Completed: Jun 13, 2019
Emergency Operations Center/Town Hall
Funding
Jun 13 2019
Issue RFQ
Completed: Oct 31, 2019
Oct 31 2019
Pre Proposal Meeting
Completed: Dec 16, 2020
Dec 16 2019
Receive Proposals
Completed: Jan 21, 2020
Jan 21 2020
Review Proposals
Completed: Feb 24, 2020
Feb 24 2020
Presentations from Short Listed Firms
Completed: Apr 28, 2020
Mar 25, 2020
Council Award Contract
Completed: May 14, 2020
May 14 2020
Notice of Award
Completed: May 15, 2020
May 15 2020
2nd Notice of Award
Completed: Aug 13, 2020
August 13, 2020
Series of Meetings on Design
Completed: Oct 31, 2021
Oct 31 2021
Final Building Design
Completed: Nov 30, 2021
Nov 30 2021
Submit Proposal for CPST Funding
Completed: Jan 24, 2022
Jan 24 2022
CPST Commission Formed by Colleton County
Completed: Apr 6, 2021
Apr 6 2021
CPST Commission Ranked Projects
Completed: May 11, 2022
May 11 2022
Colleton County approved Ordinance 22-O-08
Completed: Jul 26, 2022
Jul 26 2022
Referendum
Nov 08 2022
Advertise for Bids
Jan 2025
Award Construction Contract
Feb 2025
Contractor NTP
Feb 2025
Substantial Completion
March 2026
Town Hall is located at 2414 Murray Street. The current Town Hall was built in 1985 on a 0.26-acre site as a one-story building with 2,491 square feet. In 2005 the building was renovated by Charleston Constructors for $148,000 and is currently 3,042 square feet. The construction is wood frame on a concrete slab (elevation 11.90'MSL) with brick and vinyl exterior walls.
The Fire Department was built in 1986. It is a metal building with 4,990 square feet at a slab elevation of 12.21' MSL. Most of this building is used for fire engine parking. The Police Department and Municipal Court are also housed in this building.
The retention building for storage of permanent records is 421 square feet.
In 2015, the Town purchased 2412 Murray Street for $96,500 for parking.
Thirty-three years later, the Town has 38 employees housed in a space constructed when there were 8-10 employees. The Police Department needs additional space for an evidence room, interrogation room, and more workspace for police officers. The Town is housing some staff at the Civic Center, but it is inefficient to house staff in different areas, particularly outside of the Town’s jurisdiction. Most importantly, the Town needs an Emergency Operations Center.
In August 2020, Rosenblum and Coe Architects (now known as Caplea Coe Architects) were retained for this project. The architects designed plans and a proposal for a new Emergency Operations Center/Town Hall, and these plans were presented to the Colleton County Capital Project Sales Tax Commission. On November 8, 2022, the Edisto Beach EOC/Town Hall project was included in a referendum placed before voters for the Capital Project Sales Tax in the amount of $10 million, and the voters approved this referendum.
During 2023 and 2024, the project’s architects, Caplea Coe Architects (formerly Rosenblum and Coe), presented designs and plans for the new Emergency Operations Center/Town Hall project. In July 2024, a construction project management company, Cumming Group, was retained, and on February 25, 2025, Town Council approved Monteith Construction Company to build the new facility.
Construction of the new facility began on March 17, 2025, and is expected to be completed in 53 weeks.
Project Management Team
Cumming Group (cumming-group.com)
Jeff Holstein - Executive Vice President
Richard Coppola - Senior Project Manager
Holly Brooke Stricker - Project Manager I
Project Management Budget: $230,548
Architectural Team
Caplea Coe Architects, Inc. (capleacoe.com)
Steve Coe - President, Principle In Charge
Nate Boykin - Project Manager and Architect
Design Budget: $900,216
Total Project Budget: $10,000,000
Documents
Project No. 2019-10 Documents
Rosenblum Coe Contract
Project No. 2019-10 Documents
Design Presentation
Amendment #1
Amendment #1 $6,908
Town Hall Complex Concept
Town Hall Complex Concept
Town Hall Complex Concept
Space needs
Estimated Cost Construction April 21, 2021
Estimated Cost of Construction April 21, 2021
Preliminary Design-8/31/2021
Preliminary Design August 31 2021
Conceptual Design Costs
Conceptual Design Costs September 23, 2021
Project Updates
Demolition Completed
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
The demolition of the Records Building, Town Apartment, and Storage Shed has been completed. Site work will now begin to prepare the building pad for the new Town Hall/EOC.
Invitation for Bids
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
An invitation for bids has been advertised on the Town of Edisto Beach and South Carolina Business Opportunities (SCBO) websites effective January 15, 2025. Bids are due February 12, 2025 at 2pm in the office of Cumming Management Group, Inc., located at 4399 Corporate Road, Building 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 ADVERTISEMENT
Colleton County Council Approves Projects for Referendum
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Colleton County Council approved Ordinance 22-O-08, To Impose, Subject to Referendum Approval and
Pursuant to the Capital Project Sales Tax Act, a One Percent (1%) Sales and Use Tax (The "Tax") Within Colleton County for Not More Than Seven (7) Years; To Order a County-Wide Referendum On The Question of Imposing the Tax and to Prescribe the Contents of the Ballot Question; To Specify the Purposes For Which the Proceeds From the Tax Are To Be Used, the Maximum Time For The Imposition Of The Tax;
and To Provide For Other Matters Relating Thereto.
CPST Commission Ranks Capital Project
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
The Commission met Wednesday, May 11, 2022, and formed the project list below to be included on a referendum for voter consideration on November 8, 2022. Should the referendum pass, the current Capital Project sales tax of 1% will remain in effect.
Presentation to Capital Project Sales Tax Commission
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Staff will make a presentation to the CPST on March 2, 2022 so the CPST commission can rank projects for Colleton County Council approval.