The City of Steamboat Springs is soliciting interested and qualified individuals or firms to submit proposals for providing professional services as Owner’s Representative during the design and construction phases for the proposed fire station and city hall located in downtown Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Steamboat Springs has developed and adopted a Fire and EMS Services Strategic Plan which identifies the need for a centrally located Fire Station to adequately house needed personnel and respond quickly and efficiently to Fire and EMS calls within the downtown and west Steamboat Springs areas. The current fire station downtown is outdated and wasn’t designed to accommodate full-time staff, and there are numerous areas of concern for the health of the staff.
This project will include complete design/engineering of a downtown Fire Station to be located on a city owned property on 10th Street in downtown Steamboat Springs. The site of the fire station has been thoroughly vetted after nearly three years of discussions by City staff, Fire Department administration and staff, City Council, and a Fire Station Site Feasibility group comprised of technical experts and interested citizens. Extensive public outreach was done, and community feedback given, and the City is now ready to move forward with this next phase of the project. The conceptual planning has identified the need for a 17,500 square foot station, with four vehicle bays for eight vehicles, sleeping space for eight firefighter and ambulance personnel, staff offices, and a community meeting room for community use, as well as for community education and outreach activities.
