Why do you need locker room and showers?

Full Question:

Men's locker room and three showers.  The current plans do not show a "mud room" so with the new building are they going to wash off outside still and then go to the locker/shower room, or will they carry the mud and dirt into the building and then the restroom and locker room?  

 How many linemen at a time would need this locker/shower room to clean up? Do the employees not wear rubber boots to protect them from the mud and dirt?  

 Ladies' locker room and two showers.  

 What is the cost justification for a washer and dryer?  

Our linemen, technicians, and operators are provided with proper working and safety attire, including rubber and field boots. The conditions vary day to day, from job to job, especially with the weather. Our linemen are in the field every day. 

A team is expected to work on situations that involve water, sometimes lots of water under pressure, sometimes underground, and almost always in the dirt.   Despite having all the proper clothing and equipment, mud is everywhere, on their boots, on their clothes, in their hair, on their skin, you get the picture, but it comes with the job.  

Rain or shine.  Hot or freezing cold.  Day or night.  Weekends and holidays.  

Someone has to get down there and fix a leak in a pipe.  When done, they are often not a pretty sight.  Our lineman and operators are aware of this and proceed without complaint, but it is essential we provide a facility for them to wash off, get clean, and put on a dry, clean set of clothes so they can go work on the next job, arriving looking like the professionals that they are.  

This may happen several times a day to one team.  Note that not all of our lineman and operators are male. We have females on staff and need to provide them with the same facilities.

While they are working on that next job, their muddy clothes from the last job are in the washer or dryer.

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1. What is the purpose of the SCADA room, and when will it be utilized?
2. What is the need for office space in the Wastewater Treatment Plant?
3. Are the gate and ornamental fencing consistent with the design used in other facilities of a like nature?
4. Why does the facility need an exercise room? Will it be open after regular working hours and weekends?
5. What is the need for office space in the Warehouse and Operations area?
6. What is the rationale for the projected size of the breakroom?
7. Are all the conference rooms needed?
8. Is the Board Room situated so that people attending an after-hours function would not have access to the office space?
9. Why is covered parking necessary?
10. When the Board room is in use for a large meeting, is there adequate parking for employees?
11. Other than the Board Room where the Board will meet, are there any offices, workrooms, computers, phones, parking spaces, cubicles, or facilities of any type dedicated for use by GVSUD Board members?
12. Why is it necessary to have more than one drive-through lane?
13. What will the new facility cost GVSUD?
14. If GVSUD borrows funds to finance the facility, what is the expectation regarding interest rates that would be secured?
15. Where will the money come from to build this facility?
16. What is the life expectancy of the proposed new facility?
17. Has the proposed facility undergone "value engineering" to balance cost/benefit?
18. Will any part of the existing facility continue to be used once the new facility is complete?
19. Where will the facility be built?
20. Was employee input utilized in the design of the facility?
21. Has the architect selected by Green Valley worked on similar projects?
22. Are the proposed Green Valley facilities consistent in cost, function, and design, with other facilities of similar entities?
23. What options did GVSUD examine regarding its need for facilities?
24. When was the investigation started regarding the facilities' needs of GVSUD?
25. Is a new facility required for GVSUD to continue to provide water and wastewater services to its customers?
26. Why does Green Valley Special Utility District (GVSUD) need a new facility?
27. How can GVSUD plan for a facility to last 40 years into the future? Maybe 20 years. It isn't going to be enough in 40 years.
28. Does GVSUD provide the proper PPE for its lineman? Should the linemen even have been wet and muddy?
29. How is the architect's fee scheduled? Is it a flat rate or a percent of the overall project value?
30. Why are the proposed office spaces for the new facility so large?
31. Why is the mail-out being mailed out from North Carolina?
32. The meeting room is 19 x 26 and seats 24. What type of meetings would be held in this large room, and who would attend? What is the projected number of employees that will work at this site?
33. Why is so much space needed for a break room?
34. What is the justification for the gate structure and Ornamental fencing?
35. What is the cost justification for a washer and dryer?
36. Why is there a ladies locker room and two showers?
37. Office – 18x12. Who would use this large office?
38. Kitchen (5x5 pantry, Dishwasher, stove, double oven, and warming drawer).
39. The meeting room is 19 x 26 and seats 24. What type of meetings would be held in this large room and who would attend? What is the projected number of employees that will work at this site?
40. The 23 x 8 break room is mostly counter space and appliances and only allows seating for two.
41. What is the justification for the gate structure and Ornamental fencing?
42. What is the justification for the 13 x 22 exercise room?
43. Why do you need locker room and showers?
44. Training room (58x43) seats 75. What is the frequency and number to attend per session that justifies the need for a room that seats 75?
45. Office – 18x12. Who would be using this large office?
46. What is the justification for such a huge kitchen with a pantry and cooking appliances, including a double oven?
47. Private Restroom for the General Manager.
48. Conference/meeting rooms (one future, 1- 18x14, 1-12x11, one -32x24, Board room for 100). What is the justification for one huge Board room?
49. The SCADA has three consoles, a unisex restroom, and a food area (26x24).
50. The plans are for four drive-thru lanes, one for a kiosk and two with pneumatic tubes.
51. Why is there a need for 20 covered parking spaces in the "employee parking" lot?