SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) agreement and proposal from Biltmore Construction Co., Inc. (Biltmore), of Belleair, FL, for the construction of temporary Fire Station 46, (18-0028-FD) for the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) of $338,914.00 pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 18-20 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
Fire Station 46, located at the north end of Mandalay Park on Clearwater Beach, was built in 1964 and no longer meets the operational needs of the Clearwater Fire Department.
On November 5, 2020, Council approved the selection of Biltmore Construction Co. Inc. per RFQ 18-20. In December 2020, the pre-construction phase services were approved by the City Manager in an amount of $88,990.00 to Biltmore.
Initially, the project team proposed to construct the new fire station immediately south of the existing station, thus providing continuous service coverage during the construction phase of the project. This option was abandoned due to zoning, schedule, and cost implications. Construction of a temporary station to provide continuous coverage for Clearwater Beach until the new station is complete, is a required first step to construct the new station.
This CMAR proposal is for the construction of the temporary fire station with the use of a city leased modular dormitory building, installation of all associated utilities, a 20 ft. by 50 ft. carport, 40-ft. conditioned Conex box for bunker gear storage, paved apparatus driveway, crushed shell parking and contractor staging area complete with screened chain link perimeter fencing.
Construction of the temporary facility will begin July 2021 and is scheduled to be completed in August 2021, allowing time to transition operations to the temporary location prior to demolition of the existing station. A proposal for construction of the new Fire Station 46 will be brought to City Council for approval in the fall of 2021. Deconstruction of the temporary fire station and full restoration of the affected McKay park area is scheduled for end of 2022 when the new fire station is expected to be operational.
The City Manager’s Office authorized the leasing of a modular dormitory building, to be used as the temporary fire station, in the amount of $81,970.00 for a twenty-four month rental, through Williams Scotsman Inc., piggybacking off the OMNI Cooperative Agreement FL-R160101.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
FD00190001-CONS-CNSTRC $338,914
Funds are available in capital improvement project FD00190001, Fire Station 46-Beach, to fund this proposal.