City of Bowling Green Administrative Services Building

As the CM at Risk, Mosser fully understood the historical significance of this project for the City of Bowling Green and the task at hand to preserve the historic front façade of the original post office building while creating an entirely new building around it.

Logistically challenging, the existing building rested on a tight site that was fully operational during construction, along with neighboring businesses and residential properties that the site gave access to. The primary objective of this project was to organize space to make it easy for the public to interact with the City. Therefore, the utilities business office, income tax, public works, engineering, planning, community development, and communications departments are all located on the first floor. Large windows, as well as glass panels at the entryways of the various office suites, are located throughout. The council chambers has twice the capacity of the previous council chambers and seating for 100 residents with windows looking out to the stone façade of the building.

Constructed in three phases, Phase I included the selective demolition of the old post office with the front façade to remain in place. Phase II was the construction of the new city administration building and two-thirds of the project’s sitework. This phase also included the installation of the materials needed for new underground utilities not only for the new building being constructed, but also utilities for the surrounding community. Road closures needed to be phased and coordinated with the associated parties. Phase III of the project involved the relocation of City administration into the new building, demolition of the existing adjacent building and completion of sitework.

Additional objectives of the new building were efficiency and sustainability, which included a high efficiency boiler and chiller, heating tubes in the two-story main hallway and council chambers; LED lighting, underground stormwater detention energy efficient exterior windows, walls and roof, and shades on exterior windows among several other sustainable features of the building.

Mosser’s scheduling and budgeting expertise allowed the project to be completed one month ahead of schedule as well as under budget.