By: scott.huish in TopProjects 2022 September 1, 2022 11:28 am
Location: Lake Oswego Cost: $43 million Start: June 2017 Completion: September 2021 Owner/Developer: City of Lake Oswego Architect: Mackenzie Engineer: Interface Engineering Other Associates/Consultants: Otak General Contractor: Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty Company Submitting Company: Mackenzie Subcontractors: Andy Paris & Associates, Architectural Metalcrafters, Arctic Sheet Metal, Artek, BASCO, Benson Industries, Bratton Masonry, Brundage Bone, Building Materials Specialists, Cash’s Drapery, Consurco, Diverse Works, Eagle Striping Services, Fred Shearer & Sons, Green Kleen Pros, Instafab, Interior Technology, IRS Environmental, J.S. Perrott & Co., JH Kelly, Malcolm Drilling, MC Consultants, Morgan Holen & Associates, NV5, Northwest Scaffold Services, Otis Elevator, Pac Green Landscape, Pacific Excavation, Paulson’s Floor Covering, Peake Sun Control, Pioneer Waterproofing, R2M2 Rebar and Stressing, RDH Building Sciences, Schonert & Associates, Seagraves Landscape, Snyder Roofing, Spacesaver Specialists, SSA Acoustics, Staton Cos., Sturm Elevator, SunSteel, Team Electric, Valmont, Viking Automatic Sprinkler, Weitman Excavation, Western Partitions, Westlake Consultants, Willamette Valley Steel, Won-Door
When the City of Lake Oswego needed a new building for its police department, 911 dispatch, and city hall, it turned to the Mackenzie team to design a facility that would meet its current and future needs.
The new building’s three-story lobby links public interfaces for the police department, building department, administration, and court. The north side of the third floor houses the council chamber, which can double as a courtroom or an emergency operations center. The north elevator provides a secure path to escort detainees from the sally port in the basement to the courtroom through a secure vestibule.
To build a new city hall while maintaining municipal services, including the 911 call center and municipal courts, construction was approached in two phases that allowed continuous operations.
When the water table was found to be much higher than anticipated, the foundation system was changed from a traditional footing with slab-on-grade to a mat slab. Project duration was unaffected and there were no delay costs.
The COVID-19 pandemic created personnel challenges, escalating materials costs, and supply chain delays. To address these issues, the team implemented protective measures for personnel, identified and tracked internationally sourced materials, and developed contingency plans in case of material delays. In the end, not a single day of production was lost to the pandemic.
Additionally, nearby forest fires created air quality problems, and ice storms played havoc with schedules. Nevertheless, the project was delivered on time. Throughout the project, target-value design (TVD) cost modeling ensured the final design aligned with the project budget. The design also specified an exterior of fiber-cement facade panels that required special training and close coordination with the supplier.
Lake Oswego’s municipal building is a bold step into the future as the city hall becomes a multipurpose location that welcomes the public. The building meets LEED Gold standards with low-flush toilets, LED lighting, and solar panels projected to provide 5 percent to 7 percent of the facility’s power.
Lake Oswego’s new municipal building represents improvements that will better serve the public for decades.
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