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Library Building Project Costs
SOLS consultants are
often asked to provide information on the cost of building a new
library. In an attempt to gather some current data on this issue,
libraries were asked, via the SOLS listserv, to provide us with
information on their recent building projects. We received six responses
from libraries who had completed a building project in 2002 or would be
building in 2003.
If your library has recently had to cost
out a project or has completed a project, please send that information
to the
, so that
your information can be added to the table.
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Updated April 2004
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Library |
Date |
Population Served |
Project Description |
Size |
Cost |
Cost per
sq. ft. |
Space
per Capita |
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Muskoka Lakes Township – Port Carling Branch |
2002 |
6, 500 + seasonal residents |
New central library |
8,210 |
$1,812,333 (municipality owned property) |
$220 |
1.26 |
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Ottawa – South Central District Branch |
2003? |
60,000 + district
(with branch libraries) of 150,000 |
New branch added to existing community center |
30,000 |
$7,700,000 + $1,000,000 for collections
+ $500,000 for site work
|
$256 |
.5 |
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Port Hope |
2002 |
15,608 |
Restoration of Carnegie plus addition |
15,800 |
$2,142,000 includes $85,000 for site work
includes $191,000 for furniture
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$135.56 |
1 |
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Grimsby |
2003 |
22,000 |
New library and art gallery |
21,000 |
$4,000,000 (municipality owned property)
-otal project cost 5.2 million including furnishings, site work
|
$190.47 |
.95 |
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New Tecumseth |
2003 |
3300 + contracting |
Beeton Branch New building |
6,300 |
$1,151,952 + gst +$120,000 for furnishings
-Total project cost 1.6 million includes demolition of buildings, site work and
contingency fund
|
$183 |
1.9 |
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Huron County |
2002 |
10,019 |
Exeter Branch – new building |
5500 |
$1,023,170 (built on existing library site)
+ $130,000 for furnishings
|
$186 |
.54 |
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Angus Glen Library – Markham |
2004 |
50,000 |
Facility – part of community center |
29,700 |
|
$183.18 per sq.ft. |
.59 |
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Burlington – Central |
2005 |
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Renovation and Expansion |
47,000 +17,000 |
$12,700,000
+ $750,00 for collections
(estimates)
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$198.43 |
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Burlington – Tyanadaga Branch |
2004 |
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New facility in a renovated and expanded community center |
6,800 |
$2,115,000 (including site) + 330,000 for
collections
(estimates)
|
$311.00 |
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Ajax |
2003 |
77,000 |
New facility |
30,000 |
$6,000,000 +
furniture and equipment:
$700,000
collections:
$750,000
site work and contingencies:
$820,000 |
$200.00 |
.39 |
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Windsor |
2002 |
10,678 - immediate
16,594 (broader) |
New branch |
5,297 |
$1,100,00 |
$207.00 |
.5 |
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London Public -
Westmount Branch |
2002 |
48,000 |
New Branch |
14,462 |
3,200.000 ($670,000 for land, $80,000 for city development charges
$225,000 for new furniture, equipment, computers, 180,000 for new collections plus 10,000 for DVDs
|
$221.00 |
.3 |
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Smiths Falls |
2002 |
9,000 plus 3,500 contracting |
Renovation of existing building (in anticipation of 5,000 sq. ft addition in 2004)
- Three floor Carnegie |
9,000 |
$550,000 to gut building, add elevator, wiring, alarms and shelving |
$61.00 |
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Region of Waterloo Ayr Branch |
2004 |
8,740 |
New Facility |
7,000 |
$880,000 includes preparation of site, village owned the land,
$100,000 for furnishings |
$125.00 |
.80 |
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