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Huber Heights recommends Broomball Construction for Fire Station 23 bid after vetting
Summary
After a competitive bid process for Fire Station 23, city staff recommended awarding the contract to Broomball Construction at a total of $2,560,000, citing bidder experience requirements that excluded the apparent low bidder.
Huber Heights staff recommended awarding the Fire Station 23 construction contract to Broomball Construction after a competitive bidding process produced three bids.
City staff told the council they received three bids following a mandatory pre-bid meeting attended by 10 firms. The bids presented were: CAP Construction at $2,460,000, Broomball Construction at $2,560,000 (which includes a $100,000 allowance), and Megan Construction (reported in the presentation as $2,736,064). The architect required bidders to provide an AIA A305 contractor qualification statement and to demonstrate successful experience constructing fire stations within the previous 12 years.
Staff said CAP Construction’s submission could not demonstrate a qualifying fire‑station project within the 12‑year window; staff noted CAP’s cited station was completed in February 2006, outside the required period, and therefore did not meet the advertised qualification. Because of that shortfall, staff recommended Broomball, which supplied documentation showing multiple qualifying fire‑station projects, including a 2016 project.
The chief outlined a two‑phase plan to maintain firehouse operations during construction: build the new structure (phase 1), relocate living quarters and temporary day‑rooms, then renovate and demolish portions of the existing building in phase 2. Contractors estimated roughly 365 days for total completion; staff said paperwork could be signed within weeks if council approves and that a council decision is scheduled for Feb. 24.
Councilmembers asked about the rationale for the 12‑year experience requirement; staff said the architect selected that term to help ensure contractors understood modern standards for ventilation and other station systems. Councilmembers also pressed staff on logistics for personnel and continuity of operations during construction.
No final award was made at the work session; staff’s recommendation will appear on the council agenda for formal action.
