The meeting’s consent agenda, approved unanimously by council members, included items related to extending Corporate Drive, Timber Creek Hike and Bike trail and expanding the Gene Carey Animal Shelter and Adoption Center.
Corporate Drive extension project
Council members voted to amend an agreement with Denton County for funding construction of the Corporate Drive extension project. The amendment plans for an additional $6 million from the county for construction of segments 2 and 3 on the project, according to a staff memo.
The amendment will increase Denton County’s total participation in the project to about $7.45 million. The agreement, approved in 2010, called for Denton County to contribute 10% of the cost for design and construction.
Construction on segments 2 and 3 started in 2024 and is expected to finish in late 2026. Council members approved a $43 million contract with Sundt Construction for the project. Under the contract, Sundt Construction will extend Corporate Drive from Railroad Street to east of Elm Fort Trinity River.
Sundt Construction is also overseeing segments 4 and 5 of the Corporate Drive extension project. Those segments will extend Corporate Drive further east to Carrollton Parkway.
Timber Creek Hike and Bike Trail extension project
Work will soon get underway to extend the Timber Creek hike and bike trail from Central Park to East Corporate Drive. Council members greenlit a $3.43 million contract with J.B. & Co. Construction is expected to start later this year and could take 13 months to complete, according to a staff memo.
Crews will construct a 12-foot-wide concrete hike and bike trail from Central Park to East Corporate Drive, according to the memo. The trail will include pedestrian bridges and low water crossings along Timber Creek.
The project is funded by a mix of capital and general funding, according to the memo.
Gene Carey Animal Shelter and Adoption Center expansion project
The animal shelter expansion project has a new designer and project manager. City Council members approved a $1.02 million design contract with Quorum Architects, Inc. and a $322,950 project management contract with Peak Program Value.
Peak Program Value will provide management services for the expansion project including schedule and cost management, according to a document detailing scope of services. The company is based in Boulder, Colorado and has worked on a number of renovation projects in Lewisville including Fire Stations 3 and 8, according to a staff memo.
Quorum Architects will oversee design of the animal shelter’s expansion. Designs may take up to a year to complete with specific goals set at 30%, 60% and 90% completion, according to a staff memo.
Once designs are 30% completed, city staff will begin searching for a general contractor to complete the project.
Funding for both contracts is available in the city’s capital projects budget under a fund for the animal shelter expansion. The project is expected to cost $9.6 million and was included in the city’s 2024 bond package that was approved by voters.
More information about the project can be found on the city’s website.
