Prosper officials are moving forward with plans to add a shop facility for fleet and equipment maintenance to the town’s Public Works and Parks Service Center, which is currently under construction.
The estimated price tag for the shop facility was reduced from over $7 million to $3.6 million following a redesign to identify savings, according to town documents.
Officials reduced the scope of the public works building and re-examined plans for the shop facility after a bond proposition to fund the project failed last November.
Prosper Town Council approved the change to the original construction contract for the public works building to include the shop facility at a July 14 meeting.
The details
Town staff were able to lower the cost of adding the shop facility by using a pre-engineered metal building for the structure instead of traditional concrete masonry, per town documents.
Plans for the facility include several elements that can be added if more funding becomes available, such as:
- Metal canopy extensions, $137,260
- Mezzanines and wire partitions, $409,670
- Residential appliances, $42,666
- Shop equipment, $64,382
- Wash bay, $36,709
“There are a lot of components that aren’t being built right now because we are cash funding this project,” Mayor Pro Tem Amy Bartley said. “I want to make sure the public understands that we have heard what they said about the bond, and we are funding it as we go with cash.”
Some context
The redesign comes after Prosper voters rejected potential funding for the public works building in last November’s bond election.
Prosper officials originally planned to build a $25 million public works facility with $15 million of previously earmarked funds and $10 million from a bond proposition.
The majority of propositions from the 2025 election failed, including the funds for the public works building, according to previous reporting.
“While I am disappointed that several desperately needed projects will not take place at this time, Prosper will remain a place with incomparable strategic vision and strong financial stewardship,” Mayor David Bristol said in a statement last November.
Following the failed bond proposition, officials approved a $23 million contract for a scaled-back version of the public works facility using money identified from project savings and capital dedicated funds at a Dec. 9 meeting.
Additional funding from similar sources was identified for the shop facility this year, bringing the total estimated cost to $26.6 million, according to a presentation by town staff.
Looking ahead
Construction on the public works building started in January and is scheduled to wrap up in spring 2027, according to the project website.
