Mark Williard

Architect Mark Williard of Raleigh said construction should be complete by September 2008.
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Williard gave trustees an overview of how the project has progressed and changed over the past several years.When bids were opened this spring, Macallan held the low bid at $3,578,000, which was $841,976 more than the target construction cost of $2,736,024.

Macallan agreed to what Williard described as an "open-book re-pricing" and worked with Williard to come up with cost-saving changes.
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Williard said the building is being constructed to accommodate the addition of a rainwater harvesting system if funding becomes available.The harvesting system originally planned for the building would cost around $82,000.

Williard said even though the continuous windows were eliminated, 90 percent of the building's occupants will have a window view.
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The new building will sit on an east/west axis between the existing grove of trees and the street, Williard said.

Mark Williard Architect (919) 834-0620 900 S Wilmington St Raleigh, NC

Mark Williard, a Raleigh architect involved in the initial project planning, described elements of a "training town" that would give firefighters realistic experience in confronting a variety of fire, smoke, chemical and other hazards in urban and rural settings.

He told airport authority members the center would include classrooms, arson and chemical laboratories, an eight-story drill tower with an elevator and stairwells, urban storefront facades, and facilities to simulate emergencies involving aircraft, rail cars, tanker trucks and toxic chemicals.