The Auburn City Council has approved the selection of Lakewood-based Pease Construction, Inc. to build the City’s new community center and youth/teen center at the Auburn Community Campus. Construction is slated to begin in August and will be completed in spring of 2016. The combined Community Center and Youth/Teen Center is located at the north end of the Auburn Community Campus adjacent to the new gym. It’s an exciting project that will provide additional amenities to the entire city of Auburn.
Pease Construction was chosen from a pool of eight bidders based on the lowest bid and additional information as outlined in applicable RCWs.
Since being established in 1984, Pease Construction has completed over 400 projects, ranging from multi-million dollar Army Training Centers, to historical renovations and small tenant improvement projects. Pease Construction has won numerous awards for excellence in construction and project management.
The community and Youth/Teen center design calls for approximately 21,000 square feet of building space to be used for educational, cultural, and social activities. Emphasis will be placed on creating spaces that will attract teens and encourage cross-generational interactions with the existing Senior Activity Center. The community and teen center will be created by renovating the City’s existing Parks, Arts & Recreation Administration Building (approximately 7,300 square feet) and adding approximately 13,700 square feet of new building space.
The Auburn Community Campus in the heart of Auburn contains a host of public amenities, including Les Gove Park, Discovery Playground, Rotary Spray Playground, the King County Library - Auburn Branch, White River Valley Museum, Auburn Senior Activity Center, Les Gove Gymnasium, Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation Administration Offices, and is neighbored by the community service provider, Auburn Youth Resources.
Funding for the community center and youth/teen center comes from Washington State through a $3 million grant provided by the taxpayers of Washington State through the Projects that Strengthen Youth and Families Program and $6 million from the City of Auburn. Budget includes construction and other costs including architectural and engineering, permits, furniture, equipment, contingency and sales tax.
For more information about Auburn’s community center and youth/teen center, please contact Irma Dore, Project Manager at idore@auburnwa.gov or 253-876-1910.
