Crime & Safety
Westford Fires Firehouse Architects
Plans for the firehouse were reportedly too expensive or not up to par with the city's needs.
WESTFORD, MA - The Westford Permanent Town Building Committee voted to terminate their contract with the architectural firm working on the new Center Fire Station project, Wicked Local reported.
Newburyport-based architectural firm Dore & Whittier had drawn up a design that was at least $4 million over the $12.74 million budget appointed by voters at a 2015 Town Meeting, Wicked Local reported.
Suggestions offered by the firm for lowering costs included cutting out the police department and fire department’s proposed combined dispatch center (a project Dore & Whittier has also been removed from) and other "critical components of the program," according to Wicked Local.
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“Overall, we felt that our committee has essentially lost confidence in their ability to deliver a successful project,” Permanent Town Building Committee Chairman Tom Mahanna told Wicked Local. “It was unfortunate that we had to come to that decision.”
A Request for Qualifications will soon be issued to find a new architectural firm to complete the project, Wicked Local reported.
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