DATE: January 13, 2015
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Russell Truell, Assistant City Administrator / CFO
Rocky Garzarek, Fire Chief
Brad Wilson, Facilities and Project Manager
Brian Wilcox, Purchasing Manager
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE TEMPORARY FIRE STATION No. 7 PROJECT WITHIN A PROJECT BUDGET OF $150,000
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) with information to consider Resolution 2015-007, authorizing the City Administrator to execute various aspects of the temporary Fire Station No. 7 project with a total project budget $150,000.
Background
The establishment last August of a temporary Fire Station No. 7 has been successful at reducing Fire Department response times for the area served by the temporary station. Now that the Peytonsville Road / Goose Creek Bypass bridge crossing Interstate 65 has been reopened, the Fire Department recommends that, rather than closing the temporary Fire Station No. 7, the City replace it with another temporary Fire Station No. 7 in order to continue to serve this area for the next few years until a permanent Fire Station No. 7 is constructed and fully operational.
City staff did explore the use of a general contractor in hopes of streamlining the constructions process. Unfortunately, the general contractor method appears to be a more costly approach. As a result, staff is recommending the approach through which the City will work as the general contractor coordinating the work of various vendors/contractor in getting the project successfully completed. Staff has developed a "work draft" budget for the project, which is attached for you
An agreement has been drafted with Williamson County for the use of a portion of the County Ag Center property until the permanent Fire Station 7 is constructed. This will come to B...
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