The Arlington County Board will soon vote on whether to spend over $700,000 upgrading the County Manager’s Office.
Member are scheduled to vote on the proposed renovation to the third floor office suite in the Bozman building (2100 Clarendon Blvd) during their meeting this Saturday, November 16.
If members vote to approve the project, the county will award $631,535 to Manassas-based Juniper Construction Company, Inc, plus an additional $126,307 for unanticipated costs.
A staff report to the Board indicates that the contract would fund upgrades to:
- Create a “joint reception area” for the County Manager and County Board offices as well as a new “huddle room”
- Several “open office concept work spaces” for staffers
- Renovated conference rooms on the 3rd floor
- “New finishes” in the offices and hallway
As of today (Thursday), the item is listed on the Board’s consent agenda, a place usually reserved for issues members expect to pass without debate.
The work is funded by a tenant improvement allowance negotiated as part of the county’s lease renewal and is part of a larger project to renovate the local government headquarters.
“The total project budget for the Bozman Government Center Renovation Project is $23.5M with the 3rd Floor CMO Suite renovation at $757,842.17,” the report notes.
Recently, the Board approved a multimillion dollar contract to replace the heating system at the county’s jail and courthouse building.