Atherton Town Center

In March 2014, the City Council accepted the Master Plan for the Atherton Town Center. The Master Plan envisioned construction of new buildings within the Town Center that included a new Council Chambers, a new Library, and facilities for Town Administration, the Police Department, the Building Department and Public Works. Bringing together the Town’s public services and public spaces, the Civic Center Project will create a “there there” to achieve a balance between meeting the community’s service needs at one location and providing a space for civic pride and engagement. The overall objective being a design that builds a functional and attractive Town Center that provides space for the Town's Administrative and Public Safety Services while simultaneously providing a welcoming environment for Atherton residents to conduct Town business.

The Council hired WRNS Architects in late 2014 to begin work on the Project's design. The Civic Center Advisory Committee (CCAC) worked with WRNS through 2015 and presented a Conceptual Master Plan to the City Council on October 7, 2015. The City Council accepted the Conceptual Master Plan and the project has moved forward ever since. The Project completed the design phase and went out to bid in early 2018. Bids returned in mid-2018 but were 40% higher than anticipated based on the construction estimate. The City Council entered a redesign phase and developed numerous value-engineering options for the Library, City Hall, and Police facilities. The project was successfully re-bid in December 2018.  

On February 27, 2019, the Town received four competitive bids for the Project. After review of the four bids received, S.J. Amoroso Construction, Inc's base bid was deemed the lowest responive bid. The bid was approximately 10% below the Engineer's Estimate. The City Council awarded a bid to S.J. Amoroso Construction, Inc. for $47,077,000 in March 2019 and the Project will begin construction in May 2019. 

It is anticipated that construction of the project will occur over three to four fiscal years, including the current fiscal year. A Project Ground Breaking was held on April 23, 2019. Assuming the project moves along as anticipated, the Project will open at the end of FY 2020/21 or beginning of FY 2021/22.

Site Plan

Exterior Design Images