DATE: December 21, 2017
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Brad Wilson, Facilities Project Manager
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*Consideration of a Professional Services Contract with Renaissance Group For The Design And Engineering Services Of Fire Station 7 Located At 4412 Peytonsville Road That Includes An EMS Wing In Partnership With Williamson County Government -COF Contract 2017-0256 For Architectural Services
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) to consider a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for a design program regarding Fire Station 7. This design will match the City's current Station 8 design and will also include an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) wing for vehicle storage and staff living quarters.
Background
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) had determined that there was a need for additional fire stations located around the City to provide adequate fire and life safety protection to the citizens of Franklin. In 2013, the Board voted to allow discussions to start regarding the programming between the City and Renaissance Group for a prototypical fire station facility design. Staff identified the desire to provide a prototypical design (that will be owned by the city) for future fire stations to minimize the cost of the station while providing the function, size and aesthetics needed and expected for facilities of this kind in Franklin. This would also allow for operational cost budgeting for any of the new facilities to be constructed. This protoype design was utilized in the development of Fire Station 8 in Westhaven which opened 2016. The site that Fire Station 7 is to be built upon is located currently on the Williamson County Agricultural complex and will replace the temporary station located on the site.
When discussions began regarding the Williamson County Agricultural site as a station location, the Coun...
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