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Board approves guaranteed maximum price for new Fire Station 6 in south Hot Springs
Summary
The board adopted a resolution authorizing work order 25-01 with Hill and Cox Corporation under the citys CMAR contract to build a new Fire Station 6 for a guaranteed maximum price of $3,623,238 and directed a budget transfer to the Fire Fund.
The Hot Springs Board of Directors approved work order 25-01 to Hill and Cox Corporation under the city's construction-manager-at-risk (CMAR) contract for the construction of Fire Station 6 on First Security Way.
Why it matters: The new station is intended to improve fire and rescue coverage south of King Expressway and provide space for a three-vehicle apparatus bay plus living quarters for five firefighters. City staff said the project has been value-engineered to reduce cost while preserving operational needs.
Fire Chief Ed Davis told the board the single-story, 7,445-square-foot building…
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