The Collin College Board of Trustees recently approved the selection of architecture firms for four major projects.
The college will engage the services of Beck Architecture LLC for design of the Celina Campus and the Farmersville Campus. Perkins+Will Inc. has been selected to design an IT Center of Excellence at the Frisco Campus. PGAL Inc. will design a new college public safety headquarters building at the McKinney Campus.“The college takes its role as steward of taxpayer dollars very seriously,” Collin College District President Dr. Neil Matkin said. “Each of the firms approved by the Board is well-regarded in the industry for its quality of work and ability to meet client needs.”
The projects mark the beginning of the second phase of construction approved by voters in the May 2017 bond election. Design and construction of the Celina and Farmersville campuses and the IT Center of Excellence will be funded by the 2017 Capital Improvement Program. Design and construction of the public safety headquarters will be paid for out of operating funds approved by the Board as a part of the college’s safety plan.
The board also approved a contract awarding a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) contract to McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. for the construction of the new Collin College Technical Campus using the construction-manager-at-risk delivery method.
McCarthy issued a GMP proposal for construction and related purposes of $138,874,801. The college is providing an owner’s contingency amount of $3,125,000, for a total GMP of $141,999,801 for construction of the Technical Campus. Construction is scheduled to be completed by June 2020.