North Carolina Construction News staff writer
The City of Fayetteville is preparing to demolish and rebuild Fire Station No. 4 after City Council approved the next steps for the project.
The council voted Aug. 24 to prepare the existing Bragg Boulevard site for reconstruction, allowing city leadership to contract with a project-management group to oversee site preparation and rebuilding through occupancy of the relocated station.
Site preparation activities are expected to begin this fall.
The decision follows the council’s acceptance earlier this year of an independent engineering report by Applied Building Sciences (ABS), which recommended demolishing the station’s existing superstructure and foundation to allow the building to be reconstructed.
Cumming Group, a project management and cost consulting firm focused on construction, will lead project management for the work.
The first phase will include razing the building and site to return the property to a clear, buildable state. The city then plans to reconstruct Fire Station No. 4 using the original building and site plans.
A new construction contractor has not yet been selected. The city plans to use a qualifications-based Construction Manager at Risk selection process to choose the general contractor. Cumming Group will lead the city’s team through the evaluation and recommended selection of the contractor.
The city said it will provide an updated estimate on the completion of Fire Station No. 4 in the coming months.
Construction on the current structure began in 2022 before work was halted. The city sued contractor W.B. Brawley, alleging the company repeatedly performed defective work and refused to correct it, among other claims.
Fayetteville also sued Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America over alleged breaches of its bond obligations to the city. The parties filed a joint motion to dismiss all claims in February 2026 and will attempt to resolve the disputes through arbitration.
Fire Station No. 4 is located on Bragg Boulevard. The facility was designed to replace an aging station on Stamper Road and improve emergency response times for about 5,000 homes in the area.
The existing station continues to provide service, with other city fire resources available for coverage while the reconstruction project moves forward.
The city plans to provide additional information about the project, including public meetings, contracts and the timeline, through its Fire Station No. 4 project updates.