On Friday, February 19, the City of Sunrise, Florida celebrated the topping off of the new Public Safety Complex located in Sunrise. More than 120 people were in attendance including Architects Design Group, Stiles Construction, City of Sunrise elected officials, the City police and fire chiefs, and sub contractors. A “topping off” event occurs at the completion of the highest structural element on a building, in this case the roof top.  The roof and structure of the 92,000, five story, Public Safety Building was completed in early February and is composed of poured and pre-cast concrete structural elements.

The overall complex encompasses the Public Safety Building; a 15,000 square foot, single story Ancillary Building housing an 8 lane Firing Range and Law Enforcement Command Vehicle storage; and a two story, 18,000 square foot, 4 bay Fire Station.  The buildings provide all required functional areas for the 300 person staff.  This City facility is also housing critical infrastructure needs, including an Emergency Operations Center. 

The structures have been designed and are being constructed to provide for a secure, storm-hardened, state-of-the-art, technologically sophisticated center for Police and Fire Rescue Services.  Systems include 100% mechanical and electrical redundancy to all critical infrastructure components, ensuring that the facilities remain operational during and immediately after a natural disaster or man-made incident.

The project is scheduled to be completed in February 2011.