Prosper Town Council members raised the guaranteed maximum price for Fire Station No. 4 from $13.67 million to a $13.81 million not-to-exceed rate during an Oct. 22 meeting.
The additional costs represent a $139,852, or 1.31%, increase, according to meeting documents. It will pay for the extension of a natural gas line down Prosper Trail, where the station will be located, from Escalante Trail to Coit Road.
Construction on the gas line is projected to begin February 2025. The rest of the station’s construction will begin as soon as possible now that the designs are done and is still expected to open in early 2026, Fire Chief Stuart Blasingame said.
The details
Fire Station No. 4 will include five bays to house its fire engines. It will also include sleeping quarters, offices and a kitchen for its firefighters.
Overall, the station is a little smaller than some of the others in Prosper but “exactly what we need for that site,” Blasingame said.
Some context
The fire station has been a topic of discussion for Prosper officials since 2021.
Setbacks including high construction prices, other town projects taking priority and bringing the Central Fire Station online delayed the project in the years since, according to a meeting presentation.
