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Rochester Hills OKs $1.13 million design-build contract for fire training tower
Summary
Council approved a not-to-exceed $1,131,305 award to AR Brower for a modular live-fire training tower at headquarters; staff said budget overruns will be covered by shifting funds from a canceled trailer purchase and underspent station projects so no fund-balance use is required.
The Rochester Hills City Council on Monday authorized a design-build contract with AR Brower Company of Dexter for a modular live-fire training tower at Fire Station headquarters in a not-to-exceed amount of $1,131,305.
Fire Department representatives said the existing tower — more than 30 years old — lacks live-fire capability and that the proposed modular tower includes multiple live-fire training rooms and reconfigurable interior and exterior walls to vary training scenarios. The design-build approach was chosen to combine design and project management with supplier coordination for a specialized facility.
Council members noted the award came in above the $900,000 budgeted figure. City staff explained the department will not replace a $165,000 public-safety education trailer and anticipates savings of about $66,000 on an HVAC/roof and locker-room rehabilitation at Fire Station No. 1; together those adjustments are expected to cover the overage without using fund balance.
Deputy Chief Cook explained that the design-build procurement includes parameters set in the RFP and that an approved design will be finalized before construction begins. Councilmember Mangioli and others voiced support for the training benefits; Councilmember Mongeoli noted the use of fire-millage funds was appropriate for the public-safety investment.
Council approved the contract and authorized the mayor to execute the agreement on behalf of the city.
