Ocean City Public Safety Building

A more detailed scope is expected to be released on a future date. The projects value is subject to change. As of March 16, 2023, this project is in the conceptual phase. Information regarding architect and a general contractor bidding has not been disclosed. A firm construction timeline has not been established. *Project information, including timeline and contacts, has been obtained through public sources. Architect and/or general contractor involvement has not been confirmed. The Editorial Content Team is working toward contact confirmations. Inquiries should be directed to the contact(s) listed. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ OCEAN CITY — Without fanfare or discussion, City Council on Thursday approved an $81,500 contract with the William McLees architectural firm for work on the city’s Public Safety building. The existing building at 835 Central Ave., which includes the police station and municipal court, had previously been a school and is more than a century old. The city has worked on multiple proposals to replace it, including a $42 million plan to build a new structure on West Avenue, but that that proved an unpopular option. The new plan will include significant renovations to the exiting building and a police substation on the Boardwalk at Eighth Street, housing much of the summer operations, Mayor Jay Gillian said in a message to residents on Friday. “Several different locations for a new police station have been considered over the years, and the administration is recommending a project that will achieve the goals of both the police department and the community,” Gillian said in the posted message. The Boardwalk substation would include public restrooms, he wrote. With the expanded police operations for the summer housed in the substation, that would ease the need for an expansion of the existing building, according to Gillian.

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