Police Facility

As part of the 2018 Budget process, the City Commission approved funds for the construction of Phase I of a Police Facility for the 2019 Capital Improvement Plan. The City Commission selected 5100 Overland Drive as the site of the new facility, and the groundbreaking ceremony for the facility was held on August 22, 2019.

  • August 2016 City Commission adopts the 2017-21 Capital Improvement Program, which includes $1.5 million for the design of the new Police Facility.
  • April 11, 2017 City Commission receives a presentation about viable options for the location of a new Police Facility.
  • August 8, 2017 City Commission adopts the 2018-22 Capital Improvement Program, which includes the construction of the first phase of the new Police Facility for $17 million. This $17 million is in addition to the $1.5 million approved in the 2017-21 CIP for design.
  • September 5, 2017 City Commission adopts Resolution No. 7222, authorizing the construction of Phase 1 of the new Police Facility, including space for all functions of the LEC.
  • December 5, 2017 City Commission designates approximately 16 acres of City-owned property at 5100 Overland Drive as the site for the new Police Facility.
  • May 15, 2019 Authorize the City Manager to utilize the Construction Manager at Risk delivery method for Phase I of the Police Facility.
  • August 21, 2018 City Commission authorizes City Manager to execute an Architectural Services Agreement for $1,348,800 with Hoefer Wysocki for design services for the Police Facility Phase 1 project.
  • December 18, 2018 City Commission authorizes City Manager to execute a construction management agreement with Turner Construction for preconstruction services.
  • May 7, 2019 City Commission approves the Police Facility Park Master Plan.
  • August 20, 2019 City Commission authorizes City Manager to execute a Guaranteed Maximum Price amendment to the construction management agreement with Turner Construction for $16,096,402 for construction of the Police Facility Phase 1. City Commission also authorizes City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Architectural Services Agreement with Hoefer Wysocki for $282,310 for construction phase services for the Police Facility Phase 1.
  • August 22, 2019 City of Lawrence, Hoefer Wysocki and Turner Construction break ground on Police Facility.
  • November 12, 2019 City Commission approves Phase 2 of the Police Facility project by finishing the construction of shelled spaces for Investigations, Administration and Crime Lab, providing the Police Department the opportunity to have as much as 85% of all personnel in the new police facility, which far exceeded the project’s initial goals. Funding for this portion of the project came from savings of budgeted money for Police annual personnel costs.
  • March 6, 2020 Topping-out ceremony held at Police Facility, signifying the halfway point of the construction of the facility.
  • April 21, 2020 City Commission authorizes the transfer of $372,000 of unused funds within the general fund for the Police Radios Project to the Police Facility project for furniture for the additional finished spaces for administrations and investigations and crime lab spaces.
  • June 16, 2020 City Commission authorizes the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 2 to the Construction Management Agreement with Turner Construction for $68,179, for the Police Facility project, increasing the total construction contract amount to $17,168,770.

Facility Presentation