Winter Park Public Works Maintenance Facility

The Jim Meyers Pubic Works Facility was dedicated to the longtime Councilmember and Mayor of Winter Park.

In 2017, the Town of Winter Park completed a facilities master plan to determine current facility needs and needs for future growth of the Town. Very quickly, it was determined that a new public works facility was a priority, and a subsidiary public works facility plan was added to the master plan.

As part of that facility plan, several sites were evaluated, but ultimately it was determined that the best avenue was to retain and improve the existing public works campus located at 80500 U. S. Highway 40 in Winter Park. The plan included the demolition and scraping of the existing operations building and construction of a new structure strategically located onsite.

Saunders was selected as the construction manager/general contractor and performed extensive preconstruction efforts to get the project within the owner’s budget. The preconstruction team worked closely with Saunders’ operations team to pre-plan the project around Colorado’s Rocky Mountain weather. Demolition of the existing structure was complete in October 2019. The new facility consists of administration and vehicle maintenance areas and bays totaling around 21,000 square feet with a separate storage shed.

The project won the 2021 APWA Colorado Awards, Small Structures from the American Public Works Association Colorado Chapter.