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Seattle Police Department North Precinct Fuel Station Repairs |
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City of Seattle |
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City and Municipality
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So many City of Seattle facilities support critical safety needs in our community that they can’t be shut down, even for construction. When the Fleets and Facilities Department needed to replace a damaged canopy over a Police Department fueling station, it created a potential issue for ongoing police fleet operations. Fortunately, the City now has Job Order Contracting, which provides a flexible method of accomplishing these tricky projects.
A standard construction schedule would have been disruptive to the police department fleet operations, which use the fueling station constantly as shifts change day and night. Since the construction logistics required closure of one of only two security gates to the area, the Job Order Contractor agreed to expedite the project with double shifts and a fast-track schedule to minimize the disruption to the department. And amazingly, the fueling station was kept fully operational during this time, as well.
Work on a police facility also presents security concerns, but the Job Order Contractor ensured background checks for all workers and subcontractors prior to the start of construction.
Finally, work on a fueling station is technically complex, requiring careful field coordination and electrical grounding prior to the start of construction. Job Order Contracting ensured a team with the skill and knowledge to accomplish work in this hazardous environment, and a detailed safety plan was put in place resulting in no accidents.
Of course, one of the main goals of the City's Job Order Contracting program is to increase participation by minority and women-owned contractors, and the contractor delivered there as well by subcontracting an amazing 86% of work to MWBE and WBE contractors.
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