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<br /> <br />Itel11 # 5.2. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Bruce A. West, Fire Chief <br /> <br />DATE: September 6, 2005 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Authorization to Obtain Bids for Addition of Fire Station #1 <br /> <br />TIle Elk River Fire and ~f\Jnbulance Serv'ice is proposing to add approximately 4300 square feet to <br />Fire Station #1 located at 415 Jackson i\v~enue. .L\mbulance Coordinator Steve Dittbenner Ilas <br />updated the :~'ilayor and City Council \~vitll information referencing the proposed addition. TIle Elk <br />Ri,Ter Fire Deparnnent membersIllP voted to mo,Te fOl\,vard \vidl the proposed addition and <br />application has been completed \vidl the City of Elk Ri,Ter Planning Department for placement on <br />dle September 27 Planning Commission agenda. <br /> <br />TIle addition ,\Till entail a large apparatus area for tlle 1:\vo Elk River ambulances and also space for <br />offices, lnecl1amcal storage, bad1.tooms, and a day r001TI. TIle Elk Ri,Ter Fire and Ambulance Service <br />lUred Tusllle 1vIontgomery .i\rchitects and Dan Pellinen, ,\Tho \vorked on tlle Public Safety Facility, is <br />our point of contact. Dra\\Tings \vill be a'Tailable at tlle lneeting. <br /> <br />\Vitll constluction costs consistently increasing, tile Elk River Fire and J\mbulance membersIllP <br />decided to mo\re fOl\,vard \Vitll the proposed addition to Fire Station #1 \vith tlle anticipation of <br />construction to begin on October 11, 2005 and continue tl1.tougll tlle ,vinter. Included is a re'Tised <br />sclledule for tlle appro'Tal process, bid process, bid opening, Council a\vard of bids, and tlle <br />proposed date of construction commencelnent. <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />I am requesting Council autllorization to ad'iertise for bids for tlle Fire Station #1 addition located <br />at 415 Jackson .t\ ,renue. TIle adv'ertisement for bids \vill be in tlle Elk Ri,Ter Star N e\vs on September <br />14,21, and 28,2005. Tile bids \vill be opened at Elk Ri'7er City Hall on October 6,2005 at 2 p.m. <br />Bids \vill be re'Tie\ved by city staff, .L\lnbulance Coordinator Ste\Te Dittbenner, and Dan Pellinen of <br />Tusllie IvIontgomery .L~rcllltects. I \vill be in attendance at tlle September 6, 2005, City Council <br />lneeting to ans\ver any questions you may lla,Te in reference to the proposed Fire Station #1 <br />addition. If you Ila'le any questions prior to tlle City Council meeting, please feel free to call me at <br />dle Elk Ri,Ter Fire Department at 763.635.1105. <br /> <br />S:\Council\Bruce\2005\Fire Station #1 ~\uth to "Advertise for Bids.doc <br />