Seaside Park Hires Engineering Firm to Design ‘Pole Barn’ Building

Public Works building, Seaside Park, N.J. (Credit: Google Maps)

Seaside Park officials have awarded a contract to an engineering firm to design a “pole barn” building that will serve as a garage to protect vehicles and other equipment at the Public Works facility.

The project has long been discussed, with council members agreeing that new vehicles require protection from the elements in such a building, however past proposals to actually engineer, design and permit the structure have come in above budget in the past. Last week, however, the borough settled on a firm to design the project after soliciting proposals from its pool of engineering consultants.

The council awarded a $47,500 contract to Colliers Engineering, under which the company would provide project management services, a boundary and partial topographic survey, and utility investigation that need to be conducted before construction can begin. The firm will also provide a preliminary geotechnical evaluation, civil site design plans, bidding services and mapping.

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“We put it out to three engineering firms, and [Colliers] came in considerably less than every other firm, and they met the criteria,” said Councilman William Kraft.

The building would be constructed in the rear yard of the Public Works facility, near the borough emergency generator equipment. It is envisioned as an enclosed building with a roof and full mechanical suite, which necessitated the engineering effort before it could be constructed.

“This one has mechanical, electrical and heating components, unlike some of the other construction projects in town,” said Kraft.

A bid solicitation for the actual construction of the building will, with specifications, will come after the engineering firm conducts its review, officials said.

“This is an urgently needed project for the protection of all of our equipment,” said Mayor John Peterson. “It’s in the budget, and something we’ve all enthusiastically endorsed.”