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<br /> Cost Breakdown
<br /> Item Cost Previous This article
<br /> Appropriation
<br /> Hard Costs
<br /> Building Construction Cost $7,658,556 $0 $7,658,556
<br /> Building Demo+HazMat Costs $684,788 $684,788 $0
<br /> Sitework $3,417,385 $975,000 $2,442,385
<br /> Subtotal Hard Costs $11,760,729 $1,659,788 $10,100,941
<br /> Soft Costs
<br /> Study/Fees/On-site construction Rep/ $2,068,613 $1,301,500* $767,113
<br /> Testing
<br /> Furniture, Fixtures&Equipment plus $445,000 $0 $445,000
<br /> Technology
<br /> Subtotal Soft Costs $2,513,613 $1,301,500 $1,212,113
<br /> Construction & Owner Contingencies $805,000 $120,212** $684,788
<br /> Total $15,079,342 $3,081,500 $11,977,842
<br /> * Includes the amount from the Spring 2017 STM ($581,000) and the portion from the Fall 2017 STM
<br /> assigned to this item($720,000).
<br /> ** Includes the amount assigned to this item from the Fall 2017 STM appropriation ($115,000)plus the
<br /> rounding error of$5,212 due to the appropriation of$2,500,000 at the Fall 2017 STM while the estimated
<br /> cost was $2,494,788.
<br /> The Committee recommends approval of this request(9-0).
<br /> Article 13: Appropriate for 45 Bedford Street/Fire Station Replacement
<br /> Funds Requested Funding Source Committee Recommendation
<br /> $18,820,700 excluded debt Approve (9-0)
<br /> This article seeks appropriation of$18,820,700 for the demolition of the current Fire Headquarters at 45
<br /> Bedford St. and the construction of a new Fire Headquarters building at the site.
<br /> This appropriation of funds represents the final step, barring a cost overrun, towards replacement of the
<br /> current building at the intersection of Bedford St. and Worthen Road with a new larger building that will
<br /> better serve the needs of the Fire Department for many years into the future. The numerous deficiencies
<br /> of the current building include, among others, lack of sufficient room for equipment, personnel, and
<br /> workspaces, a floor under the equipment bays that is failing and is held up with temporary supports, and a
<br /> leaky basement that has had problems with mold and mildew. The justification for replacement of the
<br /> Fire Headquarters station is documented in detail elsewhere. This Committee briefly reviewed the ra-
<br /> tionale in our "Report to the Special Town Meeting on September 21, 2016" dated September 14, 2016,
<br /> under Article 2016-5.2. A brief synopsis of the rationale may also be found in the report of the Capital
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