Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. dba Parkhill of Frisco, Texas for Architectural and Engineering Services in Conjunction with the Master Site Planning Project for 111 Acre Multidisciplinary Civic Campus
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2.1: Balance available resources to accommodate the growth and
maintenance needs of the city)
MEETING DATE: February 3, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Public Works Department, Facilities Construction Division
CONTACT: Ryan Gillingham, P.E. - Director of Public Works
Patricia L. Jackson, PE, RAS - Facilities Construction Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Approval of the Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• This Resolution authorizes the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. to provide architectural and engineering (A/E) services in conjunction with the Master Site Planning Project.
• The selected architectural and Engineering consultant team, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. submitted a proposal to provide a master site planning study for the project.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• On January 20th, the City Council approved the purchase of 111 acre site on the east side of Lake Forest Road just north of Bloomdale Road. The intended uses of this site include a multigenerational recreation center, water pumping station public works and other civic uses. In order to maximize the use of the site in the most efficient way possible taking into consideration environmental, traffic, parking, site circulation, utilities, future expansion, phasing emergency access, open space, and other best development practices, the development of an overall master plan for the site is necessary.
• Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. is a professional architectural and engineering services firm and based in Frisco, Texas. Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. is a long-standing multidisciplinary design firm with offices in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico that provide professional services including architectural, engineering and planning in a wide variety of project types.
• Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. submitted a response to RFQ No. 25-06 for Architect and Engineering Services. Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. was one of five firms shortlisted by City Council on May 6, 2025, via Resolution No. 2025-05-063.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• The funding for this agreement is budgeted in the General Fund and the Water/Wastewater Fund.
o The total not to exceed amount of $199,780 which includes an owner’s contingency of $20,000, will be split funded between the two funds with $99,890 in both the General Fund and the Water/Wastewater Fund.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• N/A