The building illustrated at the link provided by PMC is far more than a "car barn". I have to agree with cjvrr that a million dollars isn't going to get them very far.
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum's new Welcome & Education Center building is a pre-engineered metal building with 21,000 square feet of floor space. While overall this is a simple building, it's far more elaborate than any "car barn" you ever saw. When I take the total project costs, strip out anything associated with the surrounding sitework, and divide by the buildings footprint area, the building cost is almost exactly $300 per square foot. That does not include any fees for architects, engineers, and construction management consultants. These things are expensive!
Roughly a third of the project's funding came from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which triggered all sorts of requirements which applied to the entire project and not just the state's "share". A contractor I've known and trusted for decades tells me that compliance with public funding requirements typically increases his bid prices by about 15% compared to an equivalent project that is privately funded.
/s/ Larry
Lawrence G. Lovejoy, P.E.
Director of Engineering
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Inc.
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