MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Board of Control on Tuesday awarded a $214,088 contract to Finnegan Construction to provide safer sleeping quarters for firefighters.
The Shelby company’s bid was the lowest of five submitted for the project, which will renovate sleeping quarters at Station 1, converting it from a dormitory style arrangement to 10 individual bedrooms for firefighters and paramedics.
Other bids were submitted by Getz Builders of Mansfield ($217,217), Adena Corp. of Mansfield ($225,428), BC&G Weithman of Bucyrus ($264,000) and Armcorp Construction of Celina ($276,000).
Station 1 bunk room alteration
City engineer Bob Bianchi said estimates were “just over” $200,000, so the bids were within range for the project, previously approved for funding by Mansfield City Council.
Bids were opened on March 16 for the work to be done on the 140 E. Third St. fire station.
“We had very good interest on this project,” Bianchi said. “Finnegan has done good work for the city in the past … multiple projects.”
The department worked with the Mansfield architecture firm of Felty-Heinlen on designs of the planned alterations.
The Board of Control on Tuesday approved a contract not to exceed $15,000 to allow Felty-Heinlen to provide what Bianchi called “limited construction oversight to make sure progress is going forward and the project is successfully completed on time.”
ARPA funds will also be used for the construction supervision contract.
When the project was proposed on July 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic continued, fire Chief Steve Strickling said the individual sleeping quarters would lessen the possibility of virus spread among firefighters and paramedics.
Also on Tuesday, the Board of Control awarded a $249,674 contract to Wolpert GIS Design and Development to provide updated aerial and topographic information for the city’s Geographic Information System (GIS) base mapping used by various city departments.
The cost for the work will be borne by the city’s water and sewer funds, according to Bianchi, who said Wolpert has done this work in the past for the city.
City Council approved the funding on March 15.
“We need to get this work done before the trees begin to bud and leaves begin to grow,” Bianchi said.
The board also approved a $59,000 contract with Mid-States Recreation for new playground equipment at Dickson Park.
