The following scope of services is designed to guide the successful firm in developing a comprehensive Facilities Master Plan. The consultant should augment and modify this based on their experience to ensure project completion. I. Phase 1 – Operations and Needs Assessment: This phase will assess current and future operational requirements for the Town’s facilities, including Town Hall, the Police Station, the Public Works Building, the Waste Water Treatment Plant, and the Police Department "Annex" building. • Conduct interviews with designated Town representatives from various departments to gather perspectives on existing problems, current operations, and anticipated future facility needs and deficiencies. • For each building and relevant space, identify the nature of work performed, functional relationships (inter-departmental, intra-divisional, inter-divisional), and the intensity of those relationships, along with physical proximity needs. Assess whether current proximities promote or inhibit effectiveness and efficiency. • Identify the number of employees using each space, and detail ancillary requirements such as data and communications infrastructure, conference/meeting rooms, printer/copier areas, file and storage space, restrooms, mechanical spaces, and circulation areas.
