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ASSIGNEE REPORT OF THE OSWEGATCHIE FIRE HOUSE BUILDING COMMITTEE...
May 23, 2025 (REVISED) . Pa nN
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1. The Building Committee has never voted on a motion to request funding st
bonding from the Town for this project.
a. Infact, the Committee voted, at the Aprit 1,2025 meeting, Rocco Bracciale
made a motion and seconded by Richard Muckte, to have a hard number
(based on actual bids) before requesting Town funding / bonding since
budget numbers have béen proven to be unreliable.
b. The Committee reaffirmed, at its most recent meeting on May 6th, to
request funding or bonding only based on hard bid numbers.
c.. The Chairman, Bob Tuneski, on May 6", stated during his conversation with
Kim Allen, Finance Director, that she decided to ask the BOS to approve
bonding for this project.based on budget numbers, not actual cost.
2, Fire Services Review Special Committee.
a. The RTM formed this Committee at its meeting on 6/7/21 meeting.
b. THE MISSION: REVIEW ISSUES INCLUDING PERFORMANCE, POLICIES, AND
STAFFING AND PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS/RECOMMENDATIONS OF ANY
CHANGES NEEDED TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY, CREATING A STEERING
DOCUMENT AND STATEGIC PLAN. ‘
c. Thi tte: S fail er 4 years to provid ico sive
repo their findi a ions regarding the needs for all 5
Fire Houses.
d. Mr. Tim Condon, at the RTM meeting, on 8/7/23 stated “The decision to
approve an Oswegatchie Fire Building Committee was facilitated by the fact
that report from the Fire Service Review Special Committee would be
provided. As you are aware this report has never been submitted to the Town
for review and consideration.
3. The RTM decided without the benefit of a report from the Fire Services Review
Special Committee, which was established by the RTM on June 7, 2021, to go
forward with a new fire house at Oswegatchie. By not having this report we have
placed the cart before the horse by designing a new fire house before obtaining
this report which would have met the needs of all 5 fire houses.

4, The Building Committee was formed on 2/6/23 with the specific instruction to
“REPAIR.OR REPLACE”. This was understood to consider the cost of renovating
the existing building versus building a new building. At a subsequent RTM
meeting that was changed by majority vote that the new meaning was to
“REPAIR AS NECESSARY THE EXISTING BUILDING UNTIL THE NEW BUILDING IS
COMPLETED”.
5, Jonathan Mullen, Planning Director, provided us with the attached Population
Projections which shows that the population in Waterford will decrease
between now and 2040. See attached.
6. The proposed design, approved by the Fire House Building committee, includes
3 drive through bays. The cost of this additional bay is approximately $41 0,000;
a. Only 2 drive through bays are needed based upon the present and future
needs.
b. There are existing unused indoor parking spaces for 7 additional vehicles in
the other 4 fire houses.
c. According to Director of Fire Services, Michael Howley, there are no plans
for the next 10 years to add any additional vehictes.
d, The existing structure is 16,000 square feet in size versus the proposed new
building which is 10,000 square feet in size.
e. The exiting building adequately houses 4 pieces of apparatus, the same for
the proposed fire.
7. The proposed plans have. included the following luxury items:
a. Heated floor slab with the garage bays.
The cost is $181,000 plus 15% general conditions, overhead and profit, and
5% for contingency for a total cost of $ 217,000.
There is already in the design a redundant gas fired forced air heating system
which Is adequate to heat the entire garage. This is the same system thatis
being used in our Municipal Garage. This is included in the budget.
b. Providing 3 bi-folding garage at the front of the building versus 3 typical
rolling overhead doors. Cost for the bi-fold door is estimated to be $ 108,000
versus rolling overhead doors estimated to be $ 36,000. These figures
include the15% for general contractors overhead/ profit plus 5% for
contingency. This is included inthe budget.

8. The existing poor soil conditions for the placement of the new building
foundation requires an additional $300,000 including General Contractors 15%
fee for overhead/profit plus 5% contingency. The entire.footprint of the building
has'to be excavated to a dept of 6’ and the material removed frorn the site.
Additionally, 4’ of structural fill has to be installed in the excavation before the
foundation can be bacicdilled. | do not believe that this cost is not Included in
the budget.
9. The existing traffic light may have to be relocated due to the new location of the
building at an additional cost of $ 600,000. The Chief of Police will make a
decision to keep the existing light or install a new one after he reviews the line
of site along the Boston Post Road. This cost is $600,000 including the General
Contractor’s fee of 15% and-5% contingency, This potential cost is not included
in the budget. -
Personal note to the BOF, | urge you to review these facts before you cast your
vote on the motion to approve funding / bonding for this project based ona
budget number versus actual cost.
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Ted Olynciw, RTM Representative, 2TM District and RTM Appointed Member
To the Oswegatchie Building Committee
62 Twin Lakes Drive, Waterford, CT. 06385

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