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Waynesville selects McMillan, Pardon & Smith to design new fire station; USDA preliminary report planned
Summary
Council authorized negotiation with McMillan, Pardon & Smith (MPS) to prepare the USDA preliminary architectural report (PAR) and subsequent design services for a new fire station, noting the PAR cost estimate of $60,000–$100,000 and a project budget placeholder of $6 million subject to USDA review.
The Waynesville Town Council voted May 26 to authorize staff to negotiate a contract with McMillan, Pardon & Smith (MPS) to prepare a USDA preliminary architectural report (PAR) and to provide remaining architectural services for a proposed new fire station (Station 2).
Staff said six firms responded to the RFP; a selection committee interviewed three finalists and recommended MPS as best aligned with the project requirements and USDA funding expectations. The PAR is a required USDA preliminary report (estimated $60,000–$100,000) that will set the project budget; staff had tentatively set aside $6 million as a working project budget but said MPS’s PAR could revise that figure down (to an example near $4 million) or up depending on defined scope.
Council members and fire leadership discussed schedule expectations: staff estimated USDA approvals and PAR work could take about six months to free up USDA funds, with construction potentially beginning in 12–18 months and a broader timeline to full project completion of roughly three years depending on funding and permitting. Council authorized contract negotiations and asked staff to return a finalized contract for council consideration.
