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CGL Companies | 7 PROJECT APPROACH AND UNDERSTANDING PROJECT UNDERSTANDING The City of Sunny Isles Beach desires a comprehensive needs assessment and site feasibility study for the City’s Police Department operations located at the Government Center at 18070 Collins Avenue. The Center or City Hall is a 4-story, 54,000 square foot facility that houses a variety of services to include a Visitor Center, Post Office, Police Department, Building and Development, Code Compliance, Planning and Zoning, and Information Technology, City Commission, City Management, Human Resources, and Finance. The Police Department occupies the second floor and a portion of the third floor. As a 24/7 operation, the Police Department requires after-hour and controlled access. The site on Collins Avenue includes other vacant and/or formerly leased facilities adjacent to the north and south of the Government Center. The goal of the study is to determine whether building renovation, new construction, leased space, or some combination of the three available tracts of land on the site will be the most efficient and effective solution for existing and future space and operational needs for the Police Department. The City has identified the following services for the study: • Space analysis based on industry standards, policing trends, and the City’s growth • Site and facility evaluations to determine renovation, expansion, or new construction possibilities • Comparison of the life cycle for renovation, adaptive re-use, or new construction • Building costs and site requirements and elements • Development of policing philosophy, department hierarchy and goals, staff and space projections by component, and other information needed for an accurate analysis • Understanding of existing facility’s layout, building codes, and future policing trends and needs • Public and community outreach plan