Funding for the renovation of Fire Station 5 was approved by voters as part of the 2021 Bond Referendum. This project includes the addition of apparatus bays, additional parking, and renovation to interior residential areas. Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) was selected as the delivery method for this project.
On July 13, 2022, through a two-step Request for Qualifications process (RFQ 2022-0534-B), the City received qualifications from five firms for the project. The evaluation team consisted of staff from several stakeholder departments.
The evaluation team requested the two top-scoring firms to submit proposals for pre-construction services including their fees for managing the construction of the project. The firms were then asked to present their project solution to city staff, during which they provided their pre-construction and construction approaches for the project along with their experience with similar projects.
Based on their proposed project team, fee amount, project approach and overall interview, city staff chose Pogue Construction Company, LP (Pogue), as Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the project. On November 1, 2022, Pogue and the City entered into a pre-construction services agreement.
During the development of the design, Pogue provided extensive feedback regarding the constructability of the project and prepared construction cost estimates for the iterations. Through this process, Pogue has offered value management construction options to keep the project within budget. They have worked with city staff and the consultant/architect (Martinez Architects) to develop a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) in the amount of $10,102,511 for the management and construction of the Fire Station 5 Renovation project. Engineering-Facilities staff and the design consultant recommend approval of the GMP for this project.
If this agenda item is not approved, Fire Station 5 will have limited functionality, unable to properly store Fire Department apparatus and be limited on staff occupancy.