County Judge convened the first Commissioner’s Court meeting of the year and heard a fiscal‑year‑2025, quarter‑one presentation on a slate of new‑construction projects across the Collin County campus.

Mister Kim, county project staff, told the court that funding for the projects comes from a mix of 2007 and 2023 bond funds and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money. “Primarily it's the bond 2007 bond project bond funds, ARPA funds, and 2023 bond funds,” he said. He said the presentation excluded permanent improvement projects and covered only new construction.

The update listed project‑level details: a phase‑1 booking addition of about 97,189 square feet with a construction cost listed (initially) at about $30.26 million and a current construction total reported as $39,491,879 including change orders; a phase‑2 medical/mental‑health building of roughly 213,142 square feet with an initial construction estimate of about $105.4 million and a change‑order adjusted figure shown in the presentation; a modular central utility plant (65 percent complete) and a healthcare building, medical examiner space and a 447‑space parking garage with their own schedules and cost estimates.

Kim said some completion dates have shifted: the medical/mental‑health building’s initial substantial‑completion target was April 30, 2026, and the team now anticipates substantial completion in June 2026; the modular central utility plant has moved to an October 28, 2026, anticipated substantial completion due to change orders and specialty inspections. On the booking addition Kim reported the building was ready for its intended use with a few remaining punch‑list items and a plan for final completion later in the month.

Commissioners raised scheduling and resource concerns. One commissioner asked whether the county had enough internal staff to manage simultaneous work and warned of inflationary cost pressures from lengthy gaps between phases. “Is it that you don't have enough resources yourself inside your team to manage?” the commissioner asked. Kim replied the county plans to use a CMAR (construction manager at risk) delivery method and to bring a contractor on early in design to mitigate cost and schedule risk.

Staging and parking also emerged as constraints. Kim said the parking garage must be completed before some office additions because surface parking will be unavailable during construction, and that staging for cranes and material laydown is a significant logistical challenge.

The court discussed ARPA timing and the federal deadline for obligation and payment. Kim said invoices must be processed by the county’s internal timetable in late 2026 to meet federal requirements. The presiding official summarized the funding context and the stakes: the county previously used CARES Act funds and “received $201,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds,” and officials stressed missing federal deadlines would put ARPA funding at risk.

Court members asked staff to examine whether adding temporary staff would be cost‑effective to avoid future inflation‑driven increases and requested continued updates on schedule, weather impacts and change‑order tracking. Kim said the projects remain a priority and that the team is focused on meeting internal targets to complete ARPA‑funded components ahead of the federal year‑end deadline.

The court took no formal action on the presentation; staff will return with further updates as projects progress.