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Komatsu Architecture previews Station 4 design; contract to return June 24
Summary
Komatsu Architecture presented preliminary design concepts and a typical two‑year timeline for a proposed Station 4, and staff told council a contract for architectural services will appear on the June 24 agenda. Council members asked about site selection, community engagement and cost controls.
Komatsu Architecture presented preliminary plans and process for a proposed Fire Station 4 at a Lancaster City Council work session on June 17, and staff said the city will consider an architectural services contract at its June 24 meeting.
Ryan Brantley of Komatsu, who led the presentation, summarized the firm’s decades of station experience and showed examples of recent stations in similar settings. He said the firm would produce test fits, 30/60/90% submissions, probable‑cost estimates and run community engagement sessions with the fire department and council as the project moves forward. “We’ll do test fits of the site. We’ll do test fits of the plans. We’ll develop schedules. We’ll do probable cost estimates as we go through the design,” Brantley said during his presentation.
City staff told the council the design contract will return for consideration on June 24 and that securing a parcel of land is the city’s immediate next step. Mechanical, electrical and plumbing considerations (presented by Matt Foles of MEPCE) and civil and structural coordination (presented by Tom Scott of Gessner Engineering) were highlighted as essential early tasks to set finished floor elevations, plan drainage and select appropriate foundation systems.
Council members asked how long comparable projects take; Brantley estimated about two years from initial design to grand opening for a standard station—about 8–10 months for design, 1–2 months for permitting and bidding, and roughly one year for construction if weather cooperates. Staff also confirmed the project will include multiple opportunities for council and community input and that construction administration and a one‑year warranty walk would be part of the contract.
The presentation and the subsequent Q&A focused on site selection (staff said the East Side of the tracks is the currently proposed area), legal steps to acquire property and ensuring the final design meets both operational needs and community character. The council did not take a formal vote; staff will return the contract and project details for formal consideration at the upcoming meeting.
