PILLAR: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: January 28, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Office of Bond and Construction Management
PRIORITY: Infrastructure
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a Construction Manager at Risk Agreement with Swinerton Builders, best value proposer of two, for pre-construction and construction services for a new Dallas Police Department Law Enforcement Training Center on the University of North Texas at Dallas located at 7300 University Hills Boulevard to provide (1) pre-construction services for the Project for a fee in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00; and (2) construction management services for a fee at a rate of one and eight hundred fifty-six one hundredths percent of the cost of work included as part of the total guaranteed maximum price within the total construction budget of $150,000,000.00 - Not to exceed $150,000.00 - Financing: Public Safety Facilities (F) Fund (2024 General Obligation Bond Fund)
*In alignment with Bond Implementation Program.
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BACKGROUND
On June 9, 2021, the Dallas City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of North Texas at Dallas (UNTD) to evaluate and identify sites on the UNTD campus for a new Dallas Police Department Law Enforcement Training Center (DPD LETC). This initiative was further supported on February 14, 2024, when the City Council ordered a May 2024 Bond Election to fund a variety of capital improvement projects citywide. On May 4, 2024, Dallas voters approved Proposition F of the 2024 General Obligation Bond Program, which included $90 million in funding for the design, construction, and improvement of public safety facilities. Within Proposition F, there was $50,000,000.00 identified for the DPD LETC at UNTD. The election results were certified and adopted by the City Council on May 15, 2024.
To advance the project, the City Council authorized acceptance ...
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