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A major upcoming 鈥渞econstruction鈥� of the Portland Building moved another step through the preconstruction process Wednesday with the City Council’s authorization of competitive solicitation for $9.7 million in data center relocation services.

The city wants to move data now stored in servers in the Portland Building to accommodate the renovation/seismic upgrade project expected to begin in late 2017. The building, which has been riddled with structural issues since it was finished in 1982, houses a number of city offices as well as its primary data center.

A major aspect of the city’s unique 鈥渄esign-build-relocate鈥� contract with Howard S. Wright will be the staggered relocation of city employees. Due to seismic risks in the Portland area, the city is seeking a secondary location to house data outside the region.

Much of the project is still being figured by Howard S. Wright (now owned by Balfour Beatty Construction), and its designated design partner, DLR Group.

The council has committed to a $195 million project cost and a completion deadline of 2020.

Also at the Portland City Council meeting on Wednesday:

• The council selected Steven Ray Mitchell, dba Lake Oswego Construction, for the Sellwood Park Bathhouse Roof Replacement and Exterior Repairs project. The contractor was the sole bidder, offering $704,418, while the engineer’s official estimate was $585,000.

The bathhouse is 86 years old and said to be far beyond its useful life, and the need to replace the roof is 鈥渃ritical,鈥� according to the Bureau of Parks and Recreation.

The contract cost is said to be greater than the estimate because building contractors and construction materials are in high demand in the Pacific Northwest. Seventy-two percent of the construction cost is to go to work performed by disadvantaged, minority-owned, woman-owned or emerging small businesses.

• The council approved $15 million in five-year price agreements with aggregate suppliers to provide material for excavation and backfill work across all city bureaus.

The council authorized the request for proposals late last year. Five firms responded and were deemed qualified. The winners are: Baker Rock Crushing Co., dba Baker Rock Resources ($1 million); Jim Turin & Sons, dba Mt. Hood Rock Products ($250,000); JW Underground Inc. ($1.5 million); Porter W. Yett Co. ($1.25 million); and Wilkins Trucking Company Inc. ($10.5 million).

To improve efficiency, the Procurement Services division was said to have sought suppliers spread geographically around the city.