Public safety campus design agreement
City of BessemerNorth Carolina- Detected
- Nov 9, 2026
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From the meeting
At its November 9, 2026 meeting, City Council considered and approved an AIA design agreement for the Public Safety Capital Project. The agreement named Beam Construction Company, Inc. as design-builder and Stewart Cooper Newell Architects as the architect.
The packet said the project is a new fire station on East Virginia Avenue, about 80 by 108 feet, with five pull-through bays, administration, storage, and firefighter living quarters. The owner budget in the agreement was $3,000,000; Decision state: approved and moving through design.
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- November 9, 2026
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- City of Bessemer
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