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Urbandale awards design services contract for police headquarters to OPN Architects

Urbandale City Council · December 3, 2025
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Summary

Council approved a professional services agreement with OPN Architects for a new Urbandale Police Department headquarters. Staff estimated design fees at about $2.1to $2.25 million (tied to final construction cost), outlined a design schedule, and said a bond referendum budget number will be set during design development around June.

Urbandale City Council voted to approve a professional services agreement with OPN Architects to design a new police department headquarters.

Assistant City Manager Curtis Brown said the city received 14 responses to its design-services RFP and interviewed three firms; the recommendation for OPN reflected their public-safety…

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