In this update, Williamsburg Independent editor George Arbogust discusses James City County’s $174 million government center complex, which will include a new county office building, a new library, and off-site roadway improvements including roundabouts. The county says consolidating government services into one facility will prove more cost-effective in the long run than maintaining its current ones.
To trace the project’s development, Arbogust obtained contracts and payment documents through a Freedom of Information Act request. Records show the project has been in the works since at least June 2023, advancing through a series of interim agreements that covered preliminary design, a 30% design phase, and full design completion in 2025. Henderson-Gilbane Joint Venture serves as the primary design-builder, with McDonough Bolyard Peck Inc. handling consulting and construction management.
By fall 2025, the project shifted into its construction phase. A third interim agreement locked in the target budget and authorized early sitework, followed by purchase orders for roadway improvements and a finalized long-term construction management contract. Site work is now underway.
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