New Orleans breaks ground on new fire department HQ
New Orleans officials broke ground Thursday on a new $6.7 million headquarters for the city’s fire department as it moves from the French Quarter to a location next to Delgado Community College.
A news release said it will be in a more centrally located place that provides easier access for staff, firemen and the general public.
The project includes renovations to the old MTA Delgado building to house New Orleans Fire Department administrative headquarters, a training center and 24-hour NOFD Emergency Response Command Center.
The first phase will include interior and exterior demolition, repair and replacement of site utility lines, removal and replacement of existing paving and sidewalks, improvements to drainage systems, exterior lighting replacement, placement of new structural foundations and selected removal and maintenance of existing landscaping. Phase 1 started in December and is expected to be complete in May.
And selected removal and maintenance of existing landscaping
Phase II will include renovations to the exterior building and interior renovations. Phase I started in December and should wrap up in May 2021, while Phase II will be a nine-month construction project starting in May with scheduled completion by late January 2022. The project team features architect NANO, LLC, contractor Centric Gulf Coast, Inc. (Phase 1), and CPA Project Manager Jennifer Lilos.
The Fire Administration, Safety/Community Relations, Fire Prevention, Logistics, Compliance (IT) and Operations Deputy Chiefs will be relocated to this new consolidated Fire Headquarters facility, along with other NOFD Divisions currently working from remote locations at four different facilities, including Special Operations (MTA East), Medical (2920 Magazine St.) Supply Shop (821 Magazine St.) and the Supply Annex (4330 St. Claude Ave.). The Supply Shop and Annex will be relocated to the former Fire Communications facilit