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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Michael Kaufman, Assistant Fire Chief
Jim Birchall, Chief Public Facilities Officer
DATE: April 29, 2025
SUBJECT:
A resolution to accept the bid from T. Fisher Construction LLC. of Ingleside, IL and begin the Station #3 bathroom/locker room remodel.
PURPOSE:
This renovation will bring the Fire Station 3 facilities up to the standard of all other fire stations within the city. The renovation design provides private, gender-neutral bathroom, shower, and sleeping areas for both male and female firefighters.
BACKGROUND:
Fire Station 3 opened in 1972, well before the Aurora Fire Department had any female firefighters. It was built with one large open bedroom, one locker room, and one bathroom with showers in it. As the number of female firefighters has grown, it has become increasingly more important to have separate gender-neutral bathroom and shower facilities. This renovation was approved as a capital improvement plan for 2023. The renovation design was completed by Batir Architecture, LLC, with input from fire staff and Mr. Birchall, Chief Public Facilities Officer, in early 2025. The project went out to bid in March 2025, five responses were received. After review of the submissions, one vendor was disqualified, and T. Fisher Construction LLC was selected as the lowest, responsible bidder.
DISCUSSION:
The renovation will allow the Aurora Fire Department to allow privacy to employees of all genders in the Station 3 facility. The breakdown of costs for this project are attached in the Batir Bid document. The associated costs of the bathroom and locker room are $424,000. Window glazing for the northern-facing windows is $29,950. This glazing provides privacy and thermal protection to the Battalion Chief bedroom, watch office and the new men's locker room, which all have windows exposed to Indian Trail Rd. Countertop replacement in the watch office area is $6,000. The older laminate countertop in this office is deterioratin...
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