May 18, 2021 at 2:00pm
The County Board approved the budget increase Saturday, bringing the total project cost including contingencies to $27.92 million. It covers the new Fire Station No. 8 at 4845 Lee Highway, in the Hall’s Hill area, and a temporary facility to allow firefighting operations to continue during construction.
“The new total project budget is $27.92 million which includes: $19.98 million in hard construction costs; $1.21 million for furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E); $3.26M in soft costs (design and construction administration fees, County staff time, and permits and inspections); $2.51 million in land acquisitions, and $0.96 million for contingencies,” notes a county staff report.
The fire station will be the first county building to have a “green” (vegetated) roof and solar power, thanks to panels atop the building.