Dunedin City Commission Approves Bid For Construction Of A New City Hall

From the City of Dunedin:

April 5, 2021

The new City Hall will consolidate various city departments and the City Commission Chambers, adding efficiency to city functions and departments to better support Dunedin residents and customers.

The three-hour presentation to the Commission summarized the space needs programming history and background of a proposed new City Hall facility dating back to 2000. The presentation also detailed public input sessions selecting the design and location, the financing plan, timeline and logistics. See the Power Point Presentation here.

“I want to thank the City Commission for making the historic decision to move forward with a new City Hall,” said City Manager Jennifer Bramley. “While the City Commission has always supported the effort to secure better working conditions for staff, and better public access for residents in one municipal location, construction of a new City Hall has taken a backseat to projects that were more community facing such as the Community Center and the Hale Senior Center. However, the Mayor, Vice-Mayor and Commissioners all agreed that it was time, and took a bold step forward to approve the bid package.”

The new City Hall will be a community facility with public spaces and access to governance in the Commission Chambers. The main lobby will offer a “one-stop” customer service area providing residents convenient access to frequently requested services. Public art components are featured in the design. The building features multi-use adaptable floor space, energy efficiencies including solar power, a standby emergency generator, and four electric vehicle charging stations - all consistent with the City’s EPIC! Goal of environmental sustainability. The last Municipal Services building was built in 1966. This building will have an estimated lifespan of 75 – 100 years.

Construction will begin at 737 Louden Ave. in early May 2021. We expect substantial completion in August 2022 and moving day in September 2022.

Get updates here on the progress!

This press release was produced by the City of Dunedin. The views expressed here are the author’s own.