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Fire Station 6 Replacement

Project Description

Fire Station 6 is located at 27589 Disston Ave, Punta Gorda. The present building is undersized and does not meet the current and future needs including,

  • not hardened for hurricane resistance
  • lack of capacity for storage, equipment, apparatus and supplies
  • inadequate personnel capacity and kitchen facilities.

Project Impacts

Weather

ACOE (Army Corps of Engineers)

Latest Updates

Charlotte County Fire & EMS is currently contracted with a professional consultant to perform a countywide evaluation of call response times. This evaluation will help determine the location of this station as well as future fire station locations.

Budget

Phase Cost
Design $200,000.00
Construction $4,000,000.00
Other Costs $300,000.00
Total Budget $4,500,000.00
Funding source(s): 2020 Sales Tax

Schedule

Phase Estimated Start Date Forecast Completion Actual Completion
Planning and Approval 11/16/2023 02/27/2024
Design Development 03/01/2024 03/01/2025
Construction 02/01/2024 02/01/2026
Turnover & Closeout 02/01/2026 04/01/2026

Project Phase
Planning and Project Approval

Last Updated
04/25/2024

Project Manager
Joe Romanelli

Public Relations
Todd Dunn
Email Public Relations

Project Number
c222102

Sponsor Department
Public Safety Charlotte County Fire and EMS

Design Engineer/Architect
Schenkel Shultz

Construction Contractor
Wharton-Smith/Jon F. Swift

Sales Tax Project

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