At an Aug. 19 meeting, Sugar Land City Council unanimously approved a $3.85 million contract with PGAL Inc., an architecture firm, to design a new police department building and renovate the existing one.
Zooming in
The plan includes funds to design a new 50,000-square-foot police department building next to the existing one at 1200 Hwy. 6, said Lane Wolf, senior manager at Vertical Construction. The department will expand into the new building, which will include an emergency operations center and dispatch departments.
Renovations on the existing building—built in 1996 and expanded in 2002—will cover approximately 43,000 square feet, expand courts on the first floor and renovate the second floor, Wolf said. The project was first discussed at a June 4 meeting, where City Council approved a $1 million budget amendment to renovate the building’s second floor.
Wolf said site improvements include:
- Parking expansion
- Security fencing
- Backup power generation
- Landscaping
The $3.85 million contract comes after voters approved the $350 million general obligation bond last November. The bond allocated $144.5 million for public safety, including funds to support a new police department building, with:
- $1.34 million for construction documents
- $670,000 for design development
- $670,000 for construction administration
- $502,500 for schematic design
- $340,000 for furniture, fixtures and equipment
The design team is ready to begin, with the process expected to take 12 to 14 months, Wolf said. Construction is anticipated to take 18 to 20 months.
Once design is complete, the new police department building will cost about $63 million to build, Wolf said.
