San Juan (TX) city council recently voted to proceed with the schematic design of a new $2.2 million fire station, reports virtualbx.com.
The new station, which will reside at the intersection of 7th Street and Nebraska, is designed by ERO Architects, and it will feature three areas connected by hallways, the report says. The first will comprise a lobby, reception area, restroom, conference room, and administrative offices.
The second hallway will boast a kitchen, dining, day room, work center, sleeping quarters, captain’s quarters, men and women’s showers and restrooms, and a laundry room. A third, smaller area will include an IT room, electrical and mechanical room, and janitorial area, according to the report.
The four-bay building will be approximately 11,766 square feet.
ERO noted that it’s very difficult to estimate construction costs in the current economic climate. The cost estimate they gave 4Q21 was $2,261,617, but they now say that contingencies should be in place, the report says.
The project is scheduled to bid for contractors around the beginning 4Q22 and should commence around November 1, according to the report. The city hopes to move in by the end of the year in 2023.
