The Corpus Christi City Council approved a design contract for two new fire stations that will replace aging facilities with modern buildings during a recent meeting. The approval authorizes the start of formal design work using funds secured through Bond 2024’s Proposition C, which set aside money for both stations.
Council members selected an architect firm with prior experience working with the city to provide design and bid-phase services for Fire Station No. 9 and Fire Station No. 11. City staff said both facilities have exceeded their useful life and no longer meet operational needs or current safety standards. The design contracts include amounts not to exceed $814,528 for Fire Station 9 and $623,000 for Fire Station 11, with both funded through the city’s FY 2026 Bond 2024 allocation.
Fire Station 9 will replace the existing Navigation Street station with a new facility planned for 6030 Leopard Street. Design plans call for a 17,000-square-foot, single-story building with four apparatus bays, eight to ten bedrooms, bathrooms with showers and lockers, a captain’s office, a dayroom and a commercial kitchen. Additional components include a hazmat decontamination area, an EMS supply room, an exercise room, built-in fire training elements, a backup natural gas generator, a study room and a laundry room. Site plans also include secure fencing and a parking lot with minimal landscaping.
Fire Station 11 will be rebuilt at 713 Airline Road to replace a 1954 facility near King High School. Firefighters at the current station have identified the need for additional equipment space, a larger kitchen, improved workout areas and updated HVAC systems. The new 13,000-square-foot station will feature four apparatus bays, updated work and living areas, a kitchen and dedicated exercise space.
Both projects are funded through the 2024 general obligation bond. The bond program allocates $2.5 million for land acquisition and design for Fire Station 9, and another $2.5 million for land acquisition and design for Fire Station 11. City officials said construction timelines for Stations 9 and 11 will depend on when bond funds become available and when the required properties can be secured.
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