Eureka Mayor Sean Flower said construction of the Michael A. Wiegand Justice Center is proceeding as planned.
He said recent heavy rains have delayed construction slightly, but it is still on track to be completed by the end of the year. The building will house city hall, the district court, and the police station.
The city is paying Integrated Construction of St. Louis $11,530,145 to build the government center.
“We're very close to being on schedule,” Flower said on May 7. It should start to look a little more like a building within the next 60 days. ”
The project is being funded by a combination of Proposition E sales tax revenue and $28 million in proceeds from the city's 2022 sale of its water and wastewater systems. Proposition E 1/2 cent sales tax was adopted in 2018 to fund public safety. Associated uses include the police station portion of the new facility.
In anticipation of the Government Center's completion, the Eureka Committee of Aldermen on May 7 inspected the various systems installed within the center and trained staff on how to use and maintain those systems. It was unanimously approved to pay $64,000 to McClure Engineering of St. Louis.
City Clerk Julie Wood said 70 percent of the fee ($44,800) will come from Prop E and 30 percent ($19,200) will come from the city's Capital Improvement Project budget.
The company plans to train employees how to operate heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, emergency power, audio/video, fire alarms and security systems, as well as lighting and HVAC controls, according to board documents. That's what it means.
“Basically, the company comes in and teaches the staff how to operate all the different systems in the building and makes sure all the systems are working as expected,” Flower said. “They'll come in and check the software, like the thermostat. Anything system-based that's in there, they'll go over it and make sure everything is working properly.”
The new government center is being built on the site of the previous City Hall, which was demolished in January. The city closed City Hall Drive to traffic and set up an access point to the site on Legends Parkway for construction workers.
Highway connected to City Hall Drive. 109 to Bald Hill Road.
“(Traffic conditions) are pretty good,” Flower said. “I hope all the construction that comes in with materials stays like this. That it's accessible off the highway. The 109 is going well. I've never heard anyone really complain about Legends Parkway. there is no.”
