Prosper Town Council unanimously authorized a $613,160 change order on Oct. 14 for Raymond Community Park to pay for additional construction and professional services requested by staff.

Staff and the project team told council the change order covers work to install sod in certain high‑use areas rather than hydroseed, to extend professional services for construction administration, and to provide infrastructure to connect a planned well to the park irrigation system. Scott Brown of Peak Program Value and town staff outlined the cost components and a proposed sequence of future work.

Town staff said the park’s total project funding to date is roughly $21,726,473 and that potential funding available to the project could reach about $26,485,000. The change order was described as a near‑term cost to avoid a return trip and to ensure established turf on multipurpose fields; staff said seeding now would likely require follow‑up Bermudagrass seeding in the spring and could delay usable fields.

Peak Program Value requested additional amendments to extend professional services through closeout and to manage procurement for a future well; staff said the consultant amendment considered tonight would total about $81,460 for extended project management tasks. Dean Construction was to remain the construction manager of record through the park’s substantial completion to preserve warranties and continuity on irrigation work.

Timeline presented to council showed anticipated substantial completion for the park in early December (staff cited Dec. 5 as a target) and final completion by Dec. 30, excluding the well. Staff said well procurement would require a separate bid process; pumps have current lead times the town estimated at about three months, placing well‑water availability in late spring or early summer if awarded quickly.

Councilmembers raised concerns about the timing and cumulative cost, with one member saying the town had discussed the well for many months and urging a faster decision to avoid higher carrying costs. Other councilmembers supported moving forward to avoid further schedule slippage and to allow contractors to begin procurement sooner. After discussion, Councilmember Cameron Reeves moved the authorization; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously.