Plano City Council approved $42,000 for pre-construction under a construction manager-at-risk contract on Monday, with $42 million as the maximum budget for a new Police Training Center, moving the city a major step closer to replacing a facility that has sat untouched since 1990. The new 33,000-square-foot building will take over for the current 21,904-square-foot center along 14th Street, making it about 1.5 times the size of the existing center.
According to Community Impact, the council’s Nov. 9 vote approved the contract that will fund pre-construction services, including design, reviews, planning and construction. Peter Braster, Plano’s Director of Special Projects, said $42 million represents the maximum budget for the entire project, though only $42,000 has actually been approved so far to cover the pre-construction phase.
That distinction matters because it signals the city is still early in a process that will unfold over multiple funding approvals rather than a single lump sum. The same report notes the current facility has never been renovated since it was built in 1990, a detail that underscores why Plano officials and voters decided a full rebuild, rather than a patch job, was necessary.
What the New Facility Will Include
Plans for the new center call for a markedly more expansive training footprint than what officers currently have. The building is set to include cadet classrooms, a tactical training facility, an indoor 25-lane firing range, and a gym and locker room, per the outlet’s reporting…