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Council records motion to award site-work contracts for new police headquarters totaling $3.14 million
Summary
Staff presented two low responsive bids totaling $3,139,000 for site demolition/earthwork and site utilities for a new Public Safety Campus police headquarters; council members praised the project and a motion to authorize the city manager to execute the contracts was made and seconded at the meeting.
City staff presented the first construction phase for a new Public Safety Campus police headquarters and reported two low responsive bidders for the initial site work: DMC Enterprises for site demo/earthwork and Valley Pipeline Services for site utilities, with an aggregate bid of $3,139,000.
Staff said approximately $10,000,000 is already allocated in the capital improvement program, and that the council previously authorized lease-revenue bonds providing $30,000,000 for the project. The presentation included renderings of lobby and records areas, staff workspaces, locker rooms and proposed community meeting space.
Council members from across the dais called the project "long overdue" and emphasized safety, working conditions and operational needs for police and fire personnel. Several members praised staff coordination and the ad hoc committee that reviewed design and budget inputs.
At the meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Furman moved to authorize award of the two first-phase contracts and the city manager to execute contract documents; Council member Gutron seconded the motion. The transcript records the motion and second; the meeting record in this transcript does not include a roll-call tally following the second.
Next step: Staff indicated they expect to mobilize construction after the May festival season, return to council in June for the second-phase contracts, and hope to go vertical on the building in fall 2026 with completion targeted toward late 2027.
