# Land Use and Building Management Committee 11-04-2026

The City of Norwalk Land Use and Building Management Committee met on November 4, 2026. It approved moving forward with the Westport Avenue Fire Station No. 4 renovation and addition, including a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) amendment of roughly $4.2 million, contingent on approval of additional funding through a special appropriation. Staff described a separate appropriation request of $773,591, repeated bidding challenges and scope reductions, and plans to add a second fire company using existing personnel. The project is intended to improve emergency response coverage; construction was anticipated to begin in late winter or early spring. Committee members also raised questions about energy efficiency and costs. The committee approved amending Family and Children’s Agency’s lease at Ben Franklin Center to add about 4,226 square feet for senior services and waive rent/common charges for an initial period in 2027; the proposed waiver was discussed as approximately $9,000–$10,000, with further cost detail requested for the City Council’s consideration.

The committee also reviewed a proposed $49,922 increase to the contingency for CES engineering and architectural services on the Brian McMahon High School HVAC project, for hazardous-material-related design and monitoring. The discussion explained that the work followed the addition of underground storage-tank removal to the project scope; the transcript does not record a clear vote on this item. Staff presented the city’s building-management and energy-monitoring systems, energy projects, and efficiency tracking. No new procurement action was identified in that presentation beyond the contract and project items noted above.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Education
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** November 04, 2026

### Sources
- [Land Use and Building Management Committee 11-04-2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuzWEHcbsVg) - City of Norwalk Connecticut