New Guilford Fire Station.pdf

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

New Guilford Fire Station

Guilford Fire District Guilford, NY 13780

The Guilford Fire District is seeking assistance in the planning, design, engineering and construction of a new fire station. The deadline for submission is now April 5, 2024 at 4pm.

2 copies of the proposal should be sent to:

Guilford Fire District c/o Dee Fuller 342 County Rd 37 Guilford, NY 13780

An electronic copy of the proposal can be sent to:

Dee Fuller – Commissioner, Guilford Fire District – deefuller2@outlook.com Please cc: Clarissa Walrath, Grant Administrator – cwalrathvos@gmail.com

Questions can be directed to Dee Fuller at 607-226-2847 or Clarissa Walrath 607-287- 3231.

The Fire District is looking to replace our current Fire Hall/Department Building. This plan has been in discussion for at least ten years. This project will be an innovative, green infrastructure hub of public safety.

Our Community’s History:

The Town of Guilford is on the eastern border of Chenango County, right next to Otsego and Delaware Counties in New York. The land was purchased from the Haudenosaunee in 1785 and first settled in circa 1787. One of the first settlements was in what is now known as East Guilford by the Mercereau brothers who were Revolutionary spies for George Washington. The Town of Guilford includes the hamlets of Mt.Upton, Guilford, Rockdale, East Guilford, Guilford Center and Rockwells Mills. The hamlet of Guilford was settled around 1797. Documents show the Fire Company was established between 1863 and 1864. The Fire District was formed in 1940 to serve surrounding communities and the Emergency Squad in 1956.

The Guilford Fire District encompasses 42.3 square miles, all rural. We are a taxing entity and maintain our Fire Department as required. Our Fire Department averages 300 calls a year. We have approximately 1,500 residents within our Fire District borders.

This does not mean that we do not answer and serve calls from outside our district. In fact, we are a part of the Chenango County Mutual Aid plan, which means we respond to calls throughout the entire county. In addition, we are also a part of the Statewide Fire Mobilization Plan.

As a Fire District, we contract with the Towns of Guilford and the Town of Oxford. We also maintain current mutual aid agreements with 18 additional fire departments in the county.

Project Description:

The following are the requirements that we have come up with:

The New Fire Station will be. 8680 sq ft.

Apparatus Area = 4680 sq ft Meeting/training area = 4000 sq ft

Apparatus Area – 4 Bay (72x65):

- Members only Bathrooms with showers (2)

- Area for decontamination, air packs, firefighters gear

- Hose rack-washer and dryer

- Chief and Squad offices

- Radio Room

- Small storage room

- Caged in locking tool/maintenance area

- Mezzanine for storage.

Meeting/Training area 80x50 (Depending on the final design this room may be reduced):

- Foyer with closets

- Kitchen (size TBD)

- District Office

- Public Bathrooms (2)

Additional Requirements

- IT system to be state of the art communications throughout the whole facility

- Security cameras

Location:

The current fire station is located at 110 Mechanic Street in Guilford. The new fire station will be located right across the street from the existing station.

Scope of Work:

● Engineer building and parking area as per foot print layout

● Layout building on surveyed lot

● Engineer septic system for project (Existing per test on file)

● Secure permits with Chenango County (607-337-1796)

● Fill site with screened gravel to grade (site is currently leveled)

● Build complete building (pre-engineered, ok)

● Including, not limited to:

o Structure o Electrical o Install low voltage hard wire (cat 6) for computer system o HVAC system o Heated floors o Shingled roof o 50’ Concrete apron in front of apparatus bays o Insulation o Interior wall coverings

❖ Sheet rock in training center/meeting room

❖ Painted steel in apparatus o Steel siding o 4 – 14’x14’ insulated overhead doors with windows and openers o Stand by generator with propane supply, rated to run entire building o Floor covering in training center/meeting room o Plumbing for

▪ 4 baths, 1 kitchen, multiple hose bubs in apparatus bay and commercial washer & dryer o Tie in water supply to town water main along street o Gravel parking lot for approximately 30 cars o Topsoil, seed & mulch all disturbed areas

We would also ask for your vision or recommendations for our project.

Timeframe:

Tentative construction in 2025 Building Season

Projects:

Please submit previous and current that you feel is pertinent to our project.

Please submit:

- Team resumes and experiences

- Schedule of fees

- References

- If you qualify as a MWBE, SDVOB, or other