CEDAR RAPIDS DOWNTOWN LIBRARY PROJECT COST COMPARISON MATRIX

OPN ARCHITECTS, INC.

December 17, 2008
May 7, 2009 - Revised
Emerald Knights Site True North Site Gazette Site Gazette Site
June 4, 2009 - Revised
October 29, 2009 - Revised 105,000 SF 105,000 SF 105,000 SF 105,000 SF
December 30, 2009 - Revised NEW LIBRARY BUILDING NEW LIBRARY BUILDING NEW LIBRARY BUILDING NEW LIBRARY BUILDING
February 2, 2010 - Revised PARKING SCHEME #1 PARKING SCHEME #3
PROJECT COST BREAK-DOWN NEW RAMP SURFACE PARKING

Demolition & Overall Site Preparation Cost (Allowance) 450,000 500,000 800,000 800,000
Construction Cost (105,000 SF x $180/SF) 18,900,000 18,900,000 18,900,000 18,900,000
Site Development (Emerald Knights or Gazette Scenario #1) 315 Space Parking Ramp x $15,000 / parking space plus sidewalks, drives, etc. 4,725,000 4,725,000
Site Development (Banjo Engineering) 250 Surface Parking Spaces x $3,000 / parking space plus sidewalks, drives, etc.
Site Development (True North) 125 Surface Parking Spaces x $3,000 / parking space plus sidewalks, drives, etc. 375,000
Site Development (Gazette Scenario #3) 105 Surface Spaces x $3,000 (on site) plus 80 Surface Spaces x $3,000 (adjacent People's Church block) 555,000
Cost to Build Skywalk (Over railroad tracks) - True North Site Only 200,000
Elevate Site Grade above 2008 Flood Crest with Engineered Fill (Allowance) 75,000
Cost upcharge to install Geothermal Heating & Cooling 103,910 SF x ($6 / SF under ramp or $4 / SF under park) 623,460 415,640 415,640 415,640
Cost to repair damage to Greene Square Park from drilling operations (Allowance) 150,000 150,000 150,000
Furnishings (103,910 SF x $20/SF) 2,078,200 2,078,200 2,078,200 2,078,200
Site Furnishings (Benches, Bike Racks, Flagpoles, etc.) 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000
A/E Fees (8.5% of construction and site development costs listed above) 2,250,516 1,831,226 1,831,226 1,878,401
Furnishings Design Fee (10% of interor & site furnishings) 222,820 222,820 222,820 222,820
LEED Design/Documentation & Energy Modeling Fee (0.35% of construction costs listed above) 68,332 67,605 67,605 67,605
LEED Registration & Certification Fees (USGBC) 3,425 3,425 3,425 3,425
Commissioning Agent ($0.75 per sf - fundamental commissioning req. for LEED) 77,933 77,933 77,933 77,933
Technology & Telecom Design Fees (0.25% of construction costs listed above) 47,250 47,250 47,250 450,000
Library Building Consultant (Revisit the Building Program - Post Flood) 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500
Cost to Purchase Land needed for Library 3,375,000 4,000,000 7,500,000 7,500,000
Cost to Purchase Additional Land needed for Parking 0 1,000,000 0 750,000
Cost to Relocate Current Occupants of Site 0 3,500,000 0 0
Site Lighting (Allowance) 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
Interior Signage (0.5% of construction costs – Range Finders and Major Way-Finding Signs) 94,500 94,500 94,500 94,500
Soil Borings/ Site Survey (Varies depending on location, site size) 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
Construction Testing (Soils compaction, concrete strength, welds, etc.) 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
Landscaping & Landscape Design Fees (Varies greatly depending on location, site size) 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000
Printing / AEPlans Upload Fee (0.25% of construction & site dev. Costs listed above) 59,063 47,250 47,250 48,638
Misc. Reimbursable Expenses (0.25% of const./site costs, incl. travel, shipping, copies, etc.) 59,063 47,250 47,250 48,638
Exterior Signage 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Fund Raising Consultant (varies depending on scope of work) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bond Issue Cost N/A N/A N/A N/A
Book Security System (including supplies & 3 gates) 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000
Auto Circulation System (OPAC) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Self-Check-Out Stations ($28,000 per station x 8, not including furniture) 224,000 224,000 224,000 224,000
Automated Material Handling System - 7 Bin (Allowance) 275,000 275,000 275,000 275,000
Moving Expense (Many libraries use community volunteer labor – consider liability) 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000
Legal Fees (Real Estate Acquisition, Donation Requirements, Review of A/E/C Contracts) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Public Art (1% of Project Cost) 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000
Contingency (5% of Total Project Cost) 1,706,703 1,736,630 1,905,380 1,757,015
Contents (Print & Media Collection, Office Equipment, Computers (public & staff), etc. based on FEMA Project Worksheet dated ______ 8,921,800 8,921,800 8,921,800 8,921,800
Donation (Gazette offer to donate $250,000 spread over 5 years) -250,000 -250,000
Endowment (Allowance) 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000

Total Project Cost (Not Including Space for I.S.A.C. - 15,357 SF) 46,262,564 46,891,029 50,184,779 47,069,114

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