The network behind 911 calls
- Route 911 calls by location
- Keep backup network paths available
- Strengthen network security
- Support texts, images, and video sent to 911
Contracts & projects
What Dallas authorized—and who receives it
Contract limits are not treated as payments. Start dates, end dates, prior terms, competition, and missing information are shown when official evidence supports them.
911 contract clarity
What the approved AT&T increase actually covers
Existing limit$9,960,327.12
+Approved increase$10,351,125
=Approved new limit$20,311,452.12
A contract limit is the maximum Dallas may spend. It is not proof that the full amount has been paid.
Five-year limit; invoice schedule unknown
This is an approved five-year contract-limit increase—not a $10.35M payment on one day. The published records do not show monthly, yearly, or milestone invoices.
2026-08-10 through 2031-08-10 · 9-1-1 System Operations Fund, subject to annual appropriationsUnknown
Unknown. The published records do not say who owns the software, source code, City data, or custom changes.
Unknown
Unknown. This is Supplemental Agreement No. 1, but the published records do not include a rate card or explain what future changes would cost.
Separate AT&T agreement
$28,242,272.05 approved in April 2026
Licenses, maintenance, network support, recording/reporting support, and two dedicated onsite technicians for Vesta Next Cloud, RapidDeploy, NICE, and Text-to-911.
Five years, plus up to three one-year renewalsWhat Dallas still needs to publish after the vote
- What is the five-year cost by hardware, software, and service?
- When is Dallas invoiced—and for what deliverable?
- Who owns the software, City data, custom work, and export rights?
- What overlaps with the separate $28.24M AT&T support agreement?
- What uptime, response-time, security, and service-credit promises apply?
- What will it cost Dallas to switch vendors later?
Recent contracts
What Dallas recently authorized
Largest recent actions first. Authorized maximums and estimates are not money already paid.
Council decisionDecided: all four items were approved August 12
Minutes still draftOpen council record ↗1. Council approvedDone · Aug. 12
2. Contract signedNot published yet
3. Work startsNot shown here
4. Dallas paysOnly after orders or work
DECIDED — APPROVED AUG. 12
Latest construction increase — not the whole project
26-2291APolice training center construction
This vote raised Swinerton's contract to $29.2 million. Dallas's latest estimate for the whole project is $227 million.
What was decided? Council approved this $29.0 million increase. The public record does not yet show that the supplemental agreement was signed or paid.
Current stagePRECONSTRUCTION UNDERWAYSwinerton has the construction-manager contract. Council approved the first site-work package on August 12. Dallas has not yet published proof that physical construction began.
WhereUNT Dallas campus7300 University Hills Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75241 · About 20 acresOfficial site map ↗
WHOLE PROJECT COSTChecked 2026-08-18
Latest estimate$227MLatest published estimate · based on 50% design
Current budget$185M$42M above budget
BudgetEstimated overage
The $29.0 million action is only Swinerton's latest increase. It is not the full project cost.
Committed funding$96.5M
Estimate not yet matched by funding$130.5M
Paid so far: Unknown. Dallas has not published one reconciled project payment total
Major contracts authorized so far
Official cost update ↗- $29,182,022Swinerton BuildersConstruction manager and builder
- $15,387,257.50HKS ArchitectsArchitect and engineer
- $5,026,000Jacobs Project Management Co.Dallas's project manager and owner's representative
= Authorized total$49,595,279.50
Do not add this total to $227 million. These contracts are part of the whole-project estimate, not extra.
How the companies were selected
- Swinerton Builders: Won the January 2026 best-value selection; 2 finalists submitted proposals
- HKS Architects: Design and construction-administration contract
- Jacobs Project Management Co.: Highest-ranked of 3 proposals
The estimate covers programming, design, construction, construction management, furniture, equipment and oversight. The three major contracts below are authorizations—not proof of payment—and may not include every smaller project contract.
Land deal$0 rent · 40 years4 optional 10-year renewals · 80 years maximum. Starts on the date of beneficial occupancy · exact date not published.
What Dallas gives: Dallas builds the facilities. UNT receives about 2,730 square feet of dedicated space rent-free and shared use of about 11,322 square feet.
Cost of UNT space: Unknown. Dallas has not published how much of the construction cost is for UNT's dedicated or shared space.
Timeline, bids & Council
What will be built
- Basic and in-service training
- Defensive-tactics pavilion
- Tactical training center
- UNT Dallas criminal-justice center space
Published project timeline
- STARTEDFebruary 2026Preconstruction began
- APPROVEDAugust 12, 2026Council approved the first site-work package
- ESTIMATED — DATE TBDSeptember 2026Groundbreaking
- ESTIMATEDNovember 2026Construction phase begins
- ESTIMATEDJune 2028Construction complete
- PLANNEDSummer 2028Ribbon cutting
Groundbreaking and completion dates are estimates, not guarantees.
CLOSED — SWINERTON SELECTEDOriginal solicitation: CIZ25-BCM-3173 / CIZ25-BCM-3173a
This project is no longer open for the prime construction-manager award. Businesses can register and see future City opportunities in Dallas's Bonfire portal.
Council action
APPROVED AS AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM · Item 55August 12, 2026 · Resolution 26-1217INDIVIDUAL VOTES NOT YET PUBLISHED. The minutes are still draft, and Dallas's separate voting dataset currently ends June 10, 2026. The names below are the 15 elected officials who make up the Council—not a claim that every member voted yes.
- Chad WestDistrict 1
- Jesse MorenoDistrict 2
- Zarin D. GraceyDistrict 3
- Maxie JohnsonDistrict 4
- Jaime ResendezDistrict 5
- Laura CadenaDistrict 6
- Adam BazalduaDistrict 7
- Lorie BlairDistrict 8
- Paula BlackmonDistrict 9
- Kathy StewartDistrict 10
- William RothDistrict 11
- Cara MendelsohnDistrict 12
- Gay Donnell WillisDistrict 13
- Paul E. RidleyDistrict 14
- Eric L. JohnsonMayor · Citywide (Place 15)
- Starts
- After the supplemental agreement is signed — exact date not published
- Ends
- At project completion — exact date not published
- Handled by
- Dallas Police Department
- Contract number
- BON-2025-00027988
- Council enactment
- 26-1217
Previous terms of this same contractNo previous term — one construction projectThis increase is part of the same construction project, not a new contract term.
See companies and prior terms
Current companies
- Swinerton Builders · Not applicable — this project has no earlier recurring term
The January base contract and August construction increase are stages of the same project. They are not counted as two contract terms.
See vendors and funding
Vendors
- Swinerton Builders: $29,032,022
Funding
- 2024 Bond — Public Safety Facilities: $29,032,022
DECIDED — APPROVED AUG. 12
Estimated three-year value
26-2390AVehicle collision repairs
Sets estimated pricing for collision repairs. Dallas did not publish how the total is divided among the six vendors in the agenda title.
What was decided? Council approved the vendor pool and estimated value. The public record does not yet show that the agreements were signed or any vendor was paid.
- Starts
- After the agreements are signed — exact date not published
- Ends
- 3 years after each start date
- Handled by
- Equipment and Fleet Management + Dallas Fire-Rescue
- Contract number
- EFM-2026-00029114
- Council enactment
- 26-1224
Possible extension: City Manager may add 6 months
Previous terms of this same contractFirst Class Auto: 5 previous terms foundFirst Class Auto appears in every checked collision-repair term from 2008 through the current 2026 award — six consecutive award cycles.
See companies and prior terms
Current companies
- First Class Auto · Current award is its 6th consecutive checked collision-repair cycle
- Sport City / Champion Collision · Not named in the five checked previous terms
- Industrial Power · Not named in the five checked previous terms
- WTR · Not named in the five checked previous terms
- Siddons Martin · Not named in the five checked previous terms
- Waxahachie Ford · Not named in the five checked previous terms
Previous terms
- 2008 ↗ · 3 years · First Class Auto + 2 vendors · $8,405,250Automotive body parts and labor
- 2011 ↗ · 3 years · First Class Auto + 5 vendors · $14,792,595Automotive body and collision repair
- 2014 ↗ · 3 years · First Class Auto + 1 vendor · $4,960,095Vehicle auto-body collision repair
- 2017 ↗ · 3 years · First Class Auto · $11,479,158.6Vehicle and equipment body collision repair
- 2022 ↗ · 3 years + possible 6 months · First Class Auto · $9,802,100Vehicle auto-body collision repair
The lineage follows each resolution's stated prior award. The five other current vendors were not named in these five previous collision-repair terms. Award dates are shown because exact executed start/end dates are not published.
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Vendors
- Sport City Auto World / Champion Collision: Not divided by vendor
- Industrial Power: Not divided by vendor
- WTR, Inc.: Not divided by vendor
- First Class Auto: Not divided by vendor
- Siddons Martin Emergency Group: Not divided by vendor
- Waxahachie Ford: Not divided by vendor
Funding
- Equipment and Fleet Management Fund: $12,498,500
- General Fund: $4,496,250
DECIDED — APPROVED AUG. 12
Estimated five-year value
26-2311AElectrical supplies
Allows several departments to buy electrical supplies from four approved vendors over five years.
What was decided? Council approved this five-year vendor list and estimated value. Purchase orders and payments happen later as departments order supplies.
- Starts
- After the master agreements are signed — exact date not published
- Ends
- 5 years after each start date
- Handled by
- Citywide
- Contract number
- POM-2026-00029715
- Council enactment
- 26-1222
Possible extension: City Manager may add 6 months
Previous terms of this same contractCrawford: 3 prior terms · Elliott: 2Crawford's current award is its fourth consecutive checked electrical-supplies cycle. Elliott's is its third consecutive cycle.
See companies and prior terms
Current companies
- Crawford Electric Supply · Current award is its 4th consecutive checked term
- Elliott Electric Supply · Current award is its 3rd consecutive checked term
- Parrish-Hare Electrical Supply · Not named in the five checked previous terms
- City Electric Supply Company · Not named in the five checked previous terms
Previous terms
- 2010 ↗ · 3 years · Summit + Trinity + Wesco · $5,886,089No current vendor in this term
- 2013 ↗ · 3 years · Trinity + AWC · $6,313,391No current vendor in this term
- 2016 ↗ · 3 years · Crawford Electric Supply · $7,618,836.46Crawford's first consecutive checked term
- 2018 ↗ · 3 years · Crawford + Elliott + 2 vendors · $9,283,565Crawford repeats; Elliott begins its streak
- 2022 ↗ · 3 years + possible 6 months · Crawford + Elliott + 1 vendor · $7,995,271.58Both current vendors repeat
Dallas's resolutions trace the same electrical-supplies award series back through 2010. No current vendor appears in the 2010 or 2013 terms; Crawford first appears in 2016 and Elliott in 2018.
See vendors and funding
Vendors
- Crawford Electric Supply: $4,265,500
- Elliott Electric Supply: $1,875,000
- Parrish-Hare Electrical Supply: $1,129,000
- City Electric Supply Company: $5,000
Funding
- General Fund: $5,046,325.82
- Aviation Fund: $559,508.78
- Dallas Water Utilities Fund: $1,668,665.4
DECIDED — APPROVED AUG. 12
Estimated five-year value
26-2307AWater-utility janitorial services
Sets estimated pricing for janitorial work at water-utility facilities over five years.
What was decided? Council approved the five-year vendor list and estimated value. Dallas pays only for work it orders and the vendors complete.
- Starts
- After the service agreements are signed — exact date not published
- Ends
- 5 years after each start date
- Handled by
- Dallas Water Utilities
- Contract number
- DWU-2026-00029195
- Council enactment
- 26-1226
Possible extension: City Manager may add 6 months
Previous terms of this same contractOriental is returning — not consecutiveOriental held the 2019 Water Utilities term, but the immediately previous 2025 term went to Ivy Glaze and Andrews. JDM and Member's were not in either checked prior term.
See companies and prior terms
Current companies
- Oriental Building Services · Held the 2019 term; not in the immediately previous 2025 term
- JDM Janitorial · Not named in the two checked previous Water Utilities terms
- Member's Building Maintenance · Not named in the two checked previous Water Utilities terms
Previous terms
Only this Water Utilities contract lineage counts. Separate citywide and Aviation janitorial contracts are excluded. The 2025 and 2026 five-year authorizations appear to overlap; Dallas's 2026 resolution does not explain whether their locations differ or the newer award replaces part of the 2025 scope.
See vendors and funding
Vendors
- Oriental Building Services: $2,893,538.25
- JDM Janitorial: $1,340,884
- Member's Building Maintenance: $245,780.08
Funding
- Dallas Water Utilities Fund: $4,274,678.33
- Stormwater Drainage Management Fund: $205,524
Approved is not signed or paid. These are approved contract authorizations or estimated agreement values—not proof that Dallas has paid the full amounts. Dallas's public contract search lists the four master contract numbers, but no executed contract rows or award-authorizations yet. Exact signing, start, and expiration dates are therefore not published there yet. Dallas Legistar labels these items approved, but the meeting minutes are still draft. Dallas's separate individual-vote dataset currently ends June 10, 2026, so no August 12 roll call is claimed.