Board of Trustees
Regular MeetingSleepy Hollow, NY · August 8, 2023
Minutes
SLEEPY HOLLOW PHASE 3
EAST PARCEL DPW FACILITY
EXISTING FACILITY – 38 River St
1 Acre site – 10k sf facility
Admin building (1800sf)
• Offices, break room, lockers, restrooms,
sign storage Dilapidated Structure
Maintenance/Storage building (7200sf)
• 2 maintenance bays
• 2 small vehicle storage bays
• 3 large vehicle storage bays
• Parts, tools, materials, village decoration
storage
Salt Storage (600T capacity)
*Supplemented by vehicle & material storage
on East Parcel
Flooded basements
Leaky Roof
CURRENT SITE PLAN
Accepted Alternates
PROPOSED DPW
Delete Cistern
Substitute Welded Wire Fence for Chain
Link
Components Delete Mezzanine Reduce Landscaping
Main DPW Remove Bin Blocks from Storage Area Remove Access Control at Staff Parking
Vehicular Storage Remove Concrete Loading Ramp *
Delete Wood Ceilings
Remove Salt Shed *
Sitework Substitute Building Finish Materials
Remove Brine Tank Slab *
AREA Remove Retaining Wall **
Facility: 2.5 Ac
Remove Fuel Tanks & Island **
Remove Vehicular Storage Building Rough-in Public Restrooms & Exterior
Parking: 0.25 Ac
storage areas
Doubles as public parking after hours and
* Included in WQIP Grant Application
weekends
** Separate Procurement
Landscaping: 1.25 Ac
Includes Placeholders for future
Emergency Services & Community Center
FLOOR PLANS
MAIN BUILDING
+/-20,000 sf (Wash Bay + 4 Maint. Bays, Tire Shop, Sign
Shop, Parts/Tools & Equip. Storage, Common Work
area, Small Engine Repair Bay, Department Specific
Storage Bays, Kitchen/Breakroom, M/F Lockers, Admin
Space for 13 Staff, Training Room, Lactation Room,
Mech/Elec/IT Space.
Public Restrooms
Parks Storage & Lockers
Vehicular Storage
+/-9,000 sf Enclosed (20 Vehicles & Eq.)
+/- 14000 sf Covered (32 Vehicles & Eq.)
BID RESULTS
RYE BROOK DPW
1 Acre site
29k sf Structure
2nd floor admin area - 4500sf, 1
wash bay & 3 maintenance bays
Includes salt shed, fueling &
generator, partial mezzanine (allows
for future expansion)
ARDSLEY DPW
2.5 Acre site
31k sf Structure
Basement storage area, 3800sf
Admin, 1 wash bay & 3 maintenance
bays
Includes salt shed, fueling &
generator
Excludes mezzanine and bridge
crane (allows for future addition)
SLEEPY HOLLOW DPW
2.5 Acre site
29k sf Enclosed Structure (14k sf Covered)
3k sf covered porch w/access to public
restrooms
5000sf Admin space - +/- 30 Employees
1 wash bay & 4 maintenance bays
Includes salt shed (1000 T), fueling &
generator
ARDSLEY / RYE BROOK /
SLEEPY HOLLOW DPW
COMPARISON
TOTAL PROJECT COST *
(Site and Building cost/sf exclude markups ~ 10% to 20%)
Rye Brook ~ $15m -> $2.2m/Acre –>$320/SF*
*2018 cost - add ~ 35% to escalate to 2024 ~ $430/sf
Ardsley ~ $22m -> $1.5m/Acre –> $400/SF*
*2022 cost – add ~ 10% to escalate to 2024 ~ $440/sf
Sleepy Hollow ~ $28m -> $1.25m/Acre –> $200-$650/SF**
**Premium for 100% electric ~ $100/sf
**Premium for Materials/Aesthetic ~ ???
Plumbing /sf costs double – Mostly due to # washrooms
(admin/maintenance/locker-room/public)
HVAC /sf costs double – Due to both design (20% more efficient
than standard) and increased equipment costs related to fully
electric system
Electrical /sf costs triple – mainly due to fully electric facility,
size of facility is a contributing factor, as well as increased
electrical equipment costs
Phased Construction - No Re-Design
PREFERRED OPTION Remove Salt Shed, Brine Tank Pad, Concrete Loading
Ramp and Fueling from project
Use WQIP Grant to Construct Salt Shed as separate project
(WQIP covers 75% project costs)
Brine Tanks Slab and Concrete Ramp to be combined with Salt
Shed under WQIP Grant
Separate fueling relocation and service contract
Remove Cistern & Bin Blocks
These items can be added later with no loss of functionality
Remove Mezzanine
Remove Vehicular Storage Building
Possible to reconfigure department specific storage bays and 2
maintenance bays for vehicular storage as needed
Capacity for 6 or more large trucks within main DPW
Potential for additional priority vehicles/equipment stored in
temporary structure on east parcel
This ensures minimal conflict if/when constructing permanent
Vehicular Storage Building or solar canopy in future
Reduce Site Landscaping
Grass most buffer areas ILO Trees/shrubs/plantings
Substitute Building Finish Materials
Remove Access Control at Staff Parking area
Substitute Mechanical Hardware for Key Card Access
throughout
Rough-in Public Porch Restrooms and Exterior Storage
Areas
Substitute Welded Wire Fence for Chain Link
PREFERRED OPTION
Phased Construction - No Re-Design
WQIP Grant would leverage additional $600k State Money
Separate fueling contract can reduce project cost by +/- $400k
Retaining wall under Phase 2 Change order could reduce project cost by
+/- $150k
Eliminating material storage amenities could reduce project cost by +/-
$650k
Removing Cistern could reduce project cost by +/- $120k
Eliminating mezzanine could reduce project cost by +/- $80k
Removing vehicular storage building could reduce project cost by +/-
$2.5m
Adding 70x100 fabric structure would add $150~350k
Reduction in site landscaping could reduce project cost by +/- $240k
Rouging in Public Restrooms and Substitution of building materials could
reduce project cost by +/- $150k
Eliminating access control to staff parking could reduce project cost by
+/- $40k
Substituting welded wire fencing for chain link could reduce project cost
by +/- $110k
Base Project Cost: +/- $26.7M Phase I - Reduced Scope Project Cost: +/- $22.5M Phase II - Future Project Costs: +/- $3.5 to $4.25M
Remove value of selected alternatives above: +/- ($5.8M) Enables relocation of Existing DPW operations by 2025 Cost of Escalation (1yr~4%): +/- $150k/yr
Add cost of re-work to develop conformed plans: +/- $75k
Main DPW Building, Employee Parking, Paved Yard for Vehicular Storage Building, Materials Storage Amenities,
Add cost to construct Salt Shed, Brine Tank Pad, Concrete Ramp, Retaining
Wall & Fuel Storage/Island: +/- $1.25M Storage Enhanced Landscaping, Cistern, Finish Public Restrooms
Add Furniture Fixtures & Equipment: +/- $275k Salt Storage, Fuel Storage & Dispensing via separate contracts
ALTERNATE
Future Re-Bid / Re-Design
Use WQIP Grant to Construct Salt Shed as
separate project (WQIP covers 75% project costs)
Separate project for fueling relocation and
service contract
Remove Cistern & Mezzanine
Redesign Main building envelope
Reduce programming
Redesign HVAC system
Downsize Generator
Redesign Vehicular
Storage Building
and/or combine with
Main DPW
Eliminate Public
Porch/Parks
Programming
ALTERNATE
Re-Design
WQIP Grant would leverage additional $600k State Money
Separate fueling contract can reduce project cost by +/- $400k
Eliminating cistern and mezzanine could reduce project cost by +/-
$200k
Downsizing backup generator could reduce project cost by +/- $150k
Reducing Main DPW by 3500sf could reduce project cost by +/- $2.5m
Remove 1 small and 1 large maintenance bay, reduce admin office
space (6 desks vs 12), eliminate training room reconfigure building
envelope
Eliminate Public porch/restrooms
Redesigning HVAC system could reduce project cost by +/- $250~350k
Value Engineering building layout, façade & materials could reduce
project cost by +/- $750k?
Base Project Cost: +/- $26.7M
Add Furniture Fixtures & Equipment: +/- $275k
Cost reduction of alternatives above: +/- $4.3M
Added Cost of Redesign: +/- $550k
Added Cost of Escalation (1yr~4%): +/- $1M/yr
Re-designed/Re-bid Project Cost:
(if delayed 1 yr) +/- $24.2m
(if delayed 5 yrs) +/- $28.3m
Financing Options
DEBT SERVICE SCHEDULE (Approx.)
$10M @ 5.5% = 1.1M in Debt Service
$15M @ 5.5% = 1.6M in Debt Service
Potential to defer debt
service to 2026
$20M @ 5.5% = 2.1M in Debt Service
$25M @ 5.5% = 2.6M in Debt Service
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