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BELFAST, Maine 鈥?In these leaner times, the city thinks of any capital project in DIY terms first. If we can do it ourselves, we do, said City Manager Joe Slocum.Thats the approach the city is taking in expanding the fire station on Main Street near the U.S. Route 1 overpass. The hybrid project, as Slocum calls it, involves a private contractor and the citys Public Works Department.The goal was to allow the department to park its new aerial truck in the station, but because the vehicle is about a half-foot higher than the ceiling, the city faced a choice.Modifying the roof of the building, which was built in the late 1980s when the department relocated from City Hall, would cost about $50,000, Slocum said. Adding two more bays to the building, us stanley thermos ing city crews to do some of the work, will cost $95,000.The city chose the latter option.The City Cou stanley cup ncil waived its bid policy, which stipulates that all work over $4,000 be offered to competitive bidders, and at Fire Chief Jim Richards suggestion negotiated with Mitch Brown Construction, a local firm.For an outsid stanley botella e contractor to complete the project, the price tag would be about $150,000, the manager said. The public works crew provided all the site preparation work, including scraping off the existing paving in the parking lot, moving flag poles, ditching, dumping fill and helping with the foundation of the new structure.Volunteer firefighters also have helped. Slocum said one firefighter used vacation time from his job to help |
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