FIRE STATION FEASIBILITY STUDY

CITY OF RAYMOND

RAYMOND, WASHINGTON

Harbor Architects LLC was hired by the City of Raymond for a feasibility study pertaining to the existing Fire, EMS, and Police Stations.  The feasibility study included the following elements:

 

• Kickoff meeting with stakeholder task force.  Develop project goals.

• Tour Fire, EMS and Police existing facilities.  Obtain numbers & dimensions of equipment.

• Confirm that a joint facility is preferable over stand-alone departments.

• Confirm that new construction is more cost effective than upgrading the existing building(s).

• Produce architectural program of desired spaces for all building users.  Establish size and items to accommodate in each space.

• Produce conceptual, scaled plan to establish facility footprint and address various access points.

• Compare presently owned site by City to other potential sites.

• Produce cost opinion and budget development for new facility.  Compare budgets for other sites.

• Document potential funding sources and their specific eligibility requirements.

• Identify subsequent tasks and proposed schedule, working toward “shovel ready” status.