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THE COSTS:
DEMOLISH or RESTORE THE NATATORIUM??
More About the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium
A Side-by-Side Comparison of Estimated Costs
HISTORIC HAWAI‘I FOUNDATION
During the course of the Mayor's Task Force 2009 meetings, the Mayor's consultants and staff presented various quotes of costs for alternatives uses for the War Memorial's site. In order to present a fair comparison of all of the costs, Historic Hawaii compiled them into a comprehensive table. Historic Hawaii Foundation submitted these figures to Collins Lam, chair of the Mayor's Natatorium Task Force in July and then reviewed them with the Mayor's staff prior to the Historic Hawaii Foundation presentation at the August 27th Task Force Meeting. The sources for these numbers are reflected in the right-hand column.
Natatorium Cost Comparisons
| Main Component Cost | Status Quo/ Collapse Containment | Restore to 1927 Natural Shoreline | Stabilize Structure (1999 modified plan) | Rehab structure + Redesign new pool | Demo + Build Beach (Scenario 3a) | Rehab structure + 1999 Plans + DOH pool | Notes on Sources |
| Demo pool, piles & debris | n/a | $1,440,000 | Included | $1,440,000 | $1,440,000 | Included | Included in the "complete the restoration" line below |
| Demo bleachers, parking lot, volleyball court | n/a | $400,000 | n/a | n/a | $400,000 | n/a | C&C of Honolulu |
| Construct Diamond Head, ‘Ewa Groins | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | $838,000 | n/a | ACE |
| Quarry Run | n/a | n/a | Included | $234,000 | $234,000 | Included | ACE |
| Sand fill, new beach | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,715,000 | n/a | ACE |
| Sand fill, Kaimana Beach | n/a | n/a | n/a | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Wil Chee presentation |
| Repair Kapi‘olani Park contruction staging area | ? | $700,000 | n/a | n/a | $700,000 | n/a | Wil Chee presentation |
| Rebuild the arch | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,400,000 | n/a | Wil Chee presentation |
| Dredge silt from the pool area | n/a | $1,800,000 | Included | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | Included | Silt to be encapsulated with restoration, for others: source wil chee |
| Remove part of wall | $300,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Wil Chee presentation |
| Apply bleacher coating (Alternative A) | $270,637 | n/a | $270,637 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Wil Chee - Emergency Preparedness Report |
| Warning signs | $5,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Wil Chee presentation |
| Fence Pool | $30,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Wil Chee presentation |
| Geonet | $2,000,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Wil Chee presentation |
| Build restrooms | n/a | $650,000 | n/a | n/a | $650,000 | n/a | Task Force Meeting 1 minutes |
| Repair finishes (interior and exterior) | n/a | n/a | $1,500,000 | n/a | $1,500,000 | Wil Chee presentation | |
| Complete the 1999 restoration/stabilization plan as revised 2004 | n/a | n/a | $5,800,000 | n/a | n/a | $5,800,000 | Note= $5.8 million is 2004, inflation adjustment below |
| Construct cleanable sides and bottom (DOH rules) | n/a | n/a | n/a | Included | n/a | $20,000,000 | C&C of Honolulu; range $15M-$20M |
| Pumps and Circulation (DOH rules) | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,000,000 | n/a | $1,000,000 | C&C of Honolulu |
| Floating Dock | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | $200,000 | C&C of Honolulu |
| Pool equipment for accessibility | n/a | n/a | $0 | n/a | n/a | $60,000 | C&C of Honolulu |
| Seawall Diving barrier | n/a | n/a | $200,000 | $200,000 | n/a | $200,000 | C&C of Honolulu |
| Build a redesigned Pool & Deck (DOH rules) | $3,750,000 | $250 per square foot, 15,000 sq feet x 250 = $3,750,000 Source: Aquatic Design Group | |||||
| Mobilization | minimal | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | Task Force meeting #2 |
| EIS | $ 250,000 | $ 250,000 | $ 250,000 | $ 250,000 | $ 250,000 | 250,000 | C&C of Honolulu |
| Permitting | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | C&C of Honolulu |
| Mitigation (for demo of historic site, environ. damage) | Unknown | Unknown | $0 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Only "Stabalize" completed historic, environ. review -- no mitigation req. |
| Subtotal | $ 3,055,637 | $ 6,640,000 | $ 7,920,637 | $ 11,874,000 | $ 12,127,000 | $ 30,710,000 | Construction costs |
| Phasing premium | $ 6,142,000 | Phased implementation w/ stabilize=20% | |||||
| Engineering and architectural design | $305,564 | $996,000 | $1,188,096 | $1,781,100 | $1,819,050 | $4,606,500 | General Guidelines |
| Contingency | $ 672,240 | $ 1,527,200 | $ 1,821,747 | $ 2,731,020 | $ 2,789,210 | $ 7,063,300 | 20% |
| TOTAL | $ 4,033,441 | $ 9,163,200 | $ 10,930,479 | $ 16,386,120 | $ 16,735,260 | $ 48,521,800 | |
| Adjusted for inflation | $ 12,532,479 | $ 50,123,800 | |||||
| Operations & Maintenance | Low | Low | Medium | High | Medium | High | |
| Optional Add ons | |||||||
| Handicap accessible sidewalk and ramp | n/a | n/a | $1,300,000 | n/a | $1,300,000 | ||
| Landscape and lighting improvements | n/a | n/a | $140,000 | n/a | $140,000 | ||
| Volleyball Court Improvements | n/a | n/a | $50,000 | n/a | $50,000 | ||
| Repave parking lot | n/a | n/a | $100,000 | n/a | $100,000 |
The Least You Need to Know
- Demolish the memorial & return the area to natural rocky shoreline = $9,163,200
- Stabilize the memorial = $12,532,479*
- Restore the memorial with a re-engineered pool = $16,386,120*
- Demolish the memorial and construct a sandy beach = $16,735,260
* Historic Hawaii Foundation's recommended scenarios
