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Wilkes-Barre discusses $49,500 contract with Panzida for Hollenbeck Fire Station auxiliary garage
Summary
At an April 22 Wilkes-Barre City Council work session, councilmembers reviewed a resolution to authorize a $49,500 contract with Panzida Enterprises to install a prefabricated auxiliary garage at Hollenbeck Fire Station, largely grant-funded; one bid was received and the current package does not include utilities.
Wilkes-Barre City Council on April 22 discussed a resolution to authorize city officials to enter into an agreement with Panzida Enterprises for $49,500 to supply and install a prefabricated auxiliary garage at Hollenbeck Fire Station.
The measure, introduced by the mayor during the work session, would fund the project primarily through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of State Fire Commissioner's Grama Program along with money from the Wilkes-Barre Fire Department general fund. Jay Delaney, identified in the meeting as the city’s fire chief, described the structure as "a prefabricated metal building" that will sit on a 6-inch concrete slab and measure about 30 feet by 30 feet.
The garage is intended mainly for storage of firefighting and rescue equipment currently exposed to weather or stored in cramped areas inside the station. Delaney said the building will match the Hollenbeck station’s green siding and red doors, include two front doors, a man door and a high window on the Hollenbeck Golf Course side, and be placed about 10 feet from the existing station. "We had to get our equipment out of the elements and and underneath," Delaney said, describing existing trip hazards and fuel storage near turnout gear.
Delaney told council the current procurement received a single responsive bid from Panzida Enterprises at $49,500; another contractor, Hadley, submitted a substantially higher figure he recalled as about $158,000. He and the mayor said prevailing-wage requirements tied to the funding influenced contractor participation. "We only had 1 bidder on it," Delaney said during the discussion.
Councilmembers asked whether the bid included utilities. Delaney said it did not: "Is that in this bid? No, it's not. It's the building with insulation, roof, doors, everything is there," and that heating and electrical work would be pursued later if the city budget allows. The mayor and Delaney described the project's general-fund contribution as limited and said most of the cost is grant-funded.
The transcript records the council discussing project details and the procurement but does not include a recorded motion, second, or formal vote on the authorization during the work session.
Next steps noted in the discussion included providing council members a bid sheet and, if the council moves forward, executing the agreement with the lowest responsible bidder and associated project documents.
