Monroe County fleet center wins project of the year award

Passero Associates received a 2004 "Project of the Year" award from the New York State chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) for the Monroe County Inter-Agency Public Works Facility. The facility serves as the fleet center for service and distribution of Monroe County vehicles. This award was in the Structures $2 to $10 million category. The fleet center was submitted for the statewide award after winning 2004 "Project of the Year" in the same category from the Monroe County Genesee Valley Branch of the APWA. The project is now competing for a nationwide APWA award.

Chartered in 1937, the APWA is an association of public agencies, private sector companies and individuals dedicated to providing high quality public works, goods and services. The APWA is the world's largest educational and professional organization dedicated to public works.

The fleet center constructed at a cost of $8.4 million, consolidates elements of six county departments and almost 100 employees into one facility on county-owned land. This generates significant savings for the county by eliminating use of leased space and reducing material costs, all while enabling more efficient operations. The fleet center is located at 145 Paul Road, on the site of the decommissioned Gates-Chili-Ogden (GCO)Sewage Treatment Plant. After four years of inventive thought, design and construction, the site has been transformed from a source of pollution and waste into a state-of-the-art multi-agency public works facility.

The county's goal was to provide highly efficient public works services and operations in a modernized facility. With the help of Passero Associates, that goal has been achieved. The fleet center is both functional and aesthetically pleasing, in keeping with the businesses and high-profile corporations located near the facility and the nearby Greater Rochester International Airport.

County departments having staff housed at the fleet center include DES, Public Safety (Weights & Measures), Parks, Transportation (DOT); Sheriff's Office; and Greater Rochester International Airport (GRIA) Vehicle Storage.