Fire Station 31’s $10 million construction order wins a 5–0 recommendation

Atlanta’s Finance/Executive Committee voted 5–0 on November 10 to recommend a construction task order worth up to $10 million for Fire Station 31, according to draft minutes. The proposal names Manhattan/RFB, JV to do the work.⁠[1]

That advances the construction proposal we reported earlier from an agenda item to a favorable committee recommendation—not final city authorization. Resolution 26-R-4361 is listed for City Council consideration November 16 at 1 p.m.⁠[1][2]

The resolution would authorize the mayor or a designee to issue the order under an existing large job-order contracting agreement for the Department of Enterprise Asset Management. It identifies the city’s 2022A1 public-improvement social bond fund as the payment source.⁠[2]

The construction order is separate from the station’s $447,610 redesign authorization. City Council approved Resolution 26-R-4007 by a 13–0 vote on September 21, authorizing a Harris + Smith, LLC task order for construction redesign services.⁠[1][3]

Even Council approval would not by itself make the construction order binding: the resolution also requires approval as to form by the city attorney or a designee, execution by the mayor or a designee, and delivery to Manhattan/RFB. The records reviewed here do not establish an issued order or a construction start date.⁠[1][2]