🚨 Southlake Approves $27 Million in Contracts for New Service Center & Public Safety Tower

Grapevine - Colleyville - Southlake

June 27, 2025 Maverick Tax Guardians

At its June 17 meeting, the Southlake City Council greenlit four contracts totaling over $27 million to kickstart construction of a state-of-the-art Municipal Service Center and Public Safety Training Tower. The Fort Worth-based Byrne Construction Services secured a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) of $26.7 million as part of the project’s estimated overall cost of $46.6 million .

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on June 26. The foundation is expected to be poured in August, with full completion anticipated in early 2027.

🏢 Project Highlights

Two‑story administration building (~17,400 sq ft)
Service bay facility (~16,200 sq ft)
Public safety training tower, four stories tall (~4,200 sq ft, 50 ft height)
Pole barn and fuel station (~5,600 sq ft) for equipment and vehicle storage

These new facilities will consolidate the city’s public works departments covering streets, drainage, water, wastewater, traffic, environmental services as well as water utilities, customer service, and facilities management divisions currently housed elsewhere.

💰 Funding & Oversight

The project is primarily funded through the utility fund (76.5%), supplemented by the general fund (22.6%) and crime control/prevention fund (0.9%).

Additional contracts approved include:

Ramel Company – construction management ($520,485)
Matador Engineering Inc. – building systems commissioning ($71,648)
GeoTex Engineering – materials testing ($167,000)

Why it matters:
This development marks a significant investment in Southlake’s infrastructure, enhancing service delivery efficiency and strengthening public safety capabilities. Once complete, the facility will centralize critical city operations and offer a modern training environment for emergency personnel.

Source
This news article is based on information from
Community Impact-“Southlake awards $27M in contracts for service center, public safety training tower construction”( June 26, 2025). Retrieved from:https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/grapevine-colleyville-southlake/development/2025/06/26/southlake-awards-27m-in-contracts-for-service-center-public-safety-training-tower-construction/