Denison is taking construction proposals for a stopgap fire station designed to outlive its first job.
A request for competitive sealed proposals posted on the city's bid page calls for an approximately 10,000-square-foot prefabricated metal building, a double-wide modular building and the site work to go with them. The notice says the complex will serve as a temporary fire station first and be converted to a public works facility later.
Proposals are due at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, when they will be opened. Contractors must turn in two paper copies and one electronic copy on a thumb drive.
Questions are due by 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, and go to the Public Works engineering office; the city says it will post the questions and answers on the project page. The notice was first published Oct. 31.
Where the idea came from
The project surfaced during the city's budget planning this summer. At the July 13 City Council meeting, Finance Director Laurie Alsabbagh walked members through capital needs added to the general fund for fiscal 2027, according to the minutes.
After items such as a cemetery backhoe, technology upgrades, public safety gear and garbage trucks, she said the city was looking at a temporary fire station for $1.5 million, with a permanent facility possibly built in fiscal 2029.
