Title
Fire Station 15 Facility Expansion
Action
Action:
Award a contract in the amount of $380,160 to the lowest responsive bidder Encompass Building Group, Inc. for the Fire Station 15 Facility Expansion project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Mike Davis, Engineering and Property Management
William Haas, Engineering and Property Management
Pete Key, Fire Department
Kevin Gordon, Fire Department
Explanation
* Fire Station 15, located at 3617 Frontenac Avenue, will be expanded 920 square feet in order to add a new weight room, locker and shower room, and storage room for protective equipment, fire hoses and other specialized equipment.
* Charlotte Fire has been making improvements to stations with inadequate fitness rooms and female locker rooms since the mid 1990's. These renovations will upgrade this station to current standards and defer the need for facility replacement which will ultimately prove more cost effective.
* Firefighters use a variety of specialized and protective equipment that require sufficient space for adequate storage and immediate retrieval. This additional storage space is required in order to properly house the oversized specialty equipment.
* Firefighters are on duty for 24 hour shifts and the department requires they maintain a level of physical fitness. Gym facilities are necessary for firefighters to maintain the fitness level necessary to pass physical standards to be fit for duty. Thus, providing an onsite area to train and maintain their fitness for duty allows them to respond immediately when an incident occurs.
* Prior to gender diversification within the fire service, most older facilities included only one locker and shower room. Since firefighters are on shift 24 hours a day and perform a task that often covers them in dirt and residue, separate shower and locker facilities are necessary in order to attend to personal needs.
* On July 27, 2017, the City issued an Invitation to Bid for the Fire Station Addition project; ...
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