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Committee approves architectural design contract for Smyrna EMS station and related site work
Summary
Architect Bart Fancini presented a design contract and fee to create a 2,700‑square‑foot EMS station, expanded canopy and site work in Smyrna; the committee approved the design contract that covers multiple engineering consultants.
The committee reviewed a proposed architectural and engineering services contract from Bart Fancini Associates to design a new EMS station and related site work in Smyrna, including a canopy expansion and parking adjustments.
Bart, representing Bartano Fancini Associates, told the committee the fee for the combined work was "roughly $153,638" and that the fee follows the Tennessee state design fee schedule. He described the EMS station as approximately 2,700 square feet with an approximately 22‑foot canopy addition, a storm shelter, and about 20 parking spaces; staff estimated site work for the area at roughly $960,000 and said the building design cost basis used in the fee calculation was approximately $1.4 million, producing an overall design fee tied to an anticipated project cost of about $2.372 million.
Fancini said the contract scope includes mechanical, plumbing, electrical, structural and civil engineering consultants and that the county intends to bid the construction work publicly rather than award it at risk to a single contractor. Committee members discussed fee composition, consultant liability (stamping and professional responsibility), and the procurement path. Staff noted the money for the project had already been appropriated and that consolidating the work under a single contract would save costs by avoiding duplicate general conditions for separate contracts.
A motion to approve the architectural contract and associated scope moved, was seconded, and passed by roll call.
Why it matters: The contract funds design and permitting for a new EMS station that will affect emergency medical response capacity in Smyrna and site work adjacent to an existing facility.
What happens next: Procurement will finalize the contract and the design team will proceed to prepare construction documents and bid documents for the public construction procurement process.
