Council adopts FY2026 budget amendment and approves $13.0M guaranteed maximum price for Fire Station 72

Farmington City Council unanimously adopted the second amendment to the fiscal‑year 2026 municipal budget and approved a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for the Westside Fire Station (Station 72) at a figure reported to be about $13,011,000, under the packet’s $16 million line item.

Budget manager Levi described common amendment categories — carryovers, grants and reallocations — and noted that several large projects (park work, the fire station) were moving forward. In public discussion the council noted that the packet’s line item for the Westside Fire Station was $16,000,000 but that the CM/GC GMP and recent bids brought that core construction number to roughly $13,011,000. “The number came in about 13,011,000. So we're coming in under budget on our fire station,” a council speaker said during the meeting.

Council also discussed that the GMP does not include all finishings and some soft costs (furnishings, a generator) that will be added in later budget work; staff said the packet will be updated in the FY2027 budget process and that the savings should cover most furnishings and equipment. Staff reported that material costs on two simple public‑works salt storage buildings ran higher than expected (roughly $900,000) and outlined available fund balances and bond/cash strategies to cover project costs.

Councilmember Melissa moved to approve the resolution to amend the FY2026 municipal budget; Roger seconded and the motion carried unanimously. Later in the meeting a council motion to approve the GMP amendment for the construction manager general contractor agreement with CERC for Fire Station 72 was made and also carried unanimously.

Next steps: staff will finalize contract documents and reconcile packet line items in the upcoming budget cycle and ensure soft costs and equipment purchases are appropriated in future budget actions.