Ball Rolling on $8.6M Davenport (IA) Fire Station 3

Davenport fire station 3’s relocation is a smidge closer to fruition, as city council approved an estimated $8.6 million construction project.

The city’s recently approved six-year capital improvement budget has $10 million set aside for the project, and city council also approved $659,000 for OPN Architects to design it.

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The new facility will be constructed at 300 East 42nd St.

Davenport is expected to start accepting construction bids this week, officials say, with the contract most likely being awarded in a month or so. Without any setbacks, a groundbreaking could be held in July. After that, construction should take about 12 to 14 months for completion.

The current station was built more than a half-century ago and lies in the Duck Creek flood plain.

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