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Trenton council approves preconstruction manager and architect team for new police and fire stations
Summary
City Council approved a $27,000 preconstruction services agreement with JS Vig and selected Detroit Architectural Group with BKV Group as the preferred architects for new police and fire stations; both votes were unanimous.
City Administrator Dean asked the Trenton City Council on Feb. 3 to approve preconstruction services with JS Vig and to designate Detroit Architectural Group (DAG) partnered with BKV Group as the preferred architectural team for the city’s planned police and fire station projects.
Dean said approval of the JS Vig proposal would let the city continue with preconstruction work and noted the request would “authorize dollars 27,000 for the preliminary construction amounts” as an initial step. He described JS Vig’s prior work for the city and said the firm would prepare specifications, solicit bids and return contracts to council for approval.
The council also approved DAG and BKV as the preferred architectural firm after a request for qualifications attracted 11 responses that were narrowed to two finalists. Dean said DAG provides a local, downriver connection while BKV brings national experience designing police and fire stations; he told council the firms had begun surveying existing facilities.
Both motions passed with the council voting “moved and supported” and the mayor declaring them “unanimously so ordered.” No roll-call vote count was read into the record.
Why it matters: The approvals authorize early project work that prepares the city to solicit bids and define construction scopes; a more detailed package with architects’ plans and costs is expected to return to council in a later meeting.
Details and next steps: The JS Vig preconstruction authorization is limited to the $27,000 figure stated in the city administrator’s proposal; Dean said a fuller plan that includes architects’ designs and likely additional contract approvals will be presented in April. For the architect selection, DAG and BKV will produce separate architectural teams for each station and proceed with site surveys and design work under the terms to be finalized and reviewed by the city attorney.
No formal objections or amendments were recorded during either vote.
