Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information SheetCity of Denton
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AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Procurement
ACM: Christine Taylor
DATE: July 22, 2025
SUBJECT
Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation,
authorizing the City Manager to execute a Construction Manager at Risk contract with Core Construction
Services of Texas, Inc., for construction phase services for the Fire Stations 5 & 6 Project for the Capital
Projects Department; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFP
8559 – awarded to Core Construction Services of Texas, Inc., including the Guaranteed Maximum Price in
the not-to-exceed amount of $23,730,000.00).
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT
This action supports Key Focus Area: Enhance Infrastructure and Mobility.
INFORMATION/BACKGROUND
Fire Stations 5 & 6 were approved as part of the 2023 Bond Program. The new Fire Station #5 will replace
an aging building at the same location while also increasing the capacity of the station to hold the City’s
swift water rescue team, which was relocated from Fire Station #2. During construction, temporary
operations will be set up in the adjacent field, using living quarters obtained through an interlocal agreement
(ILA) with Pflugerville and a Sprung Structure to house the apparatus. Fire Station #6 will be built on a
new site located off of Hunters Creek Road and FM 2181. The new location will address extended response
times and provide better operational efficiency to its service area.
The City utilized a one-step Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) selection process to award Core
Construction Services of Texas, Inc., a CMAR Agreement authorizing them to provide pre-construction
services for the total not-to-exceed amount of $40,000.
The CMAR process incorporates the contractor through the design process to provide items such as cost
estimates, constructability reviews, scheduling, value engineering, and a guaranteed maximum price
(GMP). During the preconstruction phase, Core Construction provided a cost model followed by
competitively bidding the work based on the 90% design documents to arrive at the GMP proposal. Within
the GMP deliverables, Core Construction has also provided a construction management plan, quality control
plan, and proposed sequencing schedule for the project. These items are a product of the collaboration
between the City, CMAR, and a design professional.
The purpose of this contract is to approve the GMP proposal and begin the construction phase services on
the two project sites. The project total cost of $23,730,000 for Fire Station 5 & 6 construction consists of a
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lump sum GMP of $22,600,000 for construction, and an owner's contingency (5%) of $1,130,000. The
owner contingency is for the sole use of the City and will be subject to written authorization by the City’s
Project Manager.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On August 20, 2024 City Council approved a Construction Manager at Risk contract for the design phase
services with Core Construction Services of Texas, Inc. (Ordinance 24-1567).
RECOMMENDATION
Award a Construction Manager at Risk contract with Core Construction Services of Texas, Inc., for
construction phase services for the Fire Stations 5 & 6 Project for the Capital Projects Department, in a not-
to-exceed amount of $23,730,000.
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
Core Construction Services of Texas, Inc.
Frisco, TX
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE OF PROJECT
This project will be started upon approval, with a final completion date by April 1, 2027.
FISCAL INFORMATION
This contract will be funded from a combination of 2023 Bond Program accounts.
Fire Station #5 250134475.1360.40100 $9,500,000.00
Fire Station #6 100392475.1360.40100 $8,500,000.00
Requisition #170933 has been entered into the Purchasing software system in the amount of $18,000,000.
The remainder of the funding will come from future year CIP issuances. The total amount of this contract
is $23,730,000.00.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1: Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2: Ordinance and Pre-Construction Contract
Exhibit 3: Presentation
Exhibit 4: Ordinance and Construction Contract
Respectfully submitted:
Lori Hewell, 940-349-7100
Purchasing Manager
For information concerning this acquisition, contact: Seth Garcia, 940-349-8938.
Legal point of contact: Marcella Lunn at 940-349-8333.