Kenmore City Council was set to consider an $8.8M contract for the Public Works Operations Center administration building

What the records say

The City of Kenmore City Council agenda for its March 16, 2026 special and regular meeting listed a consent agenda item to award Contract 25-C3201 to GenCap Construction Corporation for construction of the Public Works Operations Center Administration Building in an amount not to exceed $8,812,805, and to authorize the City Manager to execute the contract ¹. The proposed amount combines GenCap's base bid of $7,157,500 and a $106,000 roof canopy alternate — a combined bid of $7,263,500 that was the low of 10 bids received February 19, 2026 — plus a 10% contingency of $726,350 and $822,955 in Washington State sales tax ¹. The architects' estimate for the work was $7,500,000 ¹. The agenda packet does not include a record of the meeting's outcome, so the available records do not establish whether the contract was awarded ¹.

• The March 16, 2026 City Council consent agenda listed a proposed award of Contract 25-C3201 to GenCap Construction Corporation, a Kirkland-based contractor, for the Public Works Operations Center Administration Building ¹.
• The proposed contract amount was not to exceed $8,812,805, comprising the $7,263,500 low bid (base bid plus roof canopy alternate), a 10% contingency of $726,350, and $822,955 in state sales tax ¹.
• Ten bids were received on February 19, 2026, ranging from GenCap's low of $7,263,500 to a high of $8,948,796; the architects' estimate was $7,500,000 ¹.
• The item also called for authorizing the City Manager to execute the contract ¹.
• The tentative completion date for Phase II construction is summer 2027 ¹.

Why it matters

The proposed award would commit up to $8,812,805 to build the administration building that will house Public Works Operations and Environmental Services staff, with a tentative Phase II construction completion date of summer 2027 ¹. The project is funded through a state low-interest loan, a Banner Bank loan, a 20-year municipal bond, and awarded grants including a Commerce grant and Community Project Funding ¹. Analysis: This is one of the largest single construction spending decisions on the city's books, and residents may want to track whether the award was approved and how the project timeline holds.

What changed / what's next

• The March 16, 2026 City Council meeting materials included a proposed award of Contract 25-C3201 to GenCap Construction Corporation for up to $8,812,805 ¹.
• The record also proposed authorizing the City Manager to execute the contract ¹.
• Whether the City Council awarded the contract and whether the City Manager executed it are not established by the supplied records ¹.
• The record does not include a final executed contract amount or updated project timeline beyond the tentative summer 2027 completion date ¹.
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.