (21/05/2021)
During the City of Moncton capital budget deliberations in November 2020, City Council approved $46M for the new policing facility project. The total project cost will be shared between the City of Moncton, Dieppe and the Town of Riverview as per the cost-sharing agreement.
On April 19, 2021, Administration provided a public update on the new Policing facility. Due to multiple considerations that could impact the project cost, quality and timeline (as indicated in the Power Point presentation available under Resources), the tender for the construction of the new facility will be issued in the Fall of 2021 with a tender award in early Winter 2022.
Between Spring and Fall 2021, Administration will be working with the design team to review the design, tender documents and construction cost estimate based on current realities and challenges. An update will be provided prior to issuing the tender for the construction of the new facility.
Questions?
Any question submitted will be reviewed by the project team, and depending on the nature of the question, a response will be provided either publicly in this section, or privately, within 2-3 business days.
Thank you for your interest!
