Civic Center Campus

Civic Center Campus Master Plan

With the move of the Public Works facilities and plans to build a new Public Safety building, the City of Golden Valley has a unique opportunity to reimagine and improve the Civic Center Campus.

The City is planning to explore different design options to determine the best layout for these new public buildings on the 7800 block of Golden Valley Road, ensuring they meet the needs of both City operations and the community. To help guide this process, the City will hire a consultant firm to create a Master Plan for the new Civic Center Campus.

The Master Plan design team is expected to be selected in December 2025, with work to commence in early 2026 and delivery of the completed Civic Center Campus Master Plan later next year. Once the Master Plan is complete, the City will release a separate RFP for schematic design by or before summer 2027. Following this schedule, principal construction could begin as early as 2028 or 2029.

Latest Update: City Invites Proposals For Transformative Civic Center Campus Master Plan

The City of Golden Valley released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for its Civic Center Campus Master Plan on Sept. 10.

Multi-disciplinary teams from across the United States are invited to respond by Oct 17, 2025 with qualifications to progress Golden Valley’s 1960s-era city center toward a 21st century community center that is welcoming, sustainable, and innovative—with a new City Hall, a new Public Safety Building for the Fire Department and Police Department, and a new Hennepin County Library at its core. The complete RFP can be found at https://bit.ly/GV-Civic-Campus-RFP.

About The Civic Center Campus Master Plan And RFP

The Civic Center Campus Master Plan will lay out the City’s vision for a 14-acre campus that balances operational needs, community aspirations, private development opportunities, sustainability, innovation, and design excellence.

The Master Plan will reimagine the relationship between key civic spaces, serving as the roadmap for future schematic design, detailed design, and construction for:

  • City Public Safety (Police and Fire) facilities

  • City Hall facilities, with services and amenities as directed by the City’s project manager

  • Hennepin County Library facilities

  • a public plaza

A team of City staff, Hennepin County staff, and City consultants will evaluate all proposals and select the proposal or proposals that best demonstrate the ability to reliably perform the work with integrity. A shortlist of finalists will be forwarded for interviews. The final evaluation of proposals will be based on the initial proposal, interview and additional questions, references, and final cost proposal.