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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Agenda Date Requested: 5/ <br /> <br /> <br />T FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br />Bude:et <br /> <br />Requested By: <br /> <br />Source of Funds: Fund 43-2002 GO Bonds <br /> <br />Department: PlaRRiRg <br /> <br />Account Number: 43-9892-833-1100 <br /> <br />Report: <br /> <br />Resolution: <br /> <br />Ordinance: X <br /> <br />Amount lIudgeted: !Ii 1,295,000 <br /> <br />Exhibits: Ordinance <br /> <br />Amount Uequested' S )7,SQQ <br /> <br />Exhibits: Ae:reement for Professional Services <br /> <br />Budgeted Item: YES <br /> <br />Exhibits DeiigR S~bedule <br /> <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />In February 2002, the La Porte voters approved $ 1.295 million to com.truct a new Fire Station # <br />2 and to remodel existing Fire Station # 2 to house Emergency Medical. Services. <br /> <br />Staff is recommending securing the services of a professional architectural firm to begin design <br />of the renovation of Fire Station # 2. Fire Department, EMS and Planning staff interviewed the <br />firm Ray and Hollington Architects and determined they are well suited to provide architectural <br />services for the design of this building. Attached is an Agreement for Professional Services that <br />provides a fee of $35,500 for design, bidding, and construction administration services for a <br />$420,000 facility. Staff is recommending an additional $2,000 be allocated for incidental <br />reimbursable expenses the Architect may incur. <br /> <br />The preliminary scope of the design is to renovate approximately 3,600 SF of the existing <br />kitchen, dormitory, toilet and common space and the addition of2,400 SF of reception, office, <br />toilet, conference, storage and expanded dormitory facilities. Also, an alternate is to be prepared <br />for the refurbishment of the apparatus bays (cleaning, painting and etc.). <br /> <br />Action Required bv Council: <br />Consider approval of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement for <br />Professional Services with Ray and Hollington AlA Architects for desi,gn of the renovation of <br />Fire Station # 2 and allocate $37,500 to fund said agreement. <br /> <br />Approved for City Council Ae:enda <br /> <br /> <br />S-//fj--(j 5 <br /> <br />nate <br />