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Long and Associates outlines design options, costs for Hillsborough County Fire Station No. 11 replacement
Summary
Long and Associates presented three design and phasing options for replacing Fire Station No. 11 in Brandon, reported preliminary cost estimates of $5.4–$5.9 million and discussed site constraints, stormwater management, materials and delivery methods during a procurement presentation to the Hillsborough County Capital Programs Committee.
Long and Associates, the architecture and engineering firm responding to RPS 25-00191, presented three design and phasing options for a replacement of Hillsborough County Fire Station No. 11 in Brandon and answered questions about costs, site constraints and delivery methods.
The presentation opened with Lex Long, president of Long and Associates, saying, “when you surround yourself with the right people, great things happen,” and describing the team, commitments to small/minority consultants and prior work on prototype stations. Long said the firm is “committing at least 10% of our fees to these particular firms” and noted Long and Associates is registered as an SBE with the City of St. Petersburg and Hillsborough County Schools.
The firm summarized the project scope described in the county RFP: a phased replacement that keeps the station operational during construction, renovation of the existing apparatus bay, and a new single-story living quarters building. Long and Associates said the existing station dates to about 1979, does not meet current structural…
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