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
The architects hired for their expertise in designing these types of facilities now have drawings that are 90% complete.
Next, they will focus on fine-tuning construction cost estimates based on current realities. In the new year, these figures will be presented to elected officials, and the Tender for construction of the proposed facility will be considered based on updated facts and information.
While no decision has yet been made on moving forward with issuing the tender for the construction of the facility, a line item with current estimates will be included in the capital budget projections as part of fundamental budgeting practices.
In mid-November, City Council will approve the 2021 capital budget as required by provincial legislation (Local Governance Act), but they are in no way obligated to move forward with the construction of the facility. At each upcoming decision-point, elected officials will have the opportunity to review the project’s status, ask for more information, and choose to move forward to the next step or not.
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!
