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Lewisville outlines $9.9 million plan to expand animal services with surgery upgrades and kennels
Summary
City staff told the council the Gene Carey animal shelter expansion has a $9.9M base budget focused on surgical upgrades and new kennels, with alternates and a CMAR procurement schedule intended to manage price escalation; staff also described plans to preserve operations during construction.
City staff presented details of a proposed $9,900,000 project to expand Lewisville’s animal services facility, describing the base bid as the surgical upgrades and new kennel capacity the city promised voters.
The presentation, delivered in the council’s workshop by Chris McGinn and project lead Chris Squadra, said the base scope covers a new surgical suite with pre-op and post-recovery areas and additional kennel space for dogs over 20 pounds. Squadra said, "the surgery upgrades and the new kennels…that price was $3,400,000 out of the 9.9," and that other work would be listed as alternates to keep the guaranteed base scope within budget.
Why it matters: the project is intended to increase live-release rates and reduce animal length-of-stay, but construction cost escalation and operational continuity during renovation were central concerns for council. Staff described a conservative budgeting approach that treats some scope items as…
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