HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980 03-26 Station bid awarded THE REVIEW Station bid awarded
George Olsen Construction Company of Road in the southern portion of the city.
Stillwater has been awarded the con- Richard Olsen, president of the con-
struction contract for the proposed new pany, anticipates the building will be
Maplewood fire station. completed by Jan. 5, 1981.
The company recently submitted the Maplewood voters approved a $570,000
low bid of$367,950 to the Maplewood city bond issue for the {ire station in
council for the station.Sixteen companies November. Site improvement and ar-
offered bids for the construction project. chitectural, engineering and bond costs
Ground breaking is expected to occur will make up the difference between the
during the first week in April for the new amount of the construction bid and the
station, which will be located at the $5When the approved00 vew bbuthe
eivotess staffed,
s.
corner of Londin Lane and Lower Afton Maplewood will have the largest volun-
teer fire department in Minnesota.
The new facility will be manned by
volunteers from the East County Line
Fire Station, which has a staff of 42
persons from Maplewood and Oakdale.
East County Line will recruit about 20 I
additional volunteers to staff the new
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