The Kentucky City/County Management Association held a joint conference with the Tennessee City Management Association in March in Frankfort, the capital of Kentucky. Park of the two state meeting included a segment on the new ADG designed Frankfort Public Safety Facility.

Mr. Keith Reeves, V, President of ADG, gave a detailed presentation to the City Managers that outlined the “process,” including the site selection procedure. Following the presentation, the City Managers toured the 35,650 square foot facility and met with the various entities that are accommodated in the new facility, including the Police Department, Fire Administration, 9-1-1 Communications and the Department of Emergency Management.

Reeves noted that the presentation and tour was an excellent way for the various City Managers to learn firsthand about the issues and realities of how to make a complex project become a reality, and how to respond to citizen’s questions regarding funding such a new facility during a “challenging” economic time.

The facility was competitively bid thru the Construction Manager (CM) at Risk process during a period when construction was at an all time high and values were changing on a weekly basis. The facility construction was completed in 2009 at a cost of approximately $9.8 million or at a value of $276 per square foot, including the demolition of the existing Police Department building that the new facility replaced.