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Burleson council directs staff to advance police headquarters design despite $1.3 million variance
Summary
Council heard a design-development update on a multi-building police campus, was told the estimated cost rose from $42.7 million to about $44.0 million (a $1.3 million, ~3.1% variance), and gave staff direction to proceed with construction drawings while considering cost-reduction options.
Burleson officials on Tuesday received a detailed design-development update on a proposed multi-building police headquarters and instructed staff to proceed to construction drawings despite a roughly $1.3 million increase in the estimated project cost.
Deputy City Manager Eric Oskerson told the council the schematic budget had been about $42,700,000; design development work with the city's architect and contractor now estimates the project at roughly $44,000,000, a variance of about $1,300,000 (approximately 3.1%). Oskerson said the variance is within common construction margins for projects of this size and described seven options staff…
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