The Port of Camas-Washougal Commission has taken the next step to add another building to the Steigerwald Commerce Center.
Commissioners have authorized Executive Director David Ripp to sign a $195,590 engineering and design contract with Johansson Architecture, PC, of Battle Ground.
The price includes a $10,000 business development credit, from the architectural firm.
That approval, pertaining to a 25,000 square foot Building 17, occurred during the Aug. 19 commission meeting.
Three days later, Port Finance Director Kim Noah informed attendees at a planning conference the port could apply for a federal grant, that would result in the construction of a 50,000 square foot Building 17.
If the port is approved for an Economic Development Administration grant, the cost of engineering and design will increase due to the larger size of the building.
The full occupancy of the port’s industrial park is something the EDA wants to see, according to Noah.