Selection of design firm for Boardman fire station causes stir

BOARDMAN — The township’s selection of a firm to design a new fire station has caught the attention of a state professional organization for architects.

At issue, a representative from American Institute of Architects Ohio said, is that the township asked several firms to submit designs without paying them for their work.

The township short-listed three firms – Team 8e Architecture, BSHM Architects Inc. and MS Consultants Inc. – to design the fire station that will be built at Market Street and Stadium Drive. All three firms were asked to submit technical proposals that met certain parameters laid out by the township.

In April, MS Consultants ultimately was awarded the contract for design services.

Both Team 8e and BSHM have questioned the selection process, a matter they brought up to township officials before the contract’s being awarded.

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