CHINO HILLS, CALIF. — The $72 million Chino Hills Government Center is now complete. The new center includes Chino Hills City Hall, Chino Valley Independent Fire District Administration headquarters, Chino Hills Police Station, James W. Thalman Chino Hills Branch Library and Government Center parking structure.
The city of Chino Hills contracted San Diego-based Barnhart Inc. to construct the 133,000-square-foot project, which encompasses a 10-acre campus. Barnhart was selected for the project through a RFP process.
“The Government Center was designed to be the main focal point around a new downtown area, which creates easy access to City Hall, the Sheriff Station, library and shopping/residential areas for public use,” explains Brian Cahill, director of operations at Barnhart.
The phased-project was completed in 18 months. The first phase, which was completed in August 2008, included a $14 million police station. At the end of last year, the $27 million City Hall, a $11 million, four-story parking deck and the $7 million Fire Administration Headquarters opened. The $13 million library component opened in January. Additionally, the project included improvements to the $22 million, 33-acre community park and a portion of the roadway, as well as infrastructure improvements.
“A unique element of the project was the many different stakeholders involved, including the private developer, a large Catholic Church, Southern California Edison and a home owners association,” notes Cahill.
LPA Architects provided architectural services for the four main buildings; RJM Design Group designed the community park; MVE Studios provided parking structure design; and CH2M Hill designed the infrastructure improvements.
— Patty Vaughan and Amy Bigley