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BHA provided full-service architectural and engineering services, including structural and MEP, for the $935,000 renovations and ADA upgrades to the Derry Township (Mifflin County) Municipal Building. The building was originally designed and built in 1984 by the US Army Corps of Engineers as an Army Reserve Center with OMS. In 2015, the Derry Township bought the building, renovated, and inhabited a portion of it for Township administrative and road maintenance operations. The renovations to the building were commissioned by Derry Township to provide a new 5,000-SF home for the Mifflin County Regional Police Department, 550 SF of shared storage space, a new 450-SF office for the local code officials, a 165-SF IT room, and a 17,640-SF roof replacement for the entire building.
The police department renovations included the addition of a new locker, toilet, and shower room, which involved re-purposing the existing showers on the Township side of the building to be accessible through the police locker room and cutting off access from the Township toilet rooms.
New security upgrades were implemented for the police area of the building to provide Pennsylvania State Police standard level of security for the area. This included ballistic-rated entrances and secure-access card readers. A secure interview room was constructed in the transition space between the lobby and the police department to allow for police interaction with the public.
New finishes, lighting, and HVAC were provided to the majority of the spaces, including offices for the police administration, a squad room, evidence holding, file storage, and an updated break room.
The Code Office and the shared storage space were constructed in a repurposed shooting range at the front of the building to include all new finishes, electrical work, HVAC work, and secure-access entry. The existing Township side of the building underwent ADA upgrades to the existing toilet facilities including reconfiguration of space, and relocation of fixtures to meet current ADA requirements.