League City Council awarded a $49.76 million construction contract to SpawGlass Construction Corp. for a 106-acre sportsplex on the city's west side.
The vote Tuesday, Oct. 13, launches the Pat Hallisey Park project near Calder Road and Ervin Street, as first reported by Community Impact Newspaper. The total project cost reaches $58.6 million when design, land and equipment are included, according to the city's capital improvement plan.
The contract itself covers construction at $49,764,800. Council also authorized a $3.39 million work-change-directive budget and a $290,460 materials-testing contract with Terracon Consultants, bringing the total construction budget to $53,447,445, according to the council agenda.
In a separate item the same night, council approved Change Order 1 for an additional $494,968 and a $200,000 utility budget to coordinate power extension and utility relocation with TNMP and Phillips 66 Pipeline Company, according to the meeting agenda.
What the park includes
The facility will serve League City's western neighborhoods with:
- Five softball fields and four baseball fields, each with restrooms, storage and concession stands
- 12 pickleball courts
- Two international-sized soccer fields
- Two tennis courts and batting practice cages
- Two playgrounds and a picnic pavilion
- A 10-foot-wide decomposed granite trail
- Detention ponds and drainage improvements
- A memorial garden honoring four Texas Killing Fields victims: Heidi Fye, Laura Miller, Audrey Cook and Donna Prudhomme
The park site sits near the area along I-45 known as the Texas Killing Fields, where the bodies of more than 30 women have been found since the 1970s, according to Community Impact.
Funding and timeline
No bonds are involved. The project draws from park dedication fees totaling about $4.5 million and roughly $53.8 million in sales-tax revenue from the League City Section 4B Industrial Development Corporation, according to the capital improvement plan. An additional $300,000 comes from the city's tree fund.
The city received nine sealed bids on April 21. SpawGlass submitted the lowest, with bids ranging from $49.7 million to $51.9 million, according to Community Impact. At an April 28 council work session, members reviewed 13 proposed alternates and chose which to include.
SpawGlass expects to finish construction by summer 2028, according to Community Impact.
The park is named for Pat Hallisey, who served as League City mayor from 2016 to 2022 and previously directed the League City and Galveston County park departments, according to Community Impact.
Mayor Nick Long highlighted the contract approval in a recap on the city's website, noting plans for the park and the Killing Fields memorial.
The Grand Parkway, a state highway project, is set to begin construction in 2027 along the park's southern boundary, according to Community Impact.
