Galliford Try has been on board for the project since signing an early contractor involvement agreement in April 2015 with the Police & Crime Commissioner for North Wales.
Construction officially began this week when the contract was signed, giving the go-ahead to build the eastern command and custody facility.
The building on the site of a former warehouse in Llay will include energy saving features designed to reduce future running costs. Photovoltaic panels will generate electricity, rainwater harvesting will save water usage and LED lighting will reduce electricity consumption.
Jim Parker, managing director of Galliford Try Building, said: “I think the design of the building is fantastic – it's going to be a very energy efficient building that will be cost efficient to run.”
Galliford Try is expected to complete the building in 2018.
When it's open, up to 200 officers and staff will be based there at any one time. The new building will provide modern custody facilities with 32 cells to detain people arrested in Wrexham and Flintshire.
Meanwhile, the old high-rise police station in Wrexham will be demolished and a new town centre station with a public front desk will be opened in the former Oriel Gallery.
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