Key Points:
• Sandy Springs hires firm to design, engineer new fire stations.
• City reaches $900,000 settlement over City Springs issues.
• City enters agreement with Georgia Power for Hammond Drive work.
A $2.1 million contract was approved by the Sandy Springs City Council during its Oct. 21 meeting for architectural design and engineering services for two new fire stations and renovations to a third.
Hussey, Gay, Bell, and DeYoung International was awarded the contract. The firm will design a new Fire Station No. 4 within the city limits on Roswell Road. A replacement Fire Station No. 1 will be constructed at the current station’s location at 1425 Spalding Drive. Renovations will be made to Fire Station No. 3.
“Their proactive approach includes listen and learn, listen at first, workshops, and regular communication with both city staff and the community, ensuring concerns like traffic noise and property impacts are addressed,” said Dave Wells, the city’s facilities and operations director.
Wells said the firm of Hussey, Gay, Bell, and DeYoung has completed more than 40 fire stations, including Sandy Springs Fire Stations No. 2 and No. 5.
The city’s $48.6 million revenue bond issue received an AAA rating from S&P Global Rankings.
In other news, Sandy Springs City Council members voted to accept a $900,000 settlement over deficiencies in the construction of its City Springs property.
City Attorney Dan Lee said during an Oct. 21 meeting that the city filed suit in August 2019 against Rosser International, citing professional negligence and material breach of its agreement for architectural, engineering, and consulting services associated with the surrounding area of City Springs.
Lee said the city received a $4.1 million verdict in the suit. However, Rosser’s insurance company challenged the court ruling, alleging that it did not get proper notice from the company about the lawsuit. After cross-complaints, the claim went to mediation, and the $900,000 settlement was reached.
“My co-counsel in this matter, who is an insurance expert, agreed that this is the best avenue for the city,” Lee said. “It does two other things. One, it closes all the attorneys’ fees that have been costly in this matter. And secondly, it ends the dispute that has added some sort of a scar to this wonderful facility for as many years as we’ve been in it.”
Sandy Springs City Council also approved on Oct. 21 a $905,000 non-binding job estimate with Georgia Power to move overhead power lines underground for the Hammond Drive widening project.
Georgia Power will proceed with the conversion work design to remove utility poles from the intersections of Hammond Drive in its new alignment with Harleston Road, Kayron Drive, and Lorell Terrace NE. Public Works Director Marty Martin said that the current aerial power lines in these locations will be rerouted underground and around the project limits.
Martin said the city will have discussions with AT&T and Comcast about relocating their utility lines.
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