The Madrona-Sally Goldmark Branch of The Seattle Public Library moved into the construction phase this week with the Library’s call for a general contractor to renovate the branch to better serve the public.
Contractors are invited to submit bids by 2 p.m. Thursday, April 12. For more information, contact Thomas Isarankura, Heliotrope Architects, 5816 24 th Ave. N.W., Seattle, WA 98107, (206) 297-0589.
A pre-bid walk-through will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 at the Madrona-Sally Goldmark Branch, 1134 33 rd Ave. The architect will be present to review the project requirements.
The project will include an improved entrance, new seating, upgraded technology services and equipment, better electrical, communication and computer connections, a more efficient interior layout, improved ventilation, a modern mechanical system and an updated book collection. The estimated value of construction work for the project is $330,000.
The 1,707-square-foot branch opened in a converted firehouse in 1973 and is heavily used by residents and schoolchildren. Heliotrope Architects designed the renovations so patrons and staff could more efficiently use the interior space. The branch will emphasize materials for children, popular fiction, DVDs, and space for holds pick-up.
Assuming the Library receives satisfactory bids, the branch is expected to close in late April so the contents can be moved out and stored during construction. Construction work is expected to be complete in late 2007.
The project is part of the $196.4 million “Libraries for All” bond measure that Seattle voters passed in 1998. The bond money, which can be used only for construction of libraries, is funding new and improved branches, in addition to the new Central Library.
To date, the Library has completed the new Central Library and the Ballard, Beacon Hill, Capitol Hill, Columbia, Delridge, Douglass-Truth, Fremont, Green Lake, Greenwood, High Point, International District/Chinatown, Lake City, Montlake, NewHolly, North East, Northgate, Rainier Beach, South Park, Southwest, Wallingford and West Seattle branches. Several other branches are in the construction phase.
The Seattle Public Library Foundation continues to raise funds from private sources to keep pace with the demands of patrons for the most comprehensive and dynamic library facilities and services. Every dollar raised by the Foundation will ensure a level of excellence in the Library’s facilities, collections, and programs that would not be possible through its tax-based support alone.
For more information about “Libraries for All” or the Foundation, visit the Library’s Web site at www.spl.org.
(For more information, call Caroline Young Ullmann, communications assistant, at 206-615-1627.)
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03/21/2007
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