Streets Division - Far West Operations Building
January 5, 2026 Update
Quarter 1 2026 Update
City staff and the design team continue to make progress on the design. The Schematic Design phase was completed just before the holidays and is currently being reviewed by staff for comments. The design team will then review comment and make corrections before moving on into the Design Development phase.
A virtual Public Information Meeting was held on Monday, December 15th. About 15 residents attended the presentation and asked questions. The presentation included site plans, floor plans and building elevations to give the neighborhood an idea of what is currently being developed. A link to the presentation can be found on this project page.
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Project Overview
Design and construction of a Streets Division Operations facility for the far west side of Madison. The facility will include a similar program to the existing Streets east operations on Sycamore Ave. and west operations on W. Badger Rd. and will include fleet vehicle parking and maintenance service bays for waste and recycling vehicles, snow removal equipment, forestry vehicles, and other Streets Division related equipment and personnel space. While primarily a Streets Division facility, the space will also collocate a portion of Parks Division operations and Fleet Division personnel to service the fleet vehicles and equipment.
Project Schedule
City User Agency: City of Madison Streets Division
A/E Consultant RFP Advertisement: January 7, 2025
A/E Consultant RFP Due Date: February 5, 2025
RFP documents can be found on VendorNet and DemandStar
"All information regarding dates/times/locations are informational and should be verified with the RFP documents"
Planning and Design: April 2025 through November 2025
Construction and Bid Doc Preparation: December 2025 through March 2026
1st Advertisement of Bid: Late March/Early April 2026 available only on Bid Express
Contractor's Bid Talk (Virtual): TBD
Bid Due Date: TBD
Construction Start Date: TBD
Expected Completion Date: June 2028
"All information regarding dates/times/locations are informational and should be verified with official bidding documents posted on Bid Express."
Public Involvement
There are a number of points of contact during this project where the public is encouraged to give feedback as part of public information meetings and public hearings. Dates, times and locations will be indicated below as this project progresses.
Public Information Meetings
Dec. 15, 2025 Public Information Meeting Recording
Dec. 15, 2025 Public Information Meeting PowerPoint Presentation
City Process Meetings
June 3, 2025 Common Council File #87864
May 21, 2025 Board of Public Works File #87864
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a 4-year, competitively selected service contract with Sketchworks Architecture, LLC for professional architectural and engineering design consulting services.
In the News
August 18, 2025 City of Madison News Update
Meet the Artists Behind the City of Madison’s Next Public Art Project, Aug. 21
Project Updates
January 5, 2026 Update
Quarter 1 2026 Update
City staff and the design team continue to make progress on the design. The Schematic Design phase was completed just before the holidays and is currently being reviewed by staff for comments. The design team will then review comment and make corrections before moving on into the Design Development phase.
A virtual Public Information Meeting was held on Monday, December 15th. About 15 residents attended the presentation and asked questions. The presentation included site plans, floor plans and building elevations to give the neighborhood an idea of what is currently being developed. A link to the presentation can be found on this project page.
December 16, 2025 Update
A public information meeting was held on Monday, December 15th, 2025. A recording and presentation slides can be found on the following links:
Dec. 15, 2025 Public Information Meeting Recording
Dec. 15, 2025 Public Information Meeting PowerPoint Presentation
December 12, 2025 Update
A reminder that a public information meeting is scheduled for this project on Monday December 15, 2025 at 6:00 pm via Zoom. Prior registration is required. Dec. 15, 2025 Public Information Meeting Registration - Far West Operations Building
December 1, 2025 Update
A public information meeting is rescheduled for this project to 6 p.m., Monday December 15, 2025, via Zoom. Registration prior is required.
Dec. 15, 2025 Public Information Meeting Registration - Far West Operations Building
October 8, 2025 Update
Quarter 4 2025 Update
The Preliminary Design Phase was completed at the end of September. During this phase the design team presented several site design options for building orientation, and several floor plan options for operational considerations. Some preliminary art concepts were also presented for consideration to meet the Percent for Art ordinance.
City staff landed on a single site and floor plan layout for further development during the Schematic Design Phase which started on October 1. During this phase we will be refining the design and adjusting scope to stay within budget.
August 18, 2025 Update
In the News
August 18, 2025 City of Madison News Update
Meet the Artists Behind the City of Madison’s Next Public Art Project, Aug. 21
July 8, 2025 Update
Quarter 3 2025 Update
We held our design team kick-off meeting with the consultants on June 30. Primary meeting goals included core team and resource team introductions and responsibilities, construction standards, design goals and next steps. Following the meeting a side bar of general questions and comments between project management from the City and Consultant were held. We anticipate beginning the pre-design process with small group informational meetings and touring of existing facilities over the next few weeks.
City Process Meetings
June 3, 2025 Common Council File #87864
May 21, 2025 Board of Public Works File #87864
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a 4-year, competitively selected service contract with Sketchworks Architecture, LLC for professional architectural and engineering design consulting services.
January 7, 2025 Update
Far West Public Works Operation Building RFP #14005-0-2025-BP for A/E consulting and design services was released today. RFP documents are available on VendorNet and DemandStar.