Delv Design will handle the architectural work for the two Fishers Fire Stations set to be demolished and rebuilt.  Meyer Najem will serve as the construction manager for the Fishers Fire Headquarters next to City Hall, which is one of the two structures set to be constructed from scratch.

The Fishers Board of Public Works and Safety approved a total of $925,985 for this work, plus a 3% fee to Meyer Najem for the construction manager services for the Fire Department HQ building.

The Fire headquarters firefighting staff will be housed temporarily at the Fuel Tank facility near the YMCA building, north of 126th Street.  The other fire station to be rebuilt, on Allisonville Road near 106th Street and the airport, should be announcing a temporary location during the construction period soon.

Both fire stations were studied by an outside engineering firm and the recommendation was to demolish both structures and build them again from scratch.

Fire Chief Steve Orusa told the board the intent is to maintain the same general outside design as other fire stations in the city.

In other board actions from its Monday meeting:

–The city continues to update speed limits in city subdivisions.  The board approved several speed limit changes in a number of neighborhoods in the general northeastern portion of the city.  For a full listing of the areas impacted, use this link.

–An upgrade to the fleet power system requested by the Department of Public Works received board approval.

–The fire station on 104th Street will receive a dedicated outdoor air system to improve the quality of the air within the fire station.

–The board voted to allow a portion of the $8.5 million from the funds for road construction on 96th Street, in the area of Lantern and Cumberland Road, to be used for tree clearing along that roadway between now and April 1st, in preparation for a road widening project that is scheduled to begin in 2019.