Portland Police Training & Education Facility

About this Project

For the first time in the Bureau’s history, all of the police training and education programs are housed in the same building. Set on 9.5 acres, an existing warehouse was extensively renovated and expanded to include areas for administration, classrooms, patrol and defensive tactics, physical training, and two shooting ranges. Site upgrades brought many elements of the site into compliance with current code and created separate parking areas for students, the public, and staff. Improvements also created a new driver training/skid car track, vehicle storage, wet down area, storage areas, and a repelling station. Scott | Edwards Architecture designed the renovation.

3J provided all civil engineering services for the site, including site design, grading, utility design, and stormwater design. Since the City of Portland provided fixed funds for the project, 3J worked closely with the design team and owners to provide an efficient and cost-effective design within the project budget.

The site discharges to the Columbia slough and required additional permitting and design consideration. Also, a Public Work Appeal was required to keep the existing ROW improvements as it was originally constructed.