The Town of Wilmington is seeking an Owner's Project Manager to oversee the development of programming and evaluation of potential solutions and continue through the design phase of the project initially. The project involves the design and construction of a Fire Substation in North Wilmington, Massachusetts. A site has been determined and is being finalized with abutting property owners at 500 Salem Street, Wilmington, MA 01887, behind the Wilmington Health Center. It is expected that the North Wilmington Fire Substation will utilize and or expand the existing driveway. The entirety of the Wilmington Fire Department is currently housed at the Town’s Public Safety Building, located at 1 Adelaide St., Wilmington, MA 01887. A fire substation is required in North Wilmington to reduce the response times of fire/EMS services and achieve response times that are closer to guidelines established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). A substation located north of the MBTA Haverhill commuter line will avoid regular delays due to commuter trains stopping across Route 62/Middlesex Avenue to discharge and pick up passengers. Continued commercial and residential growth along Ballardvale Street and Andover Street will likely result in an increase in calls for service in this area of Wilmington. Response time data from the Public Safety Building, developed by the Fire Department in conjunction with the Public Works Engineer Division, establishes the longer response times to calls in North Wilmington.
