Item:
Title
Approval of Capital Project Amendment No.26CPA018 Appropriating $10,634,182.00 of Limited Obligation Bond Funding to Support the EMS Station #19 Co-Location Capital Project (4330DC003), as well as Approve Proposed Interlocal Agreement and Joint Use Agreement for the New Station 19 Co-located Public Safety Facility Located at 31 Davis Drive, Durham, NC
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Date of BOCC Meeting: February 9, 2026
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve Capital Project Amendment No.26CPA018 appropriating $10,634,182.00 of Limited Obligation Bond funding to support the EMS Station #19 Co-Location Capital Project (4330DC003), as well as approve the proposed Interlocal Agreement (ILA) and Joint Use Agreement (JUA) with the City of Durham for the New Station 19 Co-located Public Safety Facility located at 31 Davis Drive, Durham, NC, authorize the County Manager to execute the agreements.
|
Project Name and Number |
Current Budget |
Increase / Decrease |
Updated Budget |
|
EMS Station #19 Co-Location Project (4330DC003) |
$200,734.00 |
$10,634,182.00 |
$10,834,916.00 |
|
TOTAL |
$200,734.00 |
$10,634,182.00 |
$10,834,916.00 |
The total County responsibility for the project is $10,834,916. That figure includes the Facility Design and Construction cost share for EMS of $10,149,916; as well as the provisioning of furniture, fixtures & equipment, IT, technology and other EMS-specific provisioning, and a contingency amount of 5% of the EMS portion of the facility cost ($685,000).
There is also a Durham County Fire and Rescue Service (DCFR) District cost share of $1,494,647 that will be paid separately and is in accordance with the DCFR Consolidation ILA approved by the Board of Commissioners on June 25, 2018 (Item 18-0848 attached and linked for reference). This DCFR consolidation ILA stipulates that DCFR District is responsible for 8% of the Fire portion of the facility and is due upon completion of the Station. This payment will be handled in the future directly from the DCFR District to the City of Durham upon invoicing.
Total Funding Request:
35.6 % EMS Facility Cost Share with City $10,149,916
County-Specific Facility Costs $ 685,000 (FF&E, Contingency)
Total Durham County EMS Share $10,834,916
DCFR Cost Share (8%) $ 1,494,647
Total $12,329,563
Background
In spring of 2016, the Board of County Commissioners requested that EMS work with the City of Durham Fire Department to explore the creation of co-located fire and EMS facilities to create cost efficiencies and provide more effective public safety services. The Station 17 co-located public safety facility - jointly developed between the County EMS Department and City of Durham Fire Department and located at 5503 Leesville Road - was the first joint facility developed. This station was approved by the Board on April 24, 2017.
Subsequently, on June 25, 2018, the Board approved an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the City of Durham for the provision of consolidated fire, rescue and first responder services in the southern part of Durham County. The IGA included provisions for the joint development and cost share for two new co-located facilities to be built: Station 18, located at 6919 Herndon Road, which was approved by the Board on September 13, 2021 and completed in 2023, replacing DCFR Station 83 on Seaton Road, and Station 19, to be built at 31 Davis Drive, which is to replace DCFR Station 81 on Old Page Road and is the subject of this Agenda Item.
The design concept for Station 19 is a modified version of the prototype design used in Station 18. The primary difference from the EMS perspective is additional space for EMS operations using a 2-story design, and the addition of a shared 48-seat multipurpose room and restrooms for group meetings. The attached ILA package includes the Station 19 ILA, design renderings (Exhibit A), space allocation floor plans (Exhibit B), the Joint Use Agreement (Exhibit C) and Cost Share Spreadsheet (Exhibit D).
Total square footage for the facility is 29,928 square feet with 6,486 square feet dedicated for EMS usage and 15,148 square feet dedicated for City Fire usage. The facility will also provide 8,294 square feet of Shared Space to include a safe haven lobby, multipurpose room and associated areas, elevators and stairs, fitness room, Decon room and various mechanical, electrical and storage rooms. The Shared Space square footage is divided equally between Fire and EMS, bringing the cost allocation for the facility to 64.4% for the City, and 35.6% for the County, based on square footage usage.
“Guaranteed Maximum Price” cost of design and construction of the facility is $23,305,588 excluding City and County specific costs, such as Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FF&E), Technology and Security, etc.) with the County’s share totaling $10,149,916 (35.6%).
County-specific costs totaling $178,000 for the provisioning of furniture, fixtures & equipment, IT, technology and other EMS-specific provisioning, as well as a 5% contingency of the County cost share, will be paid for separately by the County bringing the total County facility cost to $10,834,916. County-specific costs are not to be included in the cost share, as the County will contract for all FF&E items independently.
This ILA approval request is pending final approval by the County Attorney’s Office.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This project aligns with the County’s Strategic Goal 2: Health and Well-being for All, Goal 3: Safe Community, and Goal 5: Accountable, Efficient, and Visionary Government.
Resource Persons: Mark Lockhart, Emergency Services Director; Peri Manns, Deputy Director, James Faress, Sr. Project Manager, Dan Nosbusch, Project Manager, Engineering and Environmental Services; Curtis Massey, Deputy County Attorney; Keith Lane, Budget & Management Services Director; and Crystally Wright, Chief Financial Officer
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approve Capital Project Amendment No.26CPA018 appropriating $10,634,182.00 of Limited Obligation Bond funding to support the EMS Station #19 Co-Location Capital Project (4330DC003), as well as approve the proposed Interlocal Agreement (ILA) and Joint Use Agreement (JUA) with the City of Durham for the New Station 19 Co-located Public Safety Facility located at 31 Davis Drive, Durham, NC, authorize the County Manager to execute the agreements subject to Legal approval.
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________