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Public Works outlines fire facility projects, recovery of Station 16 costs and timeline for 2020 bond
Summary
Public Works presented an overview of past and planned fire facility projects funded by voter-approved bond programs, said about $140–150 million has gone to fire facilities to date, described construction timelines for the Fireboat Station 35 and the Gerald Street ambulance deployment facility, and said the department expects $275 million in the proposed 2020 bond for fire-related projects.
Public Works program manager Charles Agaras told the San Francisco Fire Commission that the city has used two prior earthquake- and emergency-response bond measures since 2010 to invest in fire facilities and related systems, and that roughly $140–150 million has been dedicated to fire stations and equipment.
Agaras highlighted recently completed work, including Fire Station 16 and Station 5, and said the city is pursuing liquidated damages against the Station 16 contractor for delay. “We are pursuing what we call liquidated damages, against the builder for having taken as long,” Agaras said, describing the assessment as an effort “to make the project whole” by recouping oversight and administration costs. Public Works estimated about…
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