Dewberry to Design Multiple Stations for Virginia State Police

The Virginia State Police has selected Dewberry to perform architecture and engineering services for the agency’s new Division Six Headquarters in Salem, Virginia. The new facility expects to have adequate space for the division’s 100 employees while housing the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Bureau of Field Operations and support services, Dewberry said Dec. 5.

VirginiaBusiness spoke with Sgt. Rick Garletts, public information officer for VSP’s division six, who revealed the agency plans to demolish its current headquarters because the building has become infested with hazardous materials. Since the communications building was built in 2009, it won’t be demolished and will remain in use as a dispatch center for the department.

“Having worked with VSP for the last ten years, we’re looking forward to taking on this next project to improve VSP facilities across the state,” said Derek Marshall, Dewberry’s associate and project manager.

Previously, the market-facing firm out of Fairfax, Va has provided designs for the VSP’s Driver Training Facility, Shoot House and for the VSP Demolition Range that is under construction. In addition, Patch reported in October the Town Council approved Dewberry for a $1.6M contract to design a new police station in Vienna, Va. The company expects to begin building the facility by 2020 and will provide site plan services and mechanical engineering during its construction.

The new Vienna Police Station is projected to cost $12M and will be financed through general obligation bonds. Vienna’s Capital Improvement Plan calls for at least $14M in bonds for police station construction and other expenses that will be issued by 2020.

An assessment of Vienna’s Police Department determined the agency needs 30,000 square feet for operations. The new police station expects to offer the necessary space for law enforcement programs and personnel while having additional space the community can share as well.

“Our team of public safety design experts is pleased to provide VSP with state-of-the-art designs that allows them to meet the needs of their constituents for years to come,” said Larry Hasson, the senior associate and design lead for Dewberry.