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KOF Improvements

The Kitchener Operations Facility (KOF) project was awarded $9,333,334 in federal and provincial infrastructure funding, which helped rehabilitate the 45-acre industrial brown-field site and renovate the existing 300,000 square-foot industrial building. The city also contributed $4,666,667 in funding, which means the total amount allocated for this project was $14 million.

Project background

The KOF has integrated municipal operations from five existing locations and houses approximately 500 city employees, as well as their work-related vehicles and equipment.

The city services delivered from the KOF include:

Road maintenance
Snow clearing
Watermain and sewer maintenance
Gas-line works
Parks and woodland maintenance
Fleet repair
City facilities management
Corporate call centre

The functions on the site include:

Stockrooms
Salt storage
Bulk material storage
Greenhouses

The KOF brings many benefits including:

Streamlined service delivery to the community;
Maintained and improved service levels;
Improved efficiency of vehicle use;
Elimination of duplicated vehicles and equipment;
Improved response times for emergency vehicles;
Reduced energy use through implementation of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) features;
Improved coordination of work and services.

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