AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Materials Management
DCM: Bryan Langley
AGENDA DATE: April 18, 2017
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Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement for architectural design services in support of the design of the new City of Denton Fire Station 3 to be located at 1210 IH35E; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 6318 awarded to Kirkpatrick Architecture Studio in the not-to-exceed amount of $652,200).
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FILE INFORMATION
This item is for design services relating to the construction of Fire Station 3 which will replace an existing fire station which is located at 1204 McCormick Street. The existing fire station is outdated and small (5,500 square feet) and is not capable of housing the state of the art fire equipment that is now required to provide adequate fire protection to the northeast section of Denton.
The last four (4) City of Denton fire stations designed by Kirkpatrick Architecture Studio (Kirkpatrick), located in Denton, Texas, have won several awards and received national accolades for their designs and functionality. Kirkpatrick is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified architect and was instrumental in Fire Station 7 becoming the first Gold LEED certified station in Texas and the second in the country. Both the Central Station and Station 7 were designed by Kirkpatrick and were completed under budget and on schedule. Even though Fire Station 2 experienced construction delays, the project was on budget. Throughout the construction process Kirkpatrick served as the City's advocate for maintaining quality and fair pricing. The relationship with this firm has been outstanding and the Fire Department has been very satisfied with the final result. In addition, Kirkpatrick has designed several other fire stations in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisi...
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