WINNIPEG — It’s an old and massive building in the core of the Exchange District that has sat empty since police moved to their new headquarters on Graham Ave.
Now, a new report, which will be presented at a City Hall committee Tuesday, suggests the cost of demolishing Winnipeg’s old Public Safety Building and the parkade next door will be almost six times what had previously been suggested.
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The report states it will cost $10.7 million to decommission and demolish both structures and prepare the entire site to move forward.
“The estimate assumes the clearing of both subject buildings; a decision to retain the PSB for some form of repurposing would alter the financial analyses and value of the proposed work,” the report states.
A breakdown of costs within the report show it will cost $3.3 million to decommission and demolish both structures, $1.7 million to remove hazardous materials, $700,000 for reconfiguration and $200,000 for site restoration, and several others.
In March 2011, the city budgeted just $1.83 million to pay for demolition costs.
“In consideration of the entire $1.83 million being allocated to this project, it leaves a total estimated project budget shortfall of $8.9 million,” the report states.
The Winnipeg Police Service moved to its new multi-million dollar headquarters in 2016 and the old building was closed.
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