In late 2015, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) initiated the process for the design of a replacement facility for Fire Station 70 (FS 70) in San Pablo, currently located at 13928 San Pablo Avenue. The current station is comprised of modular buildings installed in 1992 subsequent to the permanent station facility being abandoned due to damage sustained from the Loma Prieta earthquake. The current station was designed for a crew of three personnel and is now housing a crew of five personnel with the addition of Squad 70. In early discussions with the City of San Pablo, an alternate site at 1800 23rd Street was made available to relocate the station. Since those discussions, preliminary site plans were developed and the project appeared feasible for the new location. The City of San Pablo has pledged $2.5 million in funds to assist in the construction and relocation of the station. A funding and construction agreement is currently being negotiated and is anticipated to be finalized within the next two months.  
  
The new station will be built to house two full three-person crews for potential expansion of services in the future and will include modern seismic standards as well as being able to meet ADA requirements. The station will be built to provide protection for the community over the next fifty years and would allow for the facility to provide personnel with the components, systems, and features found in a modern fire station.  
  
This Consulting Services Agreement (CSA) is administered by the County Public Works Department on behalf of the District.  
  
Since the execution of the Agreement, programming and subsequent design development required changes to the originally specified sub-consultants to better serve the needs and scope of work required for the project.

If the amendment is not approved, the required scope of work and consultants will not be utilized.