Design/Build Team for Alta Branch Library Selected
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
I’m delighted to let you know that the Library Board has selected Shaw Construction & Humphries Poli Architects as the Design/Build Team for the Alta Branch Library project. Four firms made the short list and all were well qualified. The tipping point in favor of this team is their experience with designing libraries. In particular, I’m glad to have someone on board who is familiar with creating libraries for small rural communities. Humphries Poli has designed libraries for places like Dolores and Paonia, CO. They were featured on the cover of the December 2006 issue of Library Journal for design of the Granby, CO library. Their experience will be a key factor in helping us meet our objectives for the Alta Branch Library project. The overarching priorities for this project are to keep it on schedule and on budget, and to end up with a library that fits the community. I’m also looking forward to this building meeting LEED Silver certification standards.
Please come meet and talk with the Shaw Construction - Humphries Poli Architects Design/Build Team on Thursday, November 13 from 4 to 6:00 pm at St. Francis of the Tetons Church. This public forum will include information about the Alta Library building program and timeline. Library board members and staff will also be on hand to answer your questions.
We are on our way to having a new branch library in Alta in November 2009.
