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Committee backs design contract and contractor selection for Brainerd fire station renovation

Brainerd City Committee · February 3, 2026
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Summary

The committee recommended a $380,000 design services contract and the selection of North Construction as the best-fit general contractor for the planned renovation of the fire station at 23 Laurel Street. The project would add about 4,200 sq ft to the first floor and a roughly 2,600 sq ft mezzanine; estimated construction budget noted at about $5.5 million.

Brainerd City committee members voted to forward staff’s recommendation to the council to proceed with design services and to select a general contractor for a major renovation of the fire station at 23 Laurel Street.

Fire Chief Holmes told the committee the original building dates to 1983–84 and that the current proposal incorporates planning work done in 2025, conditional‑use and variance approvals…

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