Alhambra seeks contractor for Fire Station 73 parking-lot overhaul

Alhambra has closed bidding on a planned $150,000 overhaul of the parking lot at Fire Station 73, with the City Council’s contract-award consideration scheduled for Aug. 25.

The project targets the city-owned fire station at 2200 W. Main St., near the northwest corner of Main Street and Poplar Boulevard. A June 22 council record described the existing parking lot as old and deteriorated, and the city is seeking a full renovation rather than routine maintenance.

What the project includes

The city’s bid notice identifies the work as the Alhambra Fire Department Station 73 Parking Lot Improvement Project. It lists an estimated construction cost of $150,000 for the base-bid work.

That figure is an estimate for the base bid, not a confirmed contract amount or the full cost of the project. As of Aug. 4, the city has not publicly identified a selected contractor or announced that construction has begun in the records reviewed for this article.

Bidding is closed

Alhambra authorized circulation of the notice inviting bids at its June 22 City Council meeting. The notice was published June 23 and required sealed bids to be submitted by 10:30 a.m. July 30. The city’s procurement page now lists the solicitation as closed.

The notice also required a mandatory July 7 on-site job walk at Station 73. The city reserved the right to reject any or all bids, waive an irregularity and take bids under advisement for up to 90 days.

Planned construction schedule

Under the bid terms, construction would begin within 30 working days of the contract award. The project timeline calls for completion within 90 working days of construction commencement, while the notice’s contract language states that the contractor must complete the work within 90 working days of the city’s effective notice to proceed with construction.

Those are planned contract terms, not a guarantee that work will start or finish on those dates. The schedule depends on the council’s award decision, execution of a formal written contract and the city’s notice to proceed.

What happens next

The next major checkpoint is the planned Aug. 25 City Council action listed in the bid notice. That action could establish whether the city awards the work, which contractor is selected and what final contract amount is approved.

Residents and workers who use the station area should watch the city’s council records for the award decision, any change in the project schedule and the final contract value. The city’s adjusted budgets for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 provide the related public-money context for Station 73 parking-lot capital work, but the $150,000 bid figure should not be treated as the final expenditure until a contract is approved.

Sources

• Fire Station 73 parking-lot renovation bid notice
• Alhambra City Council agenda, June 22, 2026