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Project Update

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Project Schedule March 27—June26: 65% Design Development Documents and Estimate--COMPLETED July 3-August 24:  Value Engineering— COMPLETED Sept 1—October 30: Construction Document Preparation--COMPLETED November 1—December 15: Bidding and Permitting—UNDERWAY January 2024: Notice to Proceed—ANTICIPATED April 2024: Groundbreaking! Update Design work on the new Fire Station Replacement Project is complete and the next phase in the City’s long anticipated and much needed emergency services headquarters has begun. Last week, Wolf Architecture delivered Construction Documents drawings and specifications to the City, Building Official, and General Contractor for bidding and permitting. Since mid-summer, the Design team and CMGC Contractor, Osborne Construction have worked to refine and clarify the design to align with budget priorities. Following reconciliation of the 65% estimate, an aggressive value-engineering effort was undertaken to ensure best value choices in all aspects of the des...
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Fire Station Schematic Design Presentation – October 25

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Join the Kodiak City Council at 7:30 in the Library Conference Room as they review the Schematic Design documents prepared for the replacement fire station project. Members from Wolf Architecture will present the completed 35% design drawings and go over the accompanying estimated cost of construction and project budget. View/download the project 35% level presentation:  https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/HrvBnIKjAI View/download the project 35% level narratives: https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/NCrr2ytfdm
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Fire Station Concept Design Presentation - August 23rd

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The concept design for the new Fire Station will be presented at the August 23 rd   Council Work Session in the Library Conference Room at 7:30pm.  
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City Council Work Session—May 24th

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Design team members from Wolf Architecture and RSA Engineering delivered an in-person project overview and concept design update. A synopsis of the community outreach and communication efforts—including a soon-to-be-launched project update blog--were presented. Council received three sets of concept plans in their packets, the distinctions and merits of which were illustrated and discussed at the work session. Each scheme utilizes the 2-3 story building to step down the 25’ of vertical drop across the site. While emergency response vehicles are staged on Mill Bay Road, administrative and public functions will take advantage of access from Chichenoff Street.  Fire Chief Frank Dorner and City Engineer Matt Holmstrom, reported on their May 17th visit to Valdez and meetings with the Fire Chief and Project Manager for the new station in Valdez. Lessons learned included both practical layout considerations and building systems advice to make the building be as functional and easy to regu...
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Workshop - April 20th

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On April 20th, representatives from Wolf Architecture, PND Engineering, and Corvus Design conducted a design charrette at the Kodiak Public Library with members of the Core Project Team, fire captains, and other stakeholders. Following introductions, scale survey maps of the site and massing blocks representing project programming, apparatus turning requirements, parking, and other site amenities were introduced as props for the exercise.  Over the next hour or so, three teams of 3-5 members each, arranged site and building elements to create site, building and massing schemes for consideration. At the conclusion of the exercise, the groups reconvened and discussed the attributes of the schemes. Each scheme was photographed for consideration and will be the basis for concept advancement by the design team. Over the course of the next several weeks, additional site data will be gathered in the form of geotechnical borings, a phase one environmental report, and a traffic impact study...
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Design Kickoff Open House—April 19

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On April 19th, representatives from Wolf Architecture, PND Engineering, and Corvus Design toured the existing station at 219 Lower Mill Bay Road with City Project Manager, Matt Holmstrom, Retiring Fire Chief Jim Mullikan. and Incoming Fire Chief Frank Dorner. The design team documented existing space utilization as well as operations, equipment, and apparatus.  In the evening, a public Open House was hosted by the City in the Apparatus Bay of the station. During the gathering, attendees--including Kodiak residents, nearby property owners, and elected representative—learned about station operations and observed current working, living, and facility conditions.  Members of the design team introduced visitors to the project background and lead a series of programming exercises with station personnel and the Core Project Team.  Comment cards were distributed to each attendee to gather and incorporate input as the design moves forward.
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Project Introduction

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Project Overview The City of Kodiak Fire Station provides the primary response to accidents, emergencies, and fires throughout the City and Island. Emergency personnel annually respond to over 1200 calls that include automobile accidents, health emergencies, as well as fires.  The existing 60+ year old facility cannot be upgraded to meet the current standards for an essential emergency facility. The building sits within the tsunami inundation zone and is not sufficient in size or structural design to meet current standards. As Kodiak’s only full-time staffed facility, these upgrades are essential to properly house, train and dispatch emergency responders.  The new station, to be located at 1240 Mill Bay Road-- will provide code-required decontamination, ventilation, and area separations allowing the station to serve as a Critical Facility and base of operations for the next 60 years.  Thus far, the City has completed selection of a site, space program, and project budget....
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