Gafcon Inc. reports the completion of El Cajon’s new $40 million Public Safety Center on a 5.7-acre site at 100 Civic Center Way adjacent to El Cajon City Hall. The new 332,150-square-foot center is a five-story structure with 212,750 square feet of parking integrated on three levels. The state-of-the-art facility includes administrative and operational space for all police divisions. It also features a modern communication and dispatch center, an emergency operations center, community meeting room, indoor firing range, crime laboratory, property processing and evidence storage area, short-term custody facility and a central data center. The building will house all police functions in one location. It meets LEED Gold standards with the installation of energy-efficient IT and AV equipment to reduce energy consumption. It includes an energy-efficient mechanical system, natural ventilation, solar power an efficient lighting system and other renewable energy features. Proposition O, a half-cent sales tax increase approved by El Cajon residents in November 2004 funded the project. Construction commenced in June 2009. Gafcon was the construction manager. The project team included KMA Architecture & Engineering in partnership with McClaren, Wilson & Lawrie, Inc.; Ledcor Construction Inc., the general contractor; Burkett & Wong Engineers; Wimmer, Yamada and Caughey, landscape architect; IT Pathworx, audio visual security and telecom consultant; DTR Consulting Services, specification consultant; and Testmarx, building commissioning agent. Major subcontractors included Alpha Mechanical Heating & Air Inc., Gotte Electric, and Peltzer Plumbing.