Design work on a new Steveston Community Centre and library could start shortly and shovels could be in the ground within two years.
Richmond city council is being asked to approve $95 million for the project as well as a concept design, which will then allow city staff to move forward with lining up architectural and engineering companies for detailed design work and site preparation.
The new facility, about 60,000 square feet in size, is expected to cost $90 million, but $5 million will be added as a contingency fund.
It’s estimated to cost $50 million for the new building, $22 million for civil works and site preparation, $14.5 million for parking, $2 million to demolish the old building and $1.5 million to rebuild the educational garden and new washrooms in the park.
The lion’s share of the money is coming from the city’s capital reserve fund with about $5.7 million from the Steveston Community Amenity fund.
The entire project is expected to be done in four to five years.
The budget and design concept will be dealt with at Richmond city council’s Monday committee meeting.
