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Design-build firm presents police station concepts as board considers using district funds
Summary
Performance Services presented two concept plans and a timeline for a new Prairie View police station, describing design-build benefits, initial cost estimates and a proposed schedule; board members asked staff to return with a detailed funding breakdown and grant options before any final allocation.
Performance Services presented concept designs and a procurement approach for a proposed Prairie View police station and discussed funding options with the Crime Control and Prevention District board.
Brooke McFarlane, business development manager for Performance Services, described the design-build model — architects, engineers and contractors working under a single contract — and listed benefits including one point of accountability, faster delivery and an 'open book' pricing approach. McFarlane said the firm can design to an identified budget and that a guaranteed-price commitment applies unless the board requests a scope change: “Once all those numbers are out there and we've said, 'Okay, this is a $2.8 million project,' then that's it,” McFarlane said.
The presenters showed a larger programmatic concept described in the presentation as roughly 30,000 square feet and budgeted at about $1.5 million, and referenced a second option (6,000 square feet) described with a different budget figure. Police staff emphasized needs for a secure evidence room, an AC-controlled IT room to meet NCIC/TCIC integrity requirements, enclosed offices for supervisors and roughly 20 cubicles for patrol staff.
Detective Mandello asked about cubicle capacity and explained operational needs: officers should have individual workspaces for case continuity and to reduce confusion. Mandello said the current evidence storage and IT capacity are insufficient and described past operational disruptions (flooding) that constrained workspaces.
Staff told the board most of the initial funds under consideration would come from monies already held in the crime control and prevention district, and that staff would also pursue grant opportunities to offset costs. Presenters outlined a schedule that would require contracting the design phase by October of the current year to approach a 2027 completion target, with roughly 12 months estimated for construction once work begins.
Board members did not adopt a final funding allocation at this meeting; they asked for a detailed budget breakdown and a recommended funding percentage at a follow-up meeting. Staff (including an administrator referred to as JJ) agreed to prepare those materials and to return with grant-search results and specific allocation guidance.
