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Council approves $11.47 million guaranteed maximum price for new fire station (Ordinance 23-2026)
Summary
On an emergency adoption, council authorized the mayor to enter a guaranteed maximum price agreement with Beaver Constructors Inc. for a new fire station at a cost not to exceed $11,469,883.89 and moved toward groundbreaking; council suspended the three-reading rule and adopted the ordinance under suspension.
Council advanced plans for a new fire station by adopting Ordinance 23-2026, which authorizes the mayor (upon board of control approval) to enter a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) agreement with Beaver Constructors Inc. for construction "at a cost not to exceed $11,469,883.89," and declares the matter an emergency to expedite the project.
During the second-reading discussion, Member Mcus noted the GMP sets the ceiling for the project and that council expected to move toward a groundbreaking. Council voted to adopt the second reading, then voted to suspend the three-reading rule. After suspending the rules the council adopted the ordinance under suspension; the transcript records the motions and a single verbal objection during voice votes but does not provide a numeric roll call tally for the final adoption.
Council members described the adoption as a step toward construction and indicated there were no substantive changes to the project terms reported in the meeting discussion. The ordinance was adopted under emergency declaration, allowing the city to proceed toward contracting and construction milestones.
