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Court approves 100% construction documents for EMS training center, directs CMAR bidding for ~$5.2M project
Summary
Karnes County reviewed and approved 100% construction documents for an EMS training and integration facility and authorized Weaver & Jacobs as CMAR to advertise bids; staff warned of a discovered sewer main that may require an alternate bid or relocation and estimated a probable cost near $5.2M.
County staff presented 100% construction drawings prepared by Raleigh McCoy/Weaver & Jacobs for a new EMS training and integration facility and asked the court to approve the documents and allow the CMAR to advertise for bids. The presenter outlined site logistics (relocation of portable buildings, gated access to apparatus bays), two large 47‑person training rooms, backup dispatch/911 capability, IT/AV and access-control work, and allowances for furnishings and generators.
The presenter told the court an initial estimate of probable costs for the dual project is about $5.2 million — higher than an earlier $3.5M figure once allowances and contingencies are included — and flagged a newly discovered sewer main near the property line that could require a relocation alternate in contractor bids. "We had our initial estimate of probable costs... a dual project cost of 5,200,000," the presenter said; commissioners debated timing and procurement steps but ultimately approved advancing the 100% documents to be sealed and bid, with the CMAR to return a guaranteed maximum price later in the process.
