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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR]ORDINANCE NO. 240609, AS AMENDED
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Sponsor: Director of General Services Department
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a Design Professional Services contract with Dake Wells Architecture (No. 07P24026) in the amount of $948,000.00 for Fire Station Gender Neutral Upgrades at eight (8) fire stations; and directing the Chief Equity Officers to receive input from the fire department employees that are most impacted by the design of the upgrades to these fire stations.
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WHEREAS, the proposed contract includes the design of eight (8) Kansas City Missouri fire stations across the City to provide each station with secure individual and private bunk, restroom, and shower accommodations for each fire staff member and also include all electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and alerting system upgrades necessary to achieve their requirements in individual spaces; and
WHEREAS, the City Council passed Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 230220
which is Section 13 identifies the Capital Improvements Fund as the source of funding for fire station improvements related to safe and equitable shower and bathroom facilities; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the Manager of Procurement Services is authorized to execute a design professional contract in the amount of $948,000.00 (No. 07P24026) with Dake Wells Architecture for the purpose of Fire Station Gender Neutral Upgrades at eight (8) fire stations.
Section 2. Directing the Chief Equity Officer to work with the design professional in receiving input from a representation of the firefighters in the workforce that are most impacted by the design of these upgrades including female firefighters to ensure that their needs and suggestions are taken into account in the design of the upgrades to these fire stations.
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