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Council approves emergency $42.7 million fire-station appropriation and $14.4 million change order
Summary
Council declared an emergency and approved Ordinance 26-007 to appropriate $42,703,612.38 in bond proceeds for fire-station projects and authorized change order #1 ($14,365,742) with Turner Construction Company; council said the emergency reading prevented contractor pricing from expiring.
The City Council voted Jan. 20 to adopt Ordinance 26-007 as an emergency measure to appropriate bond proceeds and authorize construction funding for Fire Station 8 and a training facility.
Council approved an appropriation increase of $42,703,612.38 payable from bond proceeds to the fire improvements fund. The ordinance authorizes the interim city manager to execute Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $14,365,742 with Turner Construction Company and permits future change orders up to 10% of the authorized amount. City staff said the emergency reading was requested because contractor and subcontractor pricing was set to expire before a normal second reading could be scheduled, which could increase project cost.
Why it matters: The appropriation funds a major capital project for the fire department and moves procurement forward quickly by using the emergency clause. Interim city management told the council that future fire-station projects will return to the normal consent-agenda cycle after this full appropriation.
The emergency clause and the second reading were both approved on roll-call votes recorded in the transcript as 7-0.
