Spanish Fork approves $16.8 million Fire Station 61 construction price
The City Council approved a $16,832,500 guaranteed maximum price with SIRQ Construction for Fire Station 61 in March. Staff put the whole project at about $18.5 million to $18.7 million and described borrowing of no more than $15 million.
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Spanish Fork's City Council approved a guaranteed maximum price of $16,832,500 with SIRQ Construction for the new Fire Station 61 on March 24, 2026, according to the meeting's adopted minutes. [1]
Councilwoman Stacy Beck moved to approve, and Councilman Landon Tooke seconded. Council members Kevin Oyler, Jesse Cardon, Beck and Tooke voted yes; Councilman Shane Marshall was absent. [1]
What the price includes
Staff estimated the total project at about $18.5 million to $18.7 million, including about $1.9 million to $2 million in soft costs and fees, some of which could change once utility details are set. [1]
Staff described a contractor contingency of about $400,000 included within the guaranteed maximum price, about $700,000 for geotechnical piers under the building, and an owner contingency of about 6%, roughly $900,000, under the city's procurement policy. Staff said unused owner contingency would return to the city. [1] The minutes do not show whether these amounts are separate from, or included in, the total project estimate.
Staff cited a cost of about $569 per square foot. [1]
A Station 61 presentation attached to the council's Nov. 4, 2025 agenda listed a building construction subtotal of $15,576,287 and an estimated project cost of $17,983,156. [2]
How staff proposed to pay for it
Staff told the council the city might use reserves during early construction and delay borrowing until costs were clearer. Borrowing was estimated at no more than $15 million, possibly closer to $14 million, over about ten years. [1]
Staff said public safety impact fees could repay the growth-related portion of that debt, with the rest coming from capital project funds set aside each year and possibly some Power and Light funds. [1]
On June 2, 2026, the Local Building Authority authorized up to $83,000,000 of lease revenue and refunding bonds covering both a fire station and a public works building. [3][4]
At the July 7, 2026 meeting, the adopted minutes describe the new fire station as under construction next to City Hall. [5]
An approved guaranteed maximum price is a contract ceiling, not a record of payments. Staff estimates and financing options described in the minutes are not final costs or executed borrowing.
Sources
- Spanish Fork City Council · March 24, 2026 adopted minutes
- Spanish Fork City · Station 61 council discussion presentation (Nov. 4, 2025 agenda)
- Local Building Authority of Spanish Fork City · Notice of public hearing and bonds to be issued, Series 2026
- Spanish Fork City Council, RDA and LBA · June 2, 2026 adopted minutes
- Spanish Fork City Council and LBA · July 7, 2026 adopted minutes
Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted, checked against those records.