Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with M + A Architects for professional architectural and engineering consulting services to design Fire Station No. 2/3. The present Fire Station 2/3 is located at 150 E. Fulton Street. Fire Station 2/3 is fifty years old and is the busiest of Columbus 32 stations, achieving over 20,000 service runs in 2011.
The primary service area for Fire Station 2/3 is the southern portion of downtown and the German Village area as well as portions of South High Street. Besides housing two units, Fire Station 2/3 also has a Heavy Rescue company and a Bomb Squad. The Fire Division has outgrown the present location at Fulton Street and has been investing significant funds attempting to upgrade the site over the past several years by installing new windows, upgrading the kitchen, replacing the roof, and dealing with a deteriorating parking lot. With the potential changes to the Interstate Highway in the area of Fulton Street (I71/I70 split), it is the right time to look at re-constructing Fire Station 2/3.
The Public Safety Department proposes to use city property at Greenlawn Avenue for a new Fire Station for 2/3. Upon completion of the Greenlawn Fire Station, the Department will seek to demolish the Fulton Street Station and rebuild an appropriate size Fire Station at this location. Operationally, the Greenlawn property has been vacated of all city facilities (at one time Recreation & Parks, Weights & Measures, Safety Support Services, the Fire Division, and Fleet Management utilized this property). Demolition and cleanup of the site in preparation for the Fire Station 2/3 should begin later this year.
In accordance with the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes, Requests for Statements of Qualifications were advertised and responses were submitted on or before April 2, 2012. The Ci...
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