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Germantown committee deadlocks on police-station architect; item sent to village board with no recommendation
Summary
Trustees debated competing architect bids and project costs for a proposed new Germantown police facility but failed to agree on a recommendation; the item will advance to the village board on April 20 without a committee endorsement. Concerns centered on comparative costs, grant eligibility and timing amid upcoming trustee turnover.
Trustees at a Germantown village committee meeting on April 20 debated which architecture firm should design a proposed new police facility but failed to agree on a recommendation, sending the matter to the village board with no committee endorsement.
The committee heard a presentation from Chief Merton and staff on the department’s needs and the procurement process. Staff said 12 firms submitted proposals after 28 firms attended a mandatory site visit; three finalists — Bray Architects, Zimmerman Architects and FGM Architects — were interviewed. FGM received the highest evaluation score (84.6) and negotiated design fees of $1.764 million. Zimmerman and…
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