due diligence

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Proper due diligence is key to confirming and substantiating the project's needs and the committee being able to make educated and the most appropriate recommendations to the Board of Selectmen. To date, due diligence performed by the committee or enlisted from professionals includes the following:

• Inspection of building exteriors
• Roof inspections
• HVAC inspections
• Electrical inspections
• Hazardous materials inspections
• Environmental assessments
• Water testing​​​

• Repeated refinement of the 2015 WPD space needs assessment
• Development and execution of space needs assessment surveys for town departments located in Town Hall and Annex
• Block drawings of possible buiding footprints on existing WPD site
• Assessment of how existing buildings might accommodate renovations and/or phased construction while ensuring departments' functionality during construction
• Assessment of Comstock's usage and available space
• ​Test fittings in Comstock's unfinished space​​
• Evaluating multiple potential sites
  

• Evaluating and interviewing multiple Owner's Project Manager candidates
• Evaluating and interviewing multiple Architects​​

• Site visits to other Connecticut police headquarters whose forces are similar in size to the WPD:
  • Bethel PD - new building
  • Darien PD - renovation + addition​
  • Monroe PD - renovation of building shared with Monroe Town Hall
  • ​Newtown PD - new building

• Evaluating renovation vs new construction