St. Louis County, Emergency Communications Center

We served as the lead A/E for the programming, design, bidding, and construction administration phase services for a new single-story, 31,600-SF hardened building and associated site improvements at a 10-acre site on the Southwest portion of Ohlendorf Park. The facility is utilized as a new Emergency Communications Center to serve the St. Louis County Metropolitan Area. The construction documents for the building were developed using Revit 3D software. 

As the lead A/E firm, Ross & Baruzzini provided programming, planning, architecture, interior design, and engineering of HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, electrical, IT/communications and security systems as well as commissioning services. The ECC facility includes: 

• Emergency Operations Center for 70 

• 911 Call Center with 40 consoles 

• County Emergency Communications 

• Emergency Management Administration 

• Data Center 

• Utility Infrastructure and Support 

The heavily wooded site includes: 

• Secure parking for 80 

• Visitor parking for 100 and media parking for 6 media trucks 

• Perimeter fencing with electronic gates 

• Radio transmission tower 

• Helicopter landing area 

Sustainability

• LEED Certified