LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lakeport Fire Protection District Board has approved a contract for repairs to Station 52, damaged by a vehicle crash in the fall.

During a special Tuesday evening meeting, the board voted to authorize Chief Patrick Reitz to enter into a contract with Fort Bragg Electric for repairs to the station, located at 3600 Hill Road East.

Fort Bragg Electric submitted the lowest bid, $203,046. The other qualified bidder was Bridges Construction, which bid the job at $260,000.

The third bidder, which was disqualified because it didn’t include prevailing wage, was Crane of Ukiah, whose proposal said it built Station 52 in 1990.

In recent years, the district has not had enough personnel to staff Station 52.

Shortly after 9 p.m. Nov. 12, a driver traveling at high speed was unable to properly negotiate the Hill Road exit off Highway 29.

The driver lost control of the vehicle, which crossed Park Way, went over a curb and through a grassy area, crashed through a Caltrans highway fence and traveled across Hill Road before hitting Station 52. The driver was uninjured.

Officials at the time said the crash caused significant damage to the structure’s steel framework and bay doors, as Lake County News has reported.

Fort Bragg Electric’s scope of work includes installing new metal columns, doors, water lines, irrigation equipment, lighting and siding.

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