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Council awards multiple fire‑station renovation contracts; grants cover part of cost, remainder from general fund
Summary
Council approved multiple contracts for fire station renovation (concrete, glazing, plumbing, siding/trim, roofing, structural steel, masonry and garage-door work). The project bid packs total roughly $425,000; grants provide about $246,749 and remaining costs may come from the city general fund.
Garden City — Council members approved a series of contract awards Monday to advance a renovation of the city’s fire station. The council authorized multiple contracts across two bid packs covering concrete, glazing, plumbing, siding and trim, roofing and gutters, structural steel, masonry (time-and-materials), and garage-door relocation.
Fire Chief Randy Keen presented the bid packages and explained why several scopes attracted only a single bid (smaller scopes and short-duration work), and why the roofing award warranted additional discussion. Keen said some bid items would be time-and-materials because full scope will only be known once work begins; for example, masonry work includes hourly and equipment…
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