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Council approves contract for new Crystal Fire Department station after bid review
Summary
Council reviewed three bids for a new Crystal Fire Department station and approved awarding the contract to the lowest responsible bidder identified in the discussion; transcript includes inconsistent contractor-name references and funding notes that $600,000 will come from local-share funds with remainder from the department capital fund.
Council reviewed a Board of Bids report on the new Crystal Fire Department station. The presenter listed three bids received July 30 with amounts the transcript records (approximately $1.398 million; $2.374 million; $1.677 million) and said the department recommended awarding the bid to Niagara Construction for about $1,389,000 as the lowest responsible bidder. He told council the funding plan would use $600,000 in local-share account funds with the remainder from the department's capital fund.
During discussion Ron (identified in the transcript as being from the fire department) and council members asked about contingencies and whether bids could be exceeded during construction; staff said funds were available in the city's capital portion to cover some contingencies and that overruns beyond typical thresholds could trigger negotiation. The council moved to approve the contract award and the motion passed on the floor.
Note: the transcript contains inconsistent spellings and contractor references (the presenter listed multiple bidder names and later the motion text refers to Dager/Dagger Construction). The article reports the bids and the department's stated recommendation but flags those name inconsistencies for verification by staff.
