The Grove City Council unanimously approved several subcontract awards July 25 for construction of a new fire station at 1820 S Broadway St, Grove, Okla. The approvals followed a recommendation from Timberlake Construction and were approved by motion of Councilmember Ivan Devitt, seconded by Councilmember Andy Stewart.

City staff present for the special meeting included City Manager Darren Cook and Assistant City Manager Laura Davila. The awards assigned specific trades to named contractors, advancing the project toward construction.

The transcript lists the awarded packages as: Package 05A (structural steel fabrication and erection) — Metal Buildings Industries; Package 07A (roofing) — Sooner Recon; Package 07B (joint sealants) — NDN Waterproofing; Package 10A (specialties, material only) — Timberlake Construction; Package 13A (metal building systems) — Metal Buildings Industries; Package 22A (plumbing) — Zap Plumbing. The motion to approve passed 5-0, with Peggy Steed, Andy Stewart, Marty Dyer, Ivan Devitt and Mayor Ed Trumbull voting aye; no nays were recorded.

The meeting record does not specify contract amounts, construction schedule or funding sources for the fire station; those details were not provided during the session. No public comment or debate on the items appears in the transcript.

The council convened the special meeting at 4:00 p.m., addressed the two construction bid items, and adjourned at 4:06 p.m.