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Resolution to Approve a Construction Contract with Granger Construction Company ($10,630,000.00) (RFP# 24-57), Establish the Fire Station 4 Bond 2025 Fund and Appropriate Funding ($12,420,000.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and consideration is a resolution to approve a construction contract with Granger Construction Company, Lansing, MI, for the construction of the replacement of Fire Station #4 located at 2415 S. Huron Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI.
The existing Fire Station #4 is over 60 years old and in poor condition. The facility does not provide adequate areas for modern firefighting equipment and personnel, including gender appropriate facilities. Additionally, the location of the building on the curve of the roadway creates a hazard for City staff, equipment and the public.
The replacement station will be a net zero fire station, possibly the first of its kind in the State of Michigan. As a net zero building design, the facility will produce as much, or more, energy than it uses. This is accomplished through a variety of means including the installation of solar panels to produce energy, an extremely efficient building envelope to reduce the buildings heating/cooling needs, the use of a geothermal heating/cooling system that uses the earth's ground temperatures to heat or cool the building, an automated building control management system, and other features that help reduce the building's carbon footprint. There are significant storm water improvements in the construction plan to retain volume and improve the quality of the water discharge. The access to the new Fire Station #4 will be integrated into the traffic signal at Platt Road and South Huron Parkway to allow safe access to and from the site. The project also includes the construction of a new basketball court at Scheffler Park, adjacent to the site. The new fire station will be constructed on the site of the existing station which will be demolished as part of this...
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