City recommends CD Smith as construction manager for new Fire Station 1; contract documents to be finalized

The City of West Bend’s selection committee recommended, and the city approved, awarding the construction-manager role for a new Fire Station 1 to CD Smith Construction after interviews with three finalists. Council and committee votes on Jan. 20 advanced the award; contract documents remained to be finalized by city administration and the city attorney.

Why it matters: hiring a construction manager is the next major procurement step for a planned new Fire Station 1. The city’s presentation noted that the station would be located at the southeast corner of Washington Street and Highway 45, replacing the existing station on Washington between 7th and 8th avenues.

Details recorded in the meeting:

- Selection process: staff (with consultant SEH) interviewed CD Smith Construction, Findorff, and Scherer Construction; the selection committee recommended CD Smith based on proposals and proposed fees.

- Cost figures discussed on the record: the selection materials referenced a construction-cost figure stated in the meeting as $16,000,000 for the project; CD Smith’s proposed construction-manager fee was recorded as $967,952. Contract documents were not finalized at the time of the vote; administration and city attorney to complete execution in the days following the meeting.

- Vote and next steps: council approved the award recommendation; administration will finalize and return contract documents for execution. The construction-manager contract award advances procurement but does not itself obligate full construction financing until later council approvals and executed contracts.