Pre-construction contract for new Carson City fire house, emergency operations center approved
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Thu, 06/16/2022 - 9:52am
On Thursday, the Carson City Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a contract between the city and Core West, Inc. to engage Core as a construction manager at risk for a new fire station with shared facilities for emergency operations.
Core will be providing pre-construction CMAR services for the project for a not to exceed amount of $54,000.
The project will ultimately include the contraction of a combined emergency operations center, fire station and backup emergency dispatch center in order to meet the needs of an increasing population, and to improve emergency management and preparedness capacities for the city, according to the agenda.
The city and Core may negotiate a separate construction services contract in the future when entering the construction phase of the project.
Initial funding for this project was approved by the board in May 2021, and a formal request for proposals for the project was released in April 2022. Two proposals were received, and Core was selected above the other applicant.
Services provided by a CMAR include two separate contracts.
The first contract will provide pre-construction services for the project, which includes contractor assistance and participation in the design, and a cost estimation for the project.
“Fire stations have unique challenges; therefore, hiring a competent contractor to provide input during the design phase aids in managing project risk and helps ensure the project will be built on time and within budget,” the agenda states.
The second contract will relate to construction management services for the project, which will be brought before the board at a future date.
“Unlike the traditional Design-Bid-Build delivery, the CMAR structure allows the parties to acquire critical knowledge about the project’s complexities, cost and scope before entering into a construction services contract,” the agenda states. “This creates greater cost-certainty for all parties, and limits the number of surprises during construction and locks in unit pricing.”
If no major scope changes are identified during construction, the CMAR must complete the project within the agreed upon parameters.
To read the agenda in its entirety, click here.
