DATE: December 27, 2017
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Kristine Tallent, Assistant City Administrator/CFO
Brad Wilson, Facilities Project Manager
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Professional Services Agreement (PSA) With Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon And The City Of Franklin, For Fire Station 7 Site Evaluation And Planning Services In An Amount Not To Exceed $10,000. (COF Contract No. 2017-0202)
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) that approval is given on behalf of the board to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon for work needed on the future COF Fire Station Seven. [$ 10,000.00]
Background
The City of Franklin has been in discussions with the county regarding the placement of Fire Station 7 on the West Side of I 65. Currently, the City has a fully staffed temporary facility on the Williamson County AG Complex. The City has maintained this facility since the first part of 2015. Previously, the City reached an agreement with Williamson County to obtain approximately 2.5-3 acres of land in the southern portion of the Ag Center for a permanent Fire Station 7. A professional services agreement (PSA) was developed with Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon (BWSC) for multiple surveying and engineering services needed by the City for the development plan for the fire station. Documentation is needed to determine placement of a facility and drive due to the hillside ordinance and slope conditions on the property. The City will be platting a piece of property that is being transferred to the City for the new Station 7 located in the Long Lane, Goose Creek bypass area. Conversations are underway with Williamson County regarding the amount of acreage, and the highway entrance needed for Station 7. The acreage of ground that is looking to be platted over to the city is roughly three (3) acres...
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