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Council endorses progressive design-build approach for new Fire Station 4 at Bourne and Gibson; staff to pursue owner’s rep and schedule
Summary
Woodland Council accepted staff recommendation to use a progressive design-build delivery method for the new Fire Station 4 at Bourne and Gibson, approved the project approach 5-0 and asked staff to pursue an owner's representative and a procurement schedule leading to construction in 2027.
The Woodland City Council voted unanimously to accept staff’s recommendation to deliver Fire Station 4 using a progressive design-build approach and to move ahead with procurement steps, including hiring an owner’s representative and issuing an RFQ/RFP for a design-build team.
City Manager Ken Hyatt said the council previously directed staff to proceed with a smaller neighborhood station at Bourne and Gibson that would allow the city to relocate the engine company while maintaining a truck company in the industrial area. Hyatt said the approach should allow the city to improve response times to the Spring Lake area without compromising industrial-area coverage.
Community Development Director Brent Meyer described project-delivery options and recommended progressive design-build for schedule certainty and collaborative budgeting. Meyer said the method avoids the “bridging documents” and duplicate architectural effort that can come with traditional design-build and that it enables the city to start the process “pretty much today” while working collaboratively with an architect and contractor on scope and cost.
Meyer outlined a near-term procurement schedule: return to council in November with an award for an owner’s representative, advertise the RFQ/RFP for a progressive design-build team in winter, award a design-build contract in spring, negotiate a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) in the following fall, and begin construction in 2027.
Staff reported roughly $8 million currently in a fund balance dedicated for the fire station and estimated the project will cost between $9 million and $11 million depending on final scope. Hyatt said timing the construction to match favorable bidding conditions would help the city meet its budget targets.
Council members asked about fire-department involvement in design. Chief Zane (speaking during council questions) said the department has led development of the program list (rooms, apparatus bays and operational requirements) and that design choices will include flexibility to convert office space to dorms in the future so the station can accommodate more staff without major additions.
Public commenters supported the project and asked that staff incorporate energy-efficient features such as solar panels. One commenter suggested co-locating related public safety functions on the large Bourne-and-Gibson parcel; staff did not commit to co-location but said future opportunities could be explored.
Action: Council accepted the staff recommendation to pursue progressive design-build and proceed with the procurement steps described; the motion passed 5-0. Staff will return to council for approvals at successive checkpoints, including selection of an owner’s rep and later the design-build team and GMP.
What’s next: Staff to issue an owner’s representative procurement in the coming months, bring a contract back to council in November, then advertise and evaluate progressive design-build teams with selection anticipated in spring and a construction start targeted for 2027.
