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26 | <br />CLIENT REFERENCE <br />Peri Manns, ASLA <br />Deputy Director, E&ES <br />Durham County <br />(919) 560-7996 <br />pmanns@dconc.gov <br />COMPLETION <br />2026; Study completed <br />in 2020 <br />COST <br />$40M (estimated) <br />SIZE <br />41,000 sf <br />SUSTAINABILITY <br />Targeting LEED® Gold <br />TEAM CROSSOVER <br />Kevin G. Montgomery <br />Josh Brady <br />Steven Harris <br />Jay Smith <br />Jorge Gomez <br />4.3 <br />The Durham County/City Emergency Operations and Back-up 911 Center is a <br />combined facility consolidating the City and County Sheriff’s Office Back-up 911 <br />Centers with the Durham County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). <br />The EOC and 911 Centers are separate within the building, each having their own <br />dedicated support spaces. The Design Team worked closely with each of the three <br />entities to identify opportunities for shared program areas and other efficiencies <br />in the overall space usage. These were spaces needed infrequently by each group, <br />including a commercial kitchen, large dining room, multiple purpose training room, <br />media briefing room, laundry facilities, and bunk rooms. <br />The 41,000 sf facility will be placed on a compact site with just 1.5 acres of <br />buildable area. The design team identified creative opportunities to use the site <br />efficiently and maintain the critical functions. Parking layout focuses on the daily <br />demand, but during an emergency activation, the two-lane road moving through the <br />site becomes one-way to allow parallel parking for additional capacity. Storm water <br />control is achieved underground, freeing more surface area for programmatic needs. <br />In 2020, O’Brien Atkins was commissioned by Durham County to evaluate the <br />existing Durham County EOC and determine the future needs, considering a <br />renovation, replacement on site, or replacement on a new site. A year after the initial <br />study was underway, the City of Durham requested that it also conceptually plan for <br />a City Back-up 911 Center which has since been incorporated into the project. <br />DURHAM COUNTY / CITYEMERGENCY OPERATIONS + BACK-UP 911 CENTER <br />Docusign Envelope ID: ED9774D9-AC0C-4CB2-997F-EA672B7B6C5D