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BACKGROUND (General): Up until April 2016, the City of Ramsey's Fire Department operated Fire Station #2 from the City's "Old Municipal Center" site. The former location of Fire Station #2 was identified as a non-feasible/ineffective long term solution for Fire Station #2; and the City's overall fire protection/public safety needs. As a result, beginning in 2006, the City shifted attention to the property located at 5650 Alpine Drive to become the long-term home for Fire Station #2. In April 2016, the City open doors to the new Fire Station #2, located at 5650 Alpine Drive. This new station includes a police sub-station and a satellite Allina ambulance stall. The new fire station budget was $3.872M, the contract for construction was $3.135M (Brennen Construction). BACKGROUND (Process): 1. Space Needs Analysis -August 2006 The purpose of this step was to answer a number of questions regarding the existing Fire Station#2 site; and to identify Fire Department space needs. For example, does the existing old municipal center site work for Fire Station#2? Can we renovate the old municipal center building? Should we demolish and rebuild a new fire station? This work was completed by BKV Group. In 2006, it was determined, utilizing the existing municipal center site was not a feasible or practical long term solution. At that time, a new Fire Station#2 site was identified and proposed--5650 Alpine Drive NW Oust northeast of the old municipal center site). 2.Surplus City Owned Property--Summer 2012 In 2012, the City Council identified the old municipal center site surplus City owned property; and provided Staff with direction to identify opportunities to return this property back to the private sector. As part of that discussion, the current location of Fire Station#2 was identified as a factor in the future development of the old municipal center site. In order to allow for future development of the old municipal center site, a new location for Fire Station#2 would need to be planned/prepared in order to effectively react to future development. In June of 2014, the City Council provided Staff with direction to market the old municipal center site for a single family residential development. 3.Preliminary Design Stage--November 2013 The purpose of this stage is to develop schematic designs of what Fire Station#2 could look like (often referred to as preliminary design). The outcome of this stage is preliminary architectural designs and preliminary site plan documents. Additionally, a preliminary project budget is developed. This work was authorized by the Council on November 26, 2013 4. Final Design & Specifications--August 2014 The purpose of this stage is to develop final site plans, architectural plans, civil plans, landscaping plans, electric/mechanical plans, construction specifications and bid documents. By completing this step, the City would be in position to move forward with constructing Fire Station#2 in a quick and effective manner. 5. Letting Bid& Bid Award—February 2015 The purpose of this stage is to let bids, attain bids, and potentially award the proposed construction project to a general contractor. Estimated Construction period set at 11 months 6. Construction Administration—April 2015-November 2016. Upon awarding a bid to a general contractor (Brennen Construction), BKV Group will administer the construction process in conjunction with a general contractor. This stage of the process is execution/construction. Substantial completion was achieved in April of 2016, per the project contract with Brennen Construction.